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Eye and Ear Health

How Often Should My Child Have Eye Exams?

Ensuring your child’s eye health is vital for their overall well-being and development. Healthy vision significantly influences a child’s ability to learn, socialize, and explore their surroundings. Regular eye exams for kids are important. They help find early signs...

November 13, 2024
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What is Eye Dilation and Why Is It Important?

Eye dilation is a common and important part of a complete eye exam. It helps eye doctors check the health of your eyes. This procedure uses special eye drops to temporarily enlarge your pupils. This helps your eye doctor...

November 07, 2024
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Protecting Your Vision from UV Rays and Allergens

Summer is a time for outdoor fun and sunshine, but it also brings potential risks to your eye health. Prolonged exposure to UV rays and common allergens can affect your vision and overall eye comfort. At SightMD, we want...

August 08, 2024
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Health Problems an Eye Exam Can Catch

Surprising Health Problems an Eye Exam Can Catch When it comes to our health, regular check-ups are crucial for catching potential issues early. While many people associate eye exams solely with vision correction, they may not realize that these...

February 12, 2024
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The Importance of Regular Eye Exams for All Ages

Why it is Important to have Regular Eye Exams for All Ages In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s easy to overlook the significance of regular eye exams. However, maintaining good eye health is crucial for...

January 08, 2024
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Eye and Ear Health, Getting Care

Important Halloween Eye Safety Tips

Halloween is a festive time that people of all ages look forward to, but it can be shockingly hazardous to your eyes. However, every year hospital emergency rooms see hundreds of eye injuries related to common costume accessories, including:...

October 19, 2022
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Advances in Eye Care, Eye and Ear Health

Do eye vitamins improve vision?

While there are many causes for blurry vision including needing prescription eyeglasses, excessive digital screen use and eye infections, vitamins have been shown to help keep the eyes healthy and lower the risk of certain eye diseases. Many of these vitamins...

October 17, 2022
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Vision Care

Nearsighted vs. Farsighted: What Do They Actually Mean?

More than 11 million Americans have common vision problems that can be corrected with the use of prescriptive eyewear such as glasses or contact lenses. These conditions are known as refractive errors and they occur when the eye doesn’t...

March 03, 2022
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Eye and Ear Health, Vision Care

Are my reading glasses making my eyes worse?

Short answer- No Although we don’t know the exact mechanism by which humans have a decreased ability to focus up close as we get older (a process called presbyopia), the fact remains that it will happen to all of...

February 28, 2022
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