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At the office of Bronx Vision Center, we prioritize the health and quality of your eyesight. As your experienced eye care provider, we provide an extensive range of services, from comprehensive eye exams, prescription lenses and contacts, to vision screenings for the detection of disease or injury affecting the health of your eyes.
Everyone loves sports and many children and adults participate in organized leagues and programs where they frequently engage in their favorite recreational activities. While different sports may involve different types of gear, one thing that they all have in common is the need for the appropriate eye protection.
The statistics on sports-related eye injuries are alarming. It’s estimated that 40,000 eye injuries each year in the United States can be attributed to sports. In fact, every 13 minutes, an emergency room is treating someone for sports-related eye trauma. The most common sports-related eye injuries include blunt injuries, corneal abrasions, and penetrating injuries. An astonishing thirty percent of eye injuries among children younger than 16 years of age are sustained while playing sports.
The good news is that simply by wearing appropriate eye protection approximately 90 percent of sports-related eye injuries can be prevented. These days, as awareness of the connection between sports and eye trauma grows, it is becoming increasingly popular for athletes and sports enthusiasts of all ages to use protective sports eyewear.
Our team of eye care professionals can help guide you in the selection and fitting of the appropriate eyewear. As each sport presents its own risks the recommended protection and the design of the eyewear can vary. Keep in mind is that while your regular sunglasses or prescription eyeglasses may offer you some measure of everyday eye protection, they cannot adequately guard your eyes from injury when playing sports.
At the office of Bronx Vision Center, we’re dedicated to providing the highest quality of skilled and compassionate care. For more information on our office and the many services that we provide, give us a call today.
By Bronx Vision Center
September 23, 2020
The most common visual impairment in people under 40 is a refractive error called myopia. Commonly referred to as nearsightedness, people with myopia are able to see objects clearly close up, but struggle to see at a distance. If you find it difficult to read road signs or watching a movie in theaters, be sure to schedule an eye exam at our office. As skilled providers of vision care, the office of Bronx Vision Center can accurately diagnose myopia as well as other types of refractive errors and provide corrective lenses and other solutions in care to help patients of all ages enjoy optimal vision.
Myopia occurs when the eyeball is too long or the cornea is too curved, which prevents light from focusing directly on the retina. While myopia can affect people at every stage of life, the onset of this type of refractive error typically occurs during childhood. While vision screening are often perform in schools, myopia is more thoroughly diagnosed with a comprehensive eye examination that includes a visual acuity test and the use of advanced diagnostic instruments to comfortably assess both eye anatomy and function. During this visit, we’ll also discuss any visual symptoms or difficulties that are occurring, as well as review the medical history to determine the presence of any contributing factors. Children with undiagnosed and untreated myopia typically experience difficulty reading the blackboard at school to the extent that it can compromise their academic performance. Our office welcomes patients of all ages for care. For children who may not yet be old enough to identify letters on an exam chart, we will apply age-appropriate methods for assessing vision. We may have your child identify pictures, rather than letters of the alphabet.
Once diagnosed and the appropriate prescription determined, correction for myopia is relatively straightforward. While the most common choices are eyeglasses or contact lenses, LASIK procedures or a special contact lenses that are worn only at night are also effective options in care.
At the office of Bronx Vision Center, we’re dedicated to providing the highest quality of skilled and compassionate care. For more information on our office and the many services that we provide, give us a call today.
By Bronx Vision Center
August 25, 2020
