It’s February. Naturally, we are feeling the love—and for us, that includes an important lifelong relationship with your eyes! There’s no better time than now to share these eight ways to show your eyes love this month and beyond. Eat a well-balanced diet. A healthy diet isn’t just good for…
We’ve been keeping our eye on the calendar, preparing to usher in a new year. To celebrate, we’re sharing Mississippi Eye Care's Top 10 Blogs of 2022 for a look back on some interesting topics! An Overview of Eye Color Percentages Across the World, Feb. 9 It goes without saying…
Vision screenings and assessments are an important part of medical care for children. Yet, for many, their children's eye problems go unnoticed due to a lack of access to vision care. Knowing a change had to be made, Dr. Fratesi and the InfantSEE Program became the hope for Starkville. About…
You’re shopping for new sunglasses and know you need a pair that will protect your eyes from the sun. You see a pair advertised with UV protection and a pair with polarized lenses right next to it. You might think: UV vs. polarized lenses, what’s the difference? UV Protection UV…
Like many new things, practice makes perfect. We hope these tips for wearing contact lenses for the first time will help create good habits from the beginning! Wash your hands. Let’s start with one of the most important tips for wearing contact lenses for the first time, and anytime thereafter!…
For many of us, it might be hard to imagine what it is like to see colors differently, or perhaps not at all. And yet about 12 million Americans are affected by color blindness. Let’s review six types of color blindness and what they mean to help further our understanding.…
Spring is in full swing—and that means several popular sports and other outdoor activities are too. Get the most out of your outside time thanks to the benefits of wearing sports sunglasses. What are sports sunglasses? Asking yourself what sports sunglasses are exactly? Basically, they are performance sunglasses designed with…
Since we love sharing when our staff receives eye care professional certifications, we thought it would be a good idea to share what CPO, CPOA and CPOT actually are! Eye care professional certifications First of all, let’s start by explaining the Commission on Paraoptometric Certification (CPC) is a part of…
We have all heard it before: You are what you eat. But you might not realize how true that is. As an example, let’s look at how your diet can negatively affect your eye health and ways to improve both. Diet and eye health Again, you may be surprised at…
This week is Thanksgiving, which means there is no better time to make your list of “Things to Be Thankful For…” Are your eyes on that list? If not, these 10 reasons to be thankful for your eyes might prompt you to add them! Your eyes are always ready to…