I recently took a vacation to New Mexico, visiting Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Los Alamos and other surrounding areas. It’s a beautiful part of this great country with new visual experiences around every corner. Each day brought a different and enlightening appreciation for my training as an optometrist.
On day one, while I was relaxing at [...]
Question:
What do all these activities have in common?
Walking on the beach or sunbathing on the beach
Playing baseball
Golfing
Fishing
Tennis
Swimming
Biking
Long hikes with your spouse, family or friends
Driving the convertible with the top down
Answer:
They are all outdoor activities exposing our body to harmful ultraviolet rays. Unless you live in a bubble, we have all heard that UV rays are [...]
Is There Really A Sunglass Season?
It’s official. Sunglass season is here. But is there really a sunglass season? The answer is: there is and there isn’t.
Ultraviolet light (UV A and UV B) is present in winter as well as summer. Since people spend more time outdoors in summer, sunglass sales boom in spring.
Which sunglass is [...]
Guess what? It’s baseball season again. The New York teams will be back in action soon in new stadiums and the fans will come out in droves to root for them. I enjoy going to see the Yankees once in a while but I for one am a Mets fan.
So many of the patients [...]
Here we are. It’s March 2, 2009 and spring is just around the corner. We can all anticipate the warmth along with the beauty and the smells that come with budding flowers. Surprise, we are having the biggest snowfall of the winter here in New York. The children are enjoying their first snow day, as [...]
Valentine’s Day is a day of affection and a day to show your love for someone that is important to you. For the majority of people it is a day to exchange gifts of love and kindness and talk to their friends and family about the beautiful gifts they received and gave to the people [...]
Sunglasses have become the hottest fashion accessory. No longer just for summer, they are also an everyday necessity. Just like eyeglasses, it is important that you choose the best possible quality pair while maintaining your own style.
What makes a quality pair of sunglasses? You would be surprised to learn that those glasses you got on [...]
Today we have a guest writer by the name of Matthew Geller, a Pre-Optometry student who will be attending SUNY Optometry in August 2009 to get his Doctor of Optometry Degree. Matt will be presenting a four part series on Fashionable Eyewear to let readers all over the world know about the inherent value behind [...]
Welcome to the Optix Blog at LongIslandEyeDoctor.com!
You may be wondering, “A blog? What for?”
Here at Optix Family Eyecare we are taking the initiative to provide not only our patients but millions of people with important knowledge about the WORLD of eye care.
We feel it is absolutely imperative that people understand how important their eye health is [...]
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