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Life catches up with you fast, and everyone likes to enjoy a nap from time to time. When you’re exhausted after a long day, you may wonder if it’s worth taking off your contact lenses, or you may accidentally drift off while they’re still in your eyes.

As a contact lens wearer, whether or not you can sleep in your contact lenses depends on several factors. If your contact lenses fit comfortably and properly, you may sometimes forget that you’re wearing them before you go to bed.

Contact lenses and glasses are both viable options for meeting a patient’s vision needs. Your optometrist is qualified  and experienced in fitting contact lenses to your unique eye shape, so you can achieve effective vision correction and comfort throughout the day.

Eye exams are important for managing eye health, from children to adults and seniors. Every eye exam is personalized based on your age and any existing eye health risks you may have.

Sometimes, when you get a new pair of glasses they may take some time to get used to. It’s like looking at an HDTV when you’re used to a standard TV. It takes a while to get used to the sharper image, which can be jarring at first and convince you they aren’t useful.

A good pair of sunglasses isn’t just about looking great. They should also serve a function while being a stylish addition to your wardrobe. You can get sunglasses almost anywhere nowadays, but not all sunglasses are made equal.

With sports starting up more and summer coming soon, we’ve had a lot of parents asking what age we recommend starting contact lens wear. The answer is, it depends. There are multiple factors we take into consideration before fitting contact lenses on anyone.

If you, like me, wear contact lenses most of the time you may have choked on your morning coffee a couple of weeks ago when Canadian national news outlets began running articles like this one instructing contact lens wearers to switch to glasses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Blue light blocking lenses are probably the hottest trend in eyewear right now. All of the Tom Ford frames we carry are coming from the factory with blue light blocking demonstration lenses already in them, and ads for non-prescription blue light blocking glasses are everywhere. But are these lenses just about fashion or are there some tangible benefits to wearing them?

Contact lenses are a great way to correct vision without having to wear glasses. They can provide freedom of movement and clear vision, but contact lenses do come with some additional responsibilities. One of these responsibilities is properly caring for your lenses, which, if they are reusable, includes regularly disinfecting your lenses between wears.