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NBA Star Uses Contact Lenses and Wins

Stephen Curry, NBA Star, Loves His Contact Lenses! (Please see the blog article at Contactsforless.ca to see the most recent version of this article) “I started wearing contacts,” Curry told Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. “No, I’m serious. It’s…

Common Eyesight Problems in Children and Treatment

Last Eye Exam Was How Long Ago? When was your child's last eye exam?  Untreated vision problems can greatly affect a child's academic performance, as 80% of learning is done through the eyes. Doctors recommend a full optometric eye exam at leas…

Electrical Currents can Improve your Vision

“Shocking” New Developments In Vision Improvement The thought of pairing electricity and medicine might make you conjure up all sorts of spooky thoughts and images, but a new study from researchers at Vanderbilt University suggests that maybe soon, t…

Virtual Reality Games May be Harmful to Young Kids’ Eyes

Virtual Reality Can Cause Real Damage to Children's eyes. Kids usually are great with new technology, from tablets to the new trend in video games called Virtual Reality games (VR). Optometrists are warning parents about the new products hitting the …

Celebrating Women’s Rights with ContactsforLess.ca

Women's rights are a no-brainer! Our friends over at ContactsforLess.ca have a mission to save our planet, one cause at a time, and one of them is women's rights. When you purchase your contact lenses with them, they give away 51% of their profits t…

Myopia in Kids Can be Reduced with Outdoor Light

CHILDREN AND MYOPIA   Children are often on mobile devices, tablets, computers, or even sitting too close to the T.V. This has been the cause of conception that children's eyes would be negatively impacted over short periods of time. However, As…

E-cigs Can Damage Your Vision

E-cigarettes, or e-cigs, have been very popular the past few years. Many people use them to help stop their addiction to nicotine, to stop smoking regular cigarettes, or simply because they love the taste of the many flavoured options. However, exper…

Restoring Eyesight to the Blind? Not a Thing of the Future!

Restoring Eyesight to the Blind? Not a Thing of the Future! Think the possility of restoring eyesight to the blind is a thing of the future? Think again. Researchers from the University of Montreal in Canada and University of Trento in Italy have rev…

Do Not Buy Contact Lenses Without a Prescription!

Dangers of Buying Contact Lenses Without a Prescription Although contact lenses are one of the safest eye correction methods out there, the use of contact lenses can be risky, especially if you purchased your contact lenses without a prescription and…

Free Eyeglasses for Kindergarteners

“Eye See … Eye Learn® Start-up Package” is launched in B.C. Eye See … Eye Learn® (ESEL) represents an opportunity for BC Doctors of Optometry to deliver eye care to more Kindergarten children, and to serve our children in a way that is both important…

VIDEOS: Cool Company in Canada

Videos to Watch... We are big supporters of ContactsForLess.ca.  I mean, read their motto: Save Money. Save the Planet. So we are happy to announce on their behalf the new "Video Archive" page.  It has their latest videos and honestly they make some …

Glasses for Noah on CNN

Such a great story on CNN.  A boy named Noah didn't want to wear his eyeglasses.  In fact he thought everyone "would laugh at him".  What did his mother do?  She turned to Facebook to show him that cool people wear glasses.  Yes Noah.  Glasses are su…
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