Eye Exam's are important and luckily August is National Eye Exam Month. This gives a perfect reminder to schedule those exams and get everyone in the family ready for the new year.
The Vision Council of America notes that 12.2 million Americans require some sort of vision correction but don’t use any. Nearly 50% of parents with children under 12 have never taken their children to an eyecare professional.
Summer and Lasik go together like baseball and hotdogs, the pairing just makes sense. This time of year is a great time to be outdoors and enjoy everything nature has to offer. Everyday is full of family, barbecues, swimming, and hiking the list really is endless. WIth all of these things happening it can make it tempting to put off your vision correction needs, but what if taking care of your vision meant you could enjoy these activities even more?
In 2003, the National Eye Institute (NEI), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, established May as Healthy Vision Month. The purpose of Healthy Vision Month is to increase awareness of good vision as a national health priority.
