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Eye care professionals and patients alike are intrigued with blue-blocking lenses (also known as "blue blockers"), a new technology that aims to reduce the negative results of blue light, such as eyestrain, sleeplessness, or headaches.  Read on to learn more about blue light, and how blue-blocking lenses can help protect your eyes.   Why Block […]

An unusual number of cases of ocular melanoma have been reported recently in Auburn, Alabama with over three dozen members of the community having been diagnosed with this rare form of cancer.   This high incidence of a very rare disease in a secluded community has a lot of people wondering: what is going on?   […]

Myopia, more commonly known as nearsightedness, is a form of refractive error.  In myopia, objects that are far away appear blurry and unclear as a result of the optical system of the eye.  For children with myopia, the blurred vision may become progressively worse throughout adolescence. Myopia control offers ways to slow, or even stop, […]