An Alternative To Expensive Progressive Lenses

We are problem solvers at Eyes On Linton your Delray Beach Optometrist, that's what we do at our office. We solve vision problems for all sorts of people. One problem that is popping up more frequently involves early presbyopia and eyewear. Presbyopia is defined as "a vision condition in which the crystalline lens of your eye loses its flexibility, which makes it difficult for you to focus on close objects." Presbyopia generally rears its ugly head in your mid-40's. And typically you'd be faced with a few solutions, wearing two pairs of glasses, wearing bifocals, or wearing progressives. 

What we've noticed at Eyes On Linton your Delray Beach Optometrist is that due to the fact that we're more involved in our digital devices that presbyopia symptoms have been popping up earlier than normal. The way human beings see the world has changed dramatically in recent years. Our viewing ranges have gone from distant horizons, to intermediate zones, to now primarily focusing on near-tasks. If you wear glasses for seeing things in the distance it's going to get much harder to see things up close. 

Bifocals and Progressive (no line bifocal) lenses are an obvious choice when confronted with early presbyopia. Progressive lenses can be expensive they range in price anywhere from $200 to $600. But there are more solutions to this problem than just two options. There are actually Single Vision lenses options that can help. 

These Single Vision lenses are specially made and manipulated to include a power boost at the bottom of the lenses, without making distortions in the lenses much like Progressive lenses do.  

Here is a description of one of the lenses we offer from the manufacturers website. 

Don't let other places fool you into thinking you don't have options because you do. And Eyes On Linton your Delray Beach Optometrist is here to help you navigate those options. 

Harmful Blue Light and what you can do about it

We live in a tech filled world. I know for myself as soon as I wake up I'm on my tablet catching up on the daily news while I eat my Corrugated Bran Puffs. And then all day at work I'm in front of an LED monitor, and when I get home yet again I'm on an iPad just winding down from a long day. What we don't realize is that we've been subjected to High Energy Visible (HEV) blue light all day long from our electronics.

This whole world of electronics is still fairly new to this generation, but the effects are already being documented. Some symptoms of too much exposure to blue light are head aches, blurred vision, sleep disorders and fatigue. I believe our youngest generation will be affected the most from this exposure. But fear not, there are products on the market that can help fight this.

Light itself is fundamental for vision, when there is like we perceive colors, shapes and details better. And Blue Turquoise light aids us in our sleep cycles and helps with our basic mental functioning. Through the help of science, coatings have been developed that allow the most natural and beneficial light pass through the lens but also deflect 20% of harmful Blue Light.

Eyes On Linton, your Delray Beach Optometrist has partnered with two companies that offer products that can benefit our customers. If you have any questions or would like to talk to us please visit our website.

www.eyesonlinton.com

Thanks for listening,
Dr. Clyde A Chapman your Delray Beach Optometrist

Why you should be leary of BOGO's

This little phrase gets a lot of consumers excited. But you should be VERY cautious when you see something like this when it comes to your eyewear. Most of the big box stores that have this type of promotion aren't being completely truthful. Here's a little example.

I walk into an eyeglass chain to see just how awesome this deal is. I go right up to the closest sales associate (by the way they aren't licensed opticians, who know what's best, they're sales associates trying to make sales) and ask about this BOGO promotion they're advertising so much. He sends me right over to the ugliest, cheapest looking frames they have. After I see how cheaply they're made, he insists that I look at the rest of their inventory because they're "better quality". I walked out at that point.

I recently had a customer come in and tell me they went ahead and fell for this type of sale. And she told me before they even got home with the newly received glasses, they broke. Why? Because they're cheaply made. And aren't meant to last long. Yes they should have lasted longer than a few minutes, that was an obvious defect. But there's no telling how much longer it would've lasted from there. She basically said she would never do that again. And I don't blame her.

At Eyes On Linton your Delray Beach Optometrist we strive to give you the best experience with your glasses. We're not here to upsell and trick you. We're here to give you good vision, and provide you with the knowledge you need to make the right choice.

What In The Fog?

Hello everyone, my name is JM, I'm the licensed optician at Eyes On Linton your Delray Beach Optometrist.

I'll be doing a little guest blogging from time to time to discuss things that are new in the optical.

Today I want to talk about something new in the world of optics and lens coatings,

Essilor Optifog, a lens that resists fogging.

Now you may be saying, "That's absolutely preposterous JM, there's nothing in the world that can do that." And trust me I was a skeptic as well up until today. I was given a personal demonstration of the power of this outstanding lens technology. What's also great is this Optifog technology is paired with Essilors Crizal Anti Reflective coating to give the user both fog and reflection free lenses.

The Optifog lens is activated by the Optifog Activator by simply adding a drop of this concentrate to each side of the Optifog lens. By gently wiping with a microfiber cloth to make sure the entire surface, eyeglass wearers will find that their vision becomes perfectly fog-free up to one week.

The only downside to this is, you can't just put this solution on any lens. It will only work with the special process our lab does when the glasses are being generated.

If you'd like to see a personal demonstration please come in anytime to Eyes On Linton your Delray Beach Optometrist

Here is a video to show you how well it works

sources: www.optifog.com

Glaucoma The Silent Theif In The Night.

What eye disease can cause blindness with no symptoms of red eyes, no blurry vision, no pain, no watering, no itchiness? Just wake up one day and wonder why it is so dark outside. Before you go to work in the morning and driving by cars and realizing that you cannot see the cars go by, no side vision.

You are going blind.

Your vision is being stolen by the silent thief, the thief in the dark, that leads to blindness.

Over the years detecting and early diagnosing glaucoma has changed greatly. We used to feel high eye pressures was the only way to find glaucoma. But today family history, thin corneas (measured by ultra sound), pressure checking at different times of the day, 3-D laser scanning of the optic nerve fiber thickness, threshold visual field testing are all tools that can help early diagnose the thief. Our Delray Beach Optometrist has all of these tools.

And saving you from a world of darkness.

Is a free eye exam worth it?

I just saw a TV advertisement about a new optical and frame company. To entice new patients they advertise 2 pair of glasses at a cheap price and a free eye exam. I guess the optical company believes that people watching TV don't care about their health. What kind of eye medical exam is free? I guess a 5 minute drive through exam?

The State of Florida demands that when an optometrist is seeing a new patient, for the first time, a thorough eye exam must be performed which includes dilating the pupils of the patient. This is time consuming. That's why at our Delray Beach Optometry office a new patient may spend an hour running through tests.

People appreciate spending time with them, not rushing. It is wrong to deceive the public that a medical eye exam is a commodity. If a medical doctor gave you a free medical check-up and missed your cancer, what good was it that it was free? Who wants that?

Apparently this optical corporation is not concerned about the well being of the public. Only that they get a volume to make their share holders profit.