Taking the first step into contacts can be a difficult. Parents of young adults who are ready to try contacts have a lot of decisions to make. First, is my child old enough to get contact lenses? If that answer is yes, the next step is arranging a contact lens evaluation with one of our doctors. At that visit, the doctor will help you decide which lenses are best for your child’s lifestyle.

A good option to keep in mind is daily disposable contacts. These contacts are put in fresh every morning and thrown away at night. Daily contacts have many advantages such as: not having to deal with cleaning or storing the contacts; the decreased risk for infections; as well as superior comfort.

DAILIES AquaComfort Plus

Does carrying a large bottle of contact lens solution anywhere you travel prevent you from wearing contacts? Do you suffer from dry eye or eye allergies? Are you a "contact lens dropout"? If you answered yes to any of the above then DAILIES AquaComfort Plus contacts by CIBA VISION are for you! Unlike other one day use contact lenses which absorb your eyes natural tears, AquaComfort lenses actually release tears into your eye throughout the day. This helps prevent eye irritation and also makes your contacts much more portable by not requiring solution. Contrary to popular belief, AquaComfort Plus cost less than a dollar a day and when you factor in the money you'll be saving on solution the savings are even higher.

Ever wake up with red rimmed eyes? Chronic crusting of the lashes? Stinging and burning eyes? If so, then you like many Americans could be suffering from blepharitis. The good news is that it is preventable. To prevent blepharitis it is necessary to keep your lids and lashes clean by removing any makeup, oil, and/or dirt from your face nightly. If you do end up with a case of blepharitis treatment may range from mild cases requiring lid and lash hygiene to severe cases needing oral medications.

If untreated, you can suffer from loss of lashes, scarring of the lid margins, and extreme dry eye. The dryness comes about because the glands that line the lid margin malfunction and do not create the oils that keep your tears from evaporating.

The individuals most susceptible for this condition are people with rosacea, people with fair complexions, smokers, and heavy drinkers. Individuals who are genetically pre-disposed to blepharitis can certainly make lifestyle changes including the all important lid and lash hygiene. This is one of those conditions that can be prevented, scaled back, and even cured.

A lid and lash evaluation is necessary in order to diagnose and treat blepharitis effectively.