Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry is thrilled to introduce our newest line of frames – the MICHAEL KORS EYEWEAR. The collection includes both ophthalmic frames as well as sunglasses. The frames are made of acetate (including the exclusive vintage tortoise) and metal (including the rose gold metal that matches Michael Kors’ signature rose gold plating). And the sunglasses […]
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Did you know that May was Vision Health Month?! To bring awareness to the importance of making eye health a priority, the Barrie chapter of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) hosted their 5th annual Barrie Visions Gala – Dining in the Dark. Dr. Mei-Ling Chan Optometry joined local residents, businesses and community leaders […]
When patients get their prescription from their doctors, they go to their local pharmacy and get the medication. When patients are finished with their eye exams, they give their spectacle prescription to their optometrist or optician and the lenses get put into the frame of choice. Simple, right? But have you ever thought about what […]
The importance of good vision in learning is well known. But do you know that eighty percent of learning is based on vision. So with the kids starting yet another school year, the importance of having their eyes checked to ensure they have the requisite vision to see well cannot be understated. In school-aged kids, […]
As we count down to the start of the Eye See … Eye Learn (ESEL) program, Dr. Chan is putting on a contest for great prizes so that anyone from young to old can win! Have your eyes examined by us between June 18th and August 15th, and enter the draw to win: Draw 1 […]
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JFK, James Dean, Tom Cruise in Top Gun – need I say more? In the 1950s, the graphite green lens were applied to sunglasses worn by U.S. Navy pilots based on research that showed the gray-green color helps pilots locate and track objects against a variety of outdoor backgrounds such as earth, sky and water. […]
Bacterial keratitis is a serious eye infection that occurs when the corneal (front layer of the eyes) defenses are breached. In addition to corneal trauma and eyelid disease, hypoxic trauma from contact lens wear is another cause for this condition. The latest scenario sets up an ‘ideal’ condition for any bugs inhabiting the contact lenses, […]
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Patients will sometimes tell me they ‘bounce’ around when it comes to where they have their eyes examined. If there is a sale on glasses at Costco, they would get their glasses and eye exam done there. When it’s time for another pair of glasses, if there is a deal to be had at Walmart, […]
Here we go again with another round of New Year’s resolutions to lead a healthier lifestyle by ‘eating right’ and exercising. As those exercise gurus would say – get the body you’ve always wanted and get rid of those holiday indulgences of second servings and extra round of drinks! Kidding aside, what about eating right […]
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Introductory Progressive Lenses – the “training wheels” of Progressive (No-line bifocal) Lenses It’s common for new presbyopic patients (those with “old eyes”) to put off getting progressive lenses, and just “make do” with over-the-counter readers. But they are missing out on the opportunity to adjust to the world of progressive lenses. They may think that […]
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