Unionville Optometry Blog

An annual comprehensive eye exam at Unionville Optometry is your best defense against vision loss, and is an important part of maintaining your overall health.

What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

By Krista | November 8, 2016 | Comments Off on What is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Diabetic retinopathy is the scientific name for diabetic eye disease. When blood sugar levels stay too high for too long your tiny blood vessels called capillaries can be damaged. Designed to carry blood to your retina, these capillaries can start leaking fluids and fats and cause tissue swelling (edema). When the capillaries close off (called…

Cataracts FAQ Courtesy of Unionville Optometry

By Krista | October 25, 2016 | Comments Off on Cataracts FAQ Courtesy of Unionville Optometry

Globally, approximately 20 million people have gone blind as direct a result of cataracts. Below are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions Unionville Optometry gets asked about this disease. What Are Cataracts? Cataracts are a cloudy film over the normally clear lens of the eye. Their appearance disables the eyes ability to…

Unionville’s Top 10 Contact Lenses FAQ

By Krista | April 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Unionville’s Top 10 Contact Lenses FAQ

In this contact lenses FAQ post our Markham optometrists provide answers to some of the most common contact lenses questions we get asked. Did you know that the history of contact lenses is quite long, going all the way back to Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500’s? da Vinci first suggested we could alter…

Tips for Your Child’s First Eye Exam

By Krista | February 9, 2016 | Comments Off on Tips for Your Child’s First Eye Exam

If it’s time to book your infant or toddler’s first eye exam with a pediatric eye doctor perhaps these tips will help make your child’s eye appointment as smooth as possible. 1. Know what to expect at your child’s first eye exam. Many of the tests a pediatric optometrist will perform on your infant or toddler…

How to Choose Eyewear Frames

By Krista | November 3, 2015 | Comments Off on How to Choose Eyewear Frames

Need Help Understanding How to Choose Eyewear Frames? Whether it’s time to purchase your very first pair of prescription glasses or time to update your look with a new pair of eyeglass frames, here are 8 tips on how to choose eyewear frames and glasses to suit your face, your prescription, and lifestyle. 1. Create…

Back to School Lunch Foods for Eye Health

By Krista | September 18, 2015 | Comments Off on Back to School Lunch Foods for Eye Health

Healthy School Lunches that Help Promote Eye Health How do you prepare healthy school lunches that your kids will love? We’ve all been told, “Eat carrots because they are good for your eyes.” But carrots aren’t the only good food for eye health. The best foods for eye health are full of nutrients such as Omega-3…

Answers to 8 Questions About Eye Astigmatism

By Krista | September 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Answers to 8 Questions About Eye Astigmatism

Because most people have eye astigmatism to some degree, it is a common topic during routine eye exams and we get many questions about it. Here are some of the most common questions about astigmatism that patients ask our Unionville optometrists in Markham, Ontario. 1. WHAT IS ASTIGMATISM? Astigmatism is a common vision condition (not…

How to Prevent Eye Strain While Watching TV

By Krista | August 24, 2015 | Comments Off on How to Prevent Eye Strain While Watching TV

More and more people are looking for tips on how to prevent eye strain when watching TV, using a computer, or reading. Recent studies reveal that on any given day the average Canadian adult watches approximately 4 hours and 20 minutes of television. That adds up to nearly 30 hours of TV viewing per week!…

When Is It Time To Get Children’s Eyes Tested?

By Krista | August 10, 2015 | Comments Off on When Is It Time To Get Children’s Eyes Tested?

When to Have Your Child’s Eyes Tested As a parent, you may be wondering when to get your children’s eyes tested. School may now be in session but no time is a bad time to book back-to-school eye exams for your child. The link between eye health and learning is very critical. Still, most parents…

Eye Allergies – Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

By Krista | July 17, 2015 | Comments Off on Eye Allergies – Causes, Symptoms & Treatments

If you are a seasonal allergy sufferer you are likely relieved to have made it through what many find to be the worst time of year for allergies, but do you realize that eye allergies can have many of the same symptoms as other serious eye diseases? This is why it’s important to see an…

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