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Halloween Eye Safety Tips
Halloween is a time for sugar highs, costume parties, and spooky fun. But it's also a time when emergency rooms see an uptick in eye injuries, particularly among children. That's because many popular Halloween activities risk eye injury and eye infections. The good...
Contact Lens Care and Safety Tips from Decatur Family Eye Care
Wearing contact lenses offers so many benefits, and many people prefer to wear them exclusively for vision correction. If that describes you, it’s important to remember that wearing contact lenses requires care and commitment on your part so that your eyes stay...
What Does it Mean to See Floaters and Flashes?
People can develop “floaters” in their field of vision, see flashes of light, or both at the same time. What is normal, and when should you be concerned if you are seeing floaters or flashes? What is a floater? Floaters are spots, squiggly lines, or strings in your...
Back-to-School Eye Exams
If you are a parent of school-aged children, then you know how quickly the summer break can go by and so even though it’s July, you may already be preparing for the busy back-to-school season. Shopping for back-to-school supplies is important, but a back-to-school...