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Are Glasses and Contact Prescriptions The Same?

by ECS Ohio | Feb 11, 2020 | Education, Eye Health, Featured, Optical, Optometry, Vision

Here’s everything you ever wanted to know to understand your glasses and contact lens prescriptions. If you wear both glasses and contact lenses, you might have wondered if your prescriptions are interchangeable. Could you submit an eyeglass prescription to get a...

Choosing an Eye Care Center: What to Look For

by ECS Ohio | Jan 31, 2020 | Eye Health, Featured

When looking for a new eye care center, it can be hard to know which one is best for you, particularly if you live in an area with many to choose from. Of course, just like selecting any provider of medical or other services, the eye doctor you choose is ultimately a...

Top Five Vision Care Resolutions for the New Year

by ECS Ohio | Jan 13, 2020 | Contact Lenses, Eye Diseases, Eye Health, Featured, Optical, Optometry, Tipster, Vision

It’s 2020: That means it’s time to focus on the health of your eyes. If you want a New Year’s resolution that will really have an impact on your overall health and well-being, then resolve to take care of your eye health. Here are our five favorite ways you can focus...

How to Donate Eyeglasses

by ECS Ohio | Jan 3, 2020 | Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured, Frames, Optical, Tipster, Vision

Spring is almost here, and with spring comes spring cleaning. Learn how you can find a new home for the old prescription eyeglasses, reading glasses, and sunglasses taking up space in your drawers. Doing some spring cleaning and have piles of stuff to donate or get...

Best Contacts for Dry Eyes

by ECS Ohio | Jan 3, 2020 | Contact Lenses, Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured, Optical, Tipster

If you wear contacts, you might suffer from dry eyes — especially this time of year. Try our tips to find the right contacts to make your eyes more comfortable. If you’re one of the nearly five million Americans who experience dry eyes, you know how uncomfortable and...

How to Care for your Eyeglasses

by ECS Ohio | May 30, 2019 | Children's Vision, Cool Finds, Eye Health, Featured, Frames, Optical, Optometry, Vision

Purchasing a pair of prescription eyeglasses is an investment! You spend a great deal of time and money searching for the perfect pair that flatters your face, as well as complements your personal style. It is very important to know how to care for and clean your...