Have You Scheduled Your Eye Exam?
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of June 24, 2018 Now that summer break has started, now is the perfect time to get your child in for their eye exams. There tends to be more flexibility in appointment availability then during the school year when you’re trying to work…
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Saving Child Athletes’ Vision
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of June 10, 2018 It is reported that every 13 minutes a child with a sports-related eye injury visits a U.S. hospital emergency room for treatment. These injuries contribute to making eye injuries the leading cause of blindness in children. While they are…
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Avoid Becoming Unhinged
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of May 24, 2018 If you remove your eyeglasses with one hand rather than two, you are likely subjecting the hinge on one side to more stress than the one on the other side. As a result of this unequal force, the hinge…
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Sunglass Mirror Coatings
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of May 13, 2018 “Mirror coatings” can be applied to sunglass lenses to make them darker and give the front lens surface a mirror-like finish. Mirror coatings are popular among outdoor enthusiasts for their ability to decrease the amount of light passing through…
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Eyeglass Makeover
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of April 30, 2018 If you have been wearing the same pair of eyeglass frames every day for longer than you can remember (much in the way that some people have not changed their hairstyle for a decade or more), look upon a…
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What Determines Eye Color?
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of April 23, 2018 Even though our irises can range in color from dark to light brown, green, hazel, gray, and blue, there are actually only two different pigments in our eyes, brown and red. The iris, composed of connective tissue and a…
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Sjogren’s Syndrome
What is Sjogren’s Syndrome? Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disorder. Your immune system mistakes the moisture-secreting glands in your eyes and mouth as harmful to your body. In order to neutralize the threat, your white blood cells begin attacking these glands. The result is a decrease in the production of tears and saliva. View Video…
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Presbyopia and Reading Glasses
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of April 1, 2018 As middle age approaches, the eye lens becomes increasingly inflexible, making it hard to focus on near objects. This condition, known as “presbyopia“, leads nearly everyone by age 60 to purchase reading glasses. Presbyopia is NOT a disease and…
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Do Your Eyeglass Frames Fit Properly?
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of March 18, 2018 Once you select eyeglass frames, it is important to take facial measurements to get the right fit. Eyeglasses should sit firmly (but comfortably) on the bridge of the nose with the temples resting on the ears so that the…
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The Popularity of Cat-Eye Glasses
Optic Topic by Steven A. Queenan at Regional Eye Optical – Week of March 4, 2018 Women intent on recreating the glamour associated with the top movie stars of the 1950s need look no further than today’s cat-eye glasses. This beguiling form of eyewear, which was worn by big-name stars such as Marilyn Monroe and…
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