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Category Archives: Contacts

1-Day ACUVUE TruEye: The Perfect Contact Lens

    Contact lens wearers want their contacts to feel like they’re not wearing any. At Metro Eye, our goal is to make our patients feel as comfortable as possible in their eyewear, whether that be glasses or contacts.   If you’ve been stuck wearing glasses because contacts are too uncomfortable, Read more…

Deals without the delay: Get your contacts at Metro Eye!

Ordering contacts through Metro Eye is easier than clicking a mouse. In fact, you don’t even need Internet access. Anyone who has filled a prescription online knows it doesn’t always go smoothly. Packages can get misplaced (even with a tracking number). And when it comes to your vision, it’s just Read more…

Cooper Vision Contact Lens Recall

Although we do prescribe Cooper Vision lenses we have not used the Avaira product at Metro Eye.  Whether it is related to this recall or  not, anytime a contact lens wearer experiences pain, discomfort, decreased vision they should discontinue wear of their contact lenses and contact their Optometrist immediately. CooperVision Expands Read more…

Contact Lens Safety

Contact lenses are a great option for people in need of vision correction.  However, contact wearers need to keep safety and cleanliness in mind at all times to prevent eye injury and infection. Germs from hands, eyelids, and the environment can be potentially dangerous to eye, causing eye infections or Read more…

Ask Your Optometrist

How Do Multifocal Contact Lenses Work? You recently turned 43, and you have been a contact lens wearer since you were 20.  However, reading has been a struggle lately, and you need it fixed. What are your options?  Thankfully, contact lens technology can help you see not only far away, Read more…

Halloween Eye Care

Growing up I was not a big fan of Halloween, because we lived on a farm outside of town, trick or treating wasn’t nearly as much fun. In order to gather up all the Halloween goodies mom had to DRIVE us to the neighbors’ houses, this wasn’t as cool for a teenager as walking Read more…

Can I wear my contact lenses while swimming?

For contact lens wearers the hot days of summer bring up an often asked question: Is it okay to wear contact lenses while swimming?  Wearing contact lenses in the water can put you at risk for eye infections, some of which can impact your vision.  Therefore, eye health should be Read more…

How Often Do I Really Need to Replace My Contact Lenses?

It’s the end of the month, and you are down to your last pair of contacts. “Another couple weeks shouldn’t be too bad, right?” you think to yourself. “What’s the harm? So what if I wear mine a little longer.” Unfortunately, this thought process goes on too often, and can lead to some Read more…

Understanding Vision Benefits

The Patient Corner: Understanding your benefits It is time to schedule your yearly eye health examination, but you are uncertain of what your vision benefits are going to cover. Most find that understanding these benefits can be quite confusing, and are left with questions about their benefits. Here are a Read more…