4Sight Newsletters

In fact, winter can be even more dangerous in some ways. Just because most of our skin is bundled up from the cold, that doesn’t mean our eyes are safe, and that’s only one of the potential problems they can face during the chilly months of the year...

Smoking is harmful to every system in the body, and it’s also harmful to our vision. A smoking habit can do more damage to our eyesight than disease can, in a few different ways...

Diabetes brings with it an increased risk of developing several different eye diseases. These are grouped under the umbrella term “diabetic eye disease,” and they include cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic macular edema (DME), and diabetic retinopathy...

In fact, studies even show that not getting enough sleep has many of the same effects on the mind and body as alcohol. There’s an interesting relationship between our quality and quantity of sleep and our eyes...

The right pair of colored lenses will make a great final touch to an amazing Halloween costume, but not all contact lenses are created equal, and we want to make sure our patients know what to look for and how to safely use their contacts...

We’re very happy that modern makeup is free of ingredients like lead, arsenic, and mercury. Still, that doesn’t mean it’s all perfectly safe to have around the eyes. The old saying might be “beauty is pain,” but as eye health professionals, we have to draw the line at beauty regimens that risk eye infection and injury...

However, there’s a lot we can do to keep our eyes healthy, which is why we’d like to take a look at a few of the most common age-related vision and eye problems and what can be done to minimize the risks of developing them...

Professional athletes train their brain and eyes daily to process information better and faster!  Ironically, it’s the STUDENT ATHLETE who benefits the most from vision training because these visual skills are 100% transferrable to the classroom, but very few student athletes get Sports Vision Training...

Instead of trying to identify one animal that has the best eyes overall, we’re breaking it up into categories: underwater vision, night vision, color vision, field of vision, and range of vision. Who are our gold medal winners...

THE DEADLINE for school eye exams is OCTOBER 15th. Get your family in before you hear from your student’s teachers that your kids need vision help! If you’re like me you postpone nearly everything, especially when it comes to administrative homework from your child’s school...