This year the CBC Calgary Food Bank Drive is taking place but from a safe distance. Many local Calgary and Area businesses, including Downtown Vision Care, have joined forces to donate some fantastic items for an online auction. From private tours of the Royal Tyrrell Museum to Whiskey packages, there is something for everyone! Make your […]
Supplement Your Eye Health
Many of us take supplements because we want to support our muscles, skin, bones, brains and heart — but we often forget about the miraculous structure we depend on every day. Our eyesight is essential for our survival and quality of life and deserves its own set of supplements to help prevent and minimize eye-related […]
This Mask Is Making My Glasses Fog
We are hearing this a lot lately! Sadly, we may be wearing these masks for some time. We are going to have to learn how to manage this annoying problem. Our glasses are fogging because of simple chemistry. When our warm, moist breath hits the cooler lens surface of our glasses, the gas state of our breath […]
World Glaucoma Week 2020
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. It is estimated that over 60 million people have glaucoma world wide. Glaucoma is a disease that causes damage to the optic nerve at the back of the eye and results in reduced peripheral vision. The reduction in peripheral vision can be devastating to vision. The biggest […]
What Should You Know About Ski Goggles?
It is very important to wear ski goggles to protect your eyes from the UV light, but also from the wind and the cold. It is best to choose ski googles by trying them on WITH your helmet. A good fit will feel comfortable and not pull on the skin around your eyes. The googles should not […]
Zeal Ski Goggles Day
Join us on January 30th, from 8am to 5pm for our Zeal ski goggles day. Zeal optics representatives will be in office with their entire collection of ski googles to try on. Receive a store credit with purchase. Here are a few reasons why we partner with Zeal TECH NOTES: Zeal is based out of […]
Christmas Donation
It is our favourite time of year! It is the season for spending time with family, eating too much food, enjoying all the glittering lights and decorations, and listening to and singing along with all the familiar Christmas songs and carols. It is the season to be thankful for all that we have. It is […]
ic! Berlin
Founded in 1996, ic! berlin makes the very finest, hand-made eyewear for people who dare to see the world through their own eyes. Each eyewear piece is made by hand in Berlin. Their frames are worn by the world’s curious, creative individuals. People who see and think with their own eyes–from entrepreneurs, architects, and musicians […]
What is the Red, Tender Bump on my Lid?
The most likely answer to that question is a stye. The medical term for a stye is a hordeolum. Almost all of us will get at least one hordeolum in our lifetime. Some of us will get them regularly. A stye is not really an infection, it is just a plugged meibomian gland. A meibomian gland is an […]
Should I Wear Protective Eyewear?
YES!!!! We have seen MANY patients in our clinic with preventable eye injuries. The list of damaging agents includes, but is not limited to: fish hooks, pencil points, raspberry canes, ceiling tile particles, insects, paper, exfoliating beads, tree branches, hockey pucks, chemicals, drywall and fingernails. For people who wear glasses, wearing protective eyewear is relatively easy. Most injuries […]