Our Eye Care Blog
What Sights Do You Like to See in and Around West Michigan?
We know we talk a lot about eye health here (it’s kind of our job), but sometimes even we like to take a break to focus more on the wonderful experiences healthy eyes can afford us in our area. West Michigan and its surroundings are home to some truly outstanding...
Easy Tips To Maintain Your Eye Health
Our eyesight is easy to take for granted—until something goes wrong with it. That’s why making the right choices in life now can mean much more to our future vision than we might ever suspect. When it comes to our eyes, our overall health and lifestyle can have a...
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Try These Foods for Eye Health [It’s More than Carrots]
We probably don’t have to tell you this, but what you eat matters to your health. A diet that is balanced in the proper nutrients will often take you far, providing your body with a stockpile of tools to provide for all its needs. We’re not always best at variety and...
Why Does My Eye Prescription Change?
Change is constant. Landlines are disappearing, nobody does the Macarena anymore, and eventually cars might all drive themselves around. And then there are bodies. Our shoe sizes change. Our belt sizes (can) change. And, in many cases, our eye prescriptions are prone...
Keeping Clear Eyes While Winter Driving
You should naturally pay close attention to the road any time of season you are driving, but winter has ways of testing your driving skills in “hard mode.” Black ice, drifting snow, and other drivers fishtailing in front of you are just a few of the extra “features”...
Taking Care of Your Eyes with Diabetes
Receiving a diagnosis of diabetes can feel like a real turning point in many lives. It often signifies changes in lifestyle, routines, and the way one looks at daily life.What it isn’t is a life sentence. People can still do so many of the things they love while...
Keeping the Ball Off Your Eye – Sports and Eye Safety
Whether your roost is with the Dux, the Chix, the Maroons, or another area school, there is no lack of athletic opportunities through the fall and winter. Many of these sports stress the importance of proper protective gear: helmets, guards, pads—but have you taken...
Eye Safety in Your Workplace
The sad fact of the matter is this: Eye injuries in the workplace are extremely common. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, an average of 2,000 U.S. workers require medical treatment for job-related eye injuries every...
Eye Safety on the Lake Michigan Beach
West Michigan natives know there’s nothing like a trip to the beach on a hot summer day! We’ve already had a couple of scorching heat waves in our part of the globe this year, and no doubt more are on the way. So before you pack your beach bag and head out to the...