Do you have Fall allergies or a cold?
Fall brings itchy and watery eyes, a scratchy throat, sneezing, and even headaches for some allergy sufferers. We blame the changing air, grass and trees, but many don’t know exactly which allergens are to...
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Benefits of a Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Cleaning System
Did you know that there are two main types of contact lens cleaners? One type is commonly referred to as multipurpose solution or cleaner, while the other type of cleaning system is called a...
How Seeing Different Colors Can Impact Your Mood
We should thank our eyes for processing the variations in light that help us see colors. The effects of color on our life goes far beyond the way our eyes process light. Colors impact our...
Save Money & Buy Contacts Using HSA Funds
If your employer offers the option to participate in an HSA, you could save money on your contact lenses every year using HSA funds! Here’s how: What are HSAs? HSA is an acronym that...
Base Curve Measurement for Contact Lenses: What You Need to Know
There are three primary components to every simple contact lens prescription. You’ve likely seen numbers beside the letters “O.D” (Ocular Dexter) and “O.S.” (Ocular Sinister). Those abbreviations signify the prescriptions in your right eye...
Contact Lens Health Week: Water & Contact Lenses Don’t Mix
It’s CDC Contact Lens Health Week and America’s Best wants to remind you of one of the fundamental rules of contact lens wearing. Water and contact lenses don’t mix. Contact lenses are some of...
Apps That May Improve Your Child’s Vision
Tablets and other portable electronic devices can get a bad rap for negatively impacting our children’s vision. Now, there are apps that were designed to improve the vision of children struggling with certain types...
How Different Lighting Affects Your Eyes
Our eyes are comprised of many tiny cells that perform one basic job: filtering light. Light is, in some ways, the most basic element to our visual process. But not all light affects our...
How Are Animal Eyes Similar to Human Eyes?
Pet’s Eyes When you look into the eyes of your pet, do you sometimes feel like you can tell what they are thinking or feeling? It may seem like a dog’s eyes are very...
Exploring Contacts for Astigmatism
Do you have astigmatism? (Not sure what that means? Read more about astigmatism here). People with astigmatism have corneas or lenses that are not symmetrically curved, and as a result, people with astigmatism experience vision...
