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What Contact Solution Should I Buy?

Not all contact solution is created equal. You and your eye doctor have likely spent considerable time choosing your ideal contact lenses, so be sure to spend a little time choosing what products you will use to care for them. This one may have a higher risk for allergic...

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Top 5 Contact Lens Myths

Contact lenses offer a great solution to many vision problems, but people often hear inaccurate information about how to care for their lenses properly. Everyone has heard contact lens myths, and it can be hard to sort out the truth from the falsehoods. Myth 1: Contacts...

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In the Pink: Preventing and Treating Pink Eye

If pink eye is known for anything, it's famous for being contagious. But did you know that some forms of pink eye are not contagious? The fallacy comes from a misunderstanding of the condition pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis. Pink eye is a blanket term that...

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What Vitamins Are Good for Your Eyes?

What vitamins are good for your eyes? Some vitamins and minerals may help maintain good eye health, and getting extra amounts of these won't hurt you. Most of us living in the United States are fortunate enough to enjoy a quality diet and don't have to worry about vitamin...

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Eye Surgery Preparation: What You Should Know

So you've decided to have eye surgery. Whether you're having LASIK, cataract surgery, or another procedure, you're bound to have many questions about eye surgery preparation. Make sure to discuss details with your eye doctor and ask questions if there's something you don't...

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What Are the Tests in a LASIK Eye Exam?

A LASIK eye exam will help determine if you're an ideal candidate for laser eye surgery. Woodhams Eye Clinic uses the most advanced diagnostic eye equipment to ensure that your procedure has the best possible outcome. Refractive Error Diagnosis First, the surgeons...

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Eye Trauma: Get the Eye Care You Need—Call a Doctor Right Away

The eye is a fragile structure and can be injured easily. Blunt force, like an opponent's elbow during an athletic game, can bruise the eye, or strong chemicals can cause serious burns. Sharp objects may scratch or cut the surface of the eye or get lodged in the tissue. ...

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Foreign Object in Your Eye? Know What to Do in an Emergency

One of the popular comics from Gary Larson's The Far Side depicts a medieval jousting scene where the action has stopped and all attention is on one of the knights, who is rubbing his eye. The mediator of the fight explains the delay to the spectators in one word:...

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