Eye Makeup: How Does it Affect Your Vision?

I get a lot of questions from women about how safe eye makeup is for their eyes. The good news is, eye makeup is perfectly safe. The bad news is, there are still plenty of ways to make it unsafe for your vision. Improper application, improper removal, or simply applying too much eye makeup can all be hazardous to your vision.

So here are some of my tips to make sure you’re that when you’re playing up your peepers with eye makeup, you’re doing it as safely as possible.

• Throw your mascara out after 3-4 months, and don’t try to re-wet dried mascara with water or saliva.
• Don’t share cosmetics with others—you’re essentially sharing bacteria when you do this. If you wouldn’t share your toothbrush with your friend, don’t share your mascara either. (This is the exception to the rule, “sharing is caring.”)
• Don’t apply your makeup on the move—like in the car, for example (especially if you’re the one driving!). It increases the chances of your eye pencil or mascara scratching your eye.
• Avoid applying eye makeup when you have an infected or irritated eye.
• Wash your hands before applying makeup.
• Use a proper makeup remover before bed—leaving your eye makeup on overnight can lead to infected or dry, irritated eyes; and it’s also bad for your lashes. A quality eye makeup remover is a great option for safely removing your mascara, eyeliner and eye shadow.

Eye makeup is a great way to show off those beautiful baby blues—just follow these tips to be safe while you’re doing it.

Edmonton Vision Centre strives to provide best eye care service to our existing and new customers. So hurry up and book an appointment with Dr. Paul Singh (Optometrist ) today to secure the health of your precious asset.

Our Location:

Edmonton Vision Centre

4351 50 St NW

Edmonton, AB T6L 7E8 Canada‎

Tel: +1 780-440-9696 (Map)

Website: www.edmontonvisioncentre.com

Youth Sports & Protective Eyewear

When it comes to youth sports, many parents may be concerned about injuries, but the first thing that crosses your mind may not be eye injuries. However, eye injuries can be extremely common and also dangerous to your child’s long-term vision. In fact, up to 40,000 eye injuries are reported each year.

Some sports may be more hazardous than others. For example, football is known as being an extremely physical, high-contact sport, but the risk of eye injury with basketball or tennis is also high. That’s why I recommend wearing protective eyewear when participating in any sport. This is especially important among youth, as an injury to the eye at a younger age could cause long-term vision damage.

Sports goggles are the ideal form of protection for your eyes. Often made from polycarbonate (a very impact-resistant material) and available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and styles, they’re designed specifically to protect your eye from injury during physical activity. An added bonus is that prescription goggles can enhance sports performance if you or your child has a slight vision problem.

Sports goggles are tailored to the specific activity  in which your child participates. For example, contoured goggles that fit more closely around the face are ideal for sports where you’re moving quickly and your eyes are at risk of flying debris, such as biking. There are goggles made to fit securely beneath football helmets. There are styles made for contact lens wearers as well.

Edmonton Vision Centre strives to provide best eye care service to our existing and new customers. So hurry up and book an appointment with Dr. Paul Singh (Optometrist ) today to secure the health of your precious asset.

Our Location:

Edmonton Vision Centre

4351 50 St NW

Edmonton, AB T6L 7E8 Canada‎

Tel: +1 780-440-9696 (Map)

Website: www.edmontonvisioncentre.com

Visual Reading Disorders

There are many learning disorders that are related to vision problems. The brain processes information visually in several different ways. As we’ve discussed before, many times children are misdiagnosed with behavioral disorders when the actual issue is a visual/learning disorder.

Here are some of the more common ways our brain processes information visually:

• Sequencing (the ability to see and distinguish words, symbols, and numbers)
• Figure–Ground Discrimination (the ability to distinguish a character or shape from its background)
• Motor Processing (also referred to as hand-eye coordination, the ability to process information from the eyes and move parts of your body accordingly)
• Memory (long-term and short-term, the ability to remember what you have seen)
• Spatial Relationships (the ability to determine how shapes are positioned in relation to one another)
• Discrimination (the ability to process and distinguish one item from another)

Visual disorders can manifest themselves in many different ways because of the many different ways we visual process information.

Edmonton Vision Centre strives to provide best eye care service to our existing and new customers. So hurry up and book an appointment with Dr. Paul Singh (Optometrist ) today to secure the health of your precious asset.

Our Location:

Edmonton Vision Centre

4351 50 St NW

Edmonton, AB T6L 7E8 Canada‎

Tel: +1 780-440-9696 (Map)

Website: www.edmontonvisioncentre.com

Dry Eyes & Contact Lenses

For many with vision problems, contact lenses are an ideal solution. They offer an uninhibited range of vision and have progressed so much in quality that they are often unnoticeable to the wearer once they’re in.

However, one common issue we run into with contact lens wearers is dry eyes. Thankfully, there are many options to treat this issue and find the right solution for you. With a variety of lenses and other products on the market today, dry eyes for contact lens wearers can often be treated fairly easily. You may be concerned that you won’t be able to continue wearing contact lenses, but these days that is rarely a necessity. In most cases, we can find a solution to your dry eye problem so that you are able to remain a contact lens wearer.

One of the best advances made in contact lenses is the improvement of dailies—that is, lenses that you wear for a day and then discard. These are a great first option for someone struggling with dry eyes. Other possibilities include switching to a lower water content lens, lubricated eye drops (over-the counter or prescription—make sure you work with us to determine the best product),  a different cleaning solution…the options are many.

Edmonton Vision Centre strives to provide best eye care service to our existing and new customers. So hurry up and book an appointment with Dr. Paul Singh (Optometrist ) today to secure the health of your precious asset.

Our Location:

Edmonton Vision Centre

4351 50 St NW

Edmonton, AB T6L 7E8 Canada‎

Tel: +1 780-440-9696 (Map)

Website: www.edmontonvisioncentre.com