Author: Elaine Bushey

The unexpected can strike at any given moment. While we shouldn’t live our lives in fear of what could happen, we should be prepared for real life possibilities. Strategy for dealing with injury starts with prevention. If the odds prove unfavorable, we need solvable skills at our disposal for what to do. The eyes serve Read More

In the digital age, video games have become an integral part of entertainment and recreation for millions of people worldwide. However, the extended hours spent in front of screens can take a toll on our eyes. Valuable insights and tips to protect your vision while indulging in your favorite video games are relatively simple and Read More

Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you not to sit too close to the TV? Nowadays it is commonplace to spend a significant portion of our day with digital screens mere inches from our face. Globally, the average person spends almost 7 hours per day in front of a screen. According Read More

Contact lenses are a great alternative to traditional prescription framed glasses and, if properly cared for, can provide safe, clear and effective correction for your vision needs. Contact lenses work by adjusting the refractive light that enters the eye while sitting directly on the eye so that objects will appear clearly; hence the name contacts. Read More

At Lafayette Eye Associates, patients know that we often stress the significance of comprehensive eye exams. This suggestion is not just to make sure you can see clearly or to update a prescription, early detection and intervention is necessary because unlike other areas of the body, eye diseases can go undetected for months or even Read More

The average person spends 40% of their waking hours in front of a digital screen. Current average screen time statistics suggests that means the average American spends nearly 7 hours per day viewing a computer screen or digital device. You probably aren’t surprised then to notice the correlation between hours spent with blue light interaction Read More

The busyness of life often keeps us from making appointments for what seems like mundane tasks. We tell ourselves we’ll get around to it and then we realize that weeks or months have gone by. It is especially easy to do if we do not exhibit any signs or symptoms that something within our body Read More

If you suffer from burning, itching, watery eyes you may have dry eye syndrome. Dry eye is common and affects up to 40 million people. Dry eye syndrome is caused by a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture on the surface of the eye and is more common among women, possibly due to hormonal Read More

Wearing sunglasses year-round is necessary because the sun, specifically the harm caused by ultraviolet rays, is not a seasonal adversary. No matter the time of year, sunlight exposure increases the risk of damage to the eyes including the development of cataracts, eye cancer, pterygium, and macular degeneration. However, not all sunglasses are created equal. For Read More

Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults. Around 15 million Americans have the progressive eye disease known as AMD, age-related macular degeneration. Some people can go years without any noticeable changes to vision while others experience rapid vision loss. Total blindness is rare as it does not affect peripheral Read More