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Night Blindness • December 14, 2020

What is Night Blindness?

Do you have trouble seeing clearly while you’re driving at night? If so, you may suffer from night blindness. Here are some tips to help you see better after dark. We all know that activities like driving or cycling can be more challenging to do at night. However, if you have extreme difficulty seeing outside…

Presbyopia • August 6, 2020

Dr. Woods on Early Onset Presbyopia

So, basically, 40 is the new 30… well, that's what I say anyway as I have passed my mid-30s. I never needed to wear glasses. I wore them for fashion (because I love glasses). But in the last 2 weeks, I’ve noticed after working all day on the computer my eyes were feeling strained and…

Eye Health • May 29, 2020

Tips on Managing Digital Eye Strain

From Zoom meetings and online classes, everyone is spending more time on their digital devices while we face a new world. With the majority of people working from home and adapting to a new way of living, digital eye strain is something that many of my patients have started to notice throughout the day. Our…

Eye Health • April 14, 2020

Is all this screen time damaging my eyes? (Yes. But here’s what to do)

Between Zoom meetings, ordering groceries online, Instagram videos, Face Time, checking the Canadian coronavirus map, endless chats with friends over Messenger, digital symptom trackers, and, of course, bingeing Tiger King, screen time is at an all-time high. Digital media has emerged as a hero in the covid-19 pandemic, since it’s making remote work possible and…

Eyewear & Contacts • April 9, 2020

Safely Wearing Contact Lenses During This Time

Contact lenses can be worn safely while preventing potential contamination by following the proper contact lens care instructions, which include thoroughly washing, cleaning, and drying your hands prior to handling contact lenses. Good hygiene practices as important as ever before As always, wash your hands with antibacterial soap and water before putting on or taking…

Eye Health • April 9, 2020

Managing Spring Allergies

Itchy, red, watery eyes? Yes, it is that time of the year again where allergies rear their ugly head. Pollen-related allergies are typically the most common in Spring. To add to this, with physical isolation, we are also suddenly finding ourselves indoors much more than normal. Dust(mites) can also find a way to cause annoyance…

Eye Health • April 9, 2020

Screen Time & Your Kids

Like you, we are managing WFH with our kids. Screen time is inevitable and online classes, programs and YouTube Videos keep the kiddos busy while you work. Did you know 90 mins of outdoor time per and helps limit the progression of nearsightedness? That said, these next few weeks are going to involve a significantly LARGER…

Eyewear & Contacts • April 6, 2020

10 Tips for Choosing Children’s Glasses

A lot goes into choosing the right glasses for your child. Not only does your child need to like the frames, but they need to be durable and comfortable as well. The eyeglass lenses are an important aspect, too. If you’re looking for glasses for your child, here are some tips to help you find…

Eyewear & Contacts • March 31, 2020

How to Care for Ortho-K Lenses

How Your Eyes Depend on Your Cornea The way an eye works is by taking in visual data made up of light and shadows into the cornea. The cornea refracts (bends) this visual data through the pupil (the opening of the eye, through the interior of the eyeball). The image projects onto the back of…

Dry Eye Disease, Eye Care Treatments & Medications, Eye Health • February 6, 2020

Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Dry Eye

The Canadian National Institute for Blindness says that an estimated 30% of Canadians suffer from chronic dry eye. That means nearly one-third of us live with the frustration and discomfort every day. Despite this very high prevalence, I have found that many patients believe their dry eye disease is an inconvenience rather than an actual…

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What is Night Blindness?

Dr. Woods on Early Onset Presbyopia

Tips on Managing Digital Eye Strain

Is all this screen time damaging my eyes? (Yes. But here’s what to do)

Safely Wearing Contact Lenses During This Time

Managing Spring Allergies

Screen Time & Your Kids

10 Tips for Choosing Children’s Glasses

How to Care for Ortho-K Lenses

Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Dry Eye

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