Prescription Glasses

Scriptures say that the eyes are the windows to the soul. They are very sensitive and precious. It is our duty to protect these God given gifts at all costs. The ideal type of eye protection for you depends on your work environment, and outside the work it depends on lifestyle you lead. Wearing sunglasses is one of the best practices to protect your eyes. Especially in an industrial or a polluted environment that can harm your eyes. The powerful UV rays of the sun can harm your eyes if unprotected even in an unpolluted environment. Choosing the correct eye wear suitable for your lifestyle can come a long way in protecting your eyes. (more…)

Myopia, better know as nearsightedness is a vision impairment which allows close objects to be seen clearly, but objects father away appear blurred. Nearsightedness occurs when the eyeball is too long or the cornea has too much curvature. When these problems exist the result is the light entering the eye isnt focused correctly and distant objects look blurred. (more…)

Sealy, Texas Austin County Eye Associates recently announced the expansion of its Sealy office. Located on Meyer Street the five-year old-practice has blossomed reaching out and serving patients not only in Austin County but in many of the surrounding communities as well. (more…)

The summer is coming, if you are planning to travel for vocation, then you must have bought many things for guarding against suntan. Therefore, you will be able to protect your skin and at the same time enjoy the sunshine. However, do not think that if only smear something to protect your skin then you may get it done once and for ever. (more…)

Is the human eye flawed? No, of course not, but like any biological system it could use a little bit of enhancement and protection from time to time. That’s where sunglasses come into the mix. Sunglasses were first used in 12th Century China but did not gain real popularity until the early 1900’s . Movie stars would wear sunglasses, not as a disguise or because they thought they were fashionable but to protect their eyes from the harsh lights used in film production. In 1929 a progressive entrepreneur saw the mass market appeal of sunglasses and started selling them on the beach in New Jersey. (more…)

Do you ever wonder why your eyes are blue, green, brown or hazel or why your eyes sometimes change color? Well, eye color is a trait that is determined by the type of pigment in the iris.

Human eyes, unlike many bird, fish and other mammal eyes, get their color from the melanin content in the iris and the epithelium pigment as well as the density of pigment in the iris. Sometimes you will see variations in the eye, especially in green, blue and hazel eyes, this is because of a variation in the distribution of pigment within the iris. Think of it as a splotched, round painting using various thicknesses and colors of paint. (more…)