Have your eyes been feeling dry lately? While it’s normal for almost anyone to experience this occasionally, if you’ve been noticing your eyes are feeling dry quite often, you may have dry eye syndrome. Most of us blink nearly 12,000 times a day. While most people won’t notice this unconscious movement, for those with dry…
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Many Okanagan schools offer vision screening tests for their students. This very basic eye test primarily focuses on vision acuity and sharpness, colour blindness and whether a refractive error may be present. It does not replace a comprehensive eye exam or enable the practitioner to perform many professional tests. Parents may receive a newsletter stating…
Learn MoreIt’s true that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone. We take our ability to drive for granted, until we lose it. Driving isn’t just getting from one place to another faster; being mobile and in control of your mobility is an important part of maintaining your independence. Driving provides a sense of…
Learn MoreWe all have bad habits. And the problem is we sometimes don’t even know we’re doing them. But whether we know it or not we all frequently engage in habits that negatively affect the health of our eyes and compromise the quality of our vision. Here are 5 unhealthy habits that negatively affect your vision.…
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