Hoya “Clear it” Anti-fog Cloth Now Available
Say goodbye to fogged up glasses with Hoya’s ‘Clear-it Anti-fog Cloth’ now available at Eye Q Optical Jamaica! The cloth keeps lenses fog-free for up to 72 hours. Each cloth gives you 60 applications. COVID-19 Tips: How to reduce foggy glasses when wearing a face mask Together we shall get through this. Stay Safe Dr. …
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Common Contact Lens Mistakes to Avoid
The fact is that if you wear contact lenses, you need to take care that you’re using them properly, because misuse can, and does, lead to serious problems. At Eye Q Optical, we make sure that all of our patients who choose contact lenses understand the standard of care that goes along with them. While …
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Tips for Contact Lens Wearers During Coronavirus
Contact lens wear remains a safe way to correct visual defects even during the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s always been important to clean our hands before handling our contact lenses but that’s even more important now as the Coronavirus can enter our bodies through our eyes. The best way to clean our hands is to wash …
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8 Eye Care Tips for Children
Eyes are delicate organs of the human body that need to be cared for conscientiously. Your children’s eyes are, naturally, very important; while eye care for children depends on many factors, you can be proactive and ensure they are well taken care of, which includes shielding them from wounds and aiding the development of good …
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Blue Light: Here’s the Facts
What is Blue Light? Blue light is a colour in the “visible light spectrum” that can be seen by the human eye. It has a very short wavelength and so produces a higher amount of energy. Studies suggest that, over time, exposure to the blue end of the light spectrum could cause serious long-term damage …
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Tips for Screen Users. Protect your Eyes!
Now that we are more remote, more and more of us are spending an increased amount of time staring at screens. Not only that, but the quality and size of the screens we may be using at home are probably not as crisp or as large as those at work. We are also more likely …
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Everything You Need to Know about Glaucoma
What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive damage of the optic nerve at the point where it leaves the eye to carry visual information to the brain. If left untreated, most types of glaucoma progress, without warning nor obvious symptoms to the patient, towards gradually worsening visual damage and could …
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Age-related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month
February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month, and we are here to share! Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe, permanent vision loss in people over age 60, but new treatments have dramatically changed the course of this disease over the last 10 years, making AMD more manageable than ever before. …
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