March is our annual drive for the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition. Please bring any donations you have with you to your exams. We have a box set up in the office if you would like to drop anything off. As always a percentage of our proceeds from eyeglass sales will be donated. Thank you for supporting our small business so that we can help give back to our local community.
Back to School Orientation night with families.
Introducing new Dailies Total 1
Newest technology in daily disposable contact lenses.
Dailies Total 1 are the first and only water gradient lenses, produced by Alcon, and are the result of more than a decade of product development. The daily disposable soft lenses feature an inner core that is 33% water, and the water content increases to more than 80% at the front and back surfaces of the lenses. These surfaces include an ultrasoft surface gel designed to provide exceptional “Lubricity”. They are supposed to be so comfortable that you do not feel them at all.
Introducing Crizal Prevencia
The Eye-Sun Protection Factor (E-SPF) is a new international index certifying the overall UV protection provided by a lens. It is an objective rating system developed by Essilor International which can rate any lens for daily eyewear as well as for sunglasses.
With the Eye-Sun Protection Factor, you can now compare the levels of UV protection provided by all kinds of eyewear, including clear, photochromic, and sun lenses (tinted or polarized). Ask your Eye-Care Professional for advice.
Visit the E-SPF website for more information
And last but not least, protects your children’s eye’s!
According to this website:
80% of all UV exposure occurs before the age of 18 !
Avoid sun exposure during the sun’s peak hours. Explain the “shadow rule” to your kids: short shadows = seek shade. When shadows are shorter than objects throwing them, they should avoid direct sunlight.
Teach your kids good sun protection habits. For their outdoors activities, always cover them up with clothing + a broad-brimmed hat + sunscreen + UV protective sunglasses.
Children need protection from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays whenever they’re outdoors. Not only in full sunlight. UV rays are invisible and insidious : they can come through the clouds, reflect on the sand, or demultiplicate on the water. Don’t forget to protect your children’s eyes and skin everyday.
Infants under 6 months should be kept out of direct sun as much as possible. Their skin is not yet protected by melanin and their eyes are particularly fragile.
For their skin, choose a broad-spectrum sunscreen, with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 30 or higher. For their eyes, make sure their eyeglasses filter both UVB and UVA rays. In summer, choose sunglasses that wrap around for maximum protection. On corrective glasses, look for the best UV protection. Ask your eye-care professional about E-SPF.
This information can all be found at http://www.espf.com/
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