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Many things exist that can compromise your vision, and many of them can be prevented by simply making a few life changes that aren’t that difficult to make. As any doctor would tell you, a few small changes early on in life can make a lot of difference down the line. And since human beings […]

Eye safety is often an overlooked aspect of health. Although not immediately evident, lack of proper eye care creates mounting problems, that come to the forefront eventually. Unapparent as they seem, eye problems are real, they do happen, and when they happen, it could be difficult to manage them, so the philosophy that works best […]

Nearsightedness has become one of the most common refractive errors and more people are being afflicted by this condition. A recent study published by NEI (National Eye Institute) reveals an alarming trend which shows an increase in myopia in the US population from 25% in 1971-1972 to a massive 41.6% in 1999-2004. Even though the […]

If you have vision related problems then there may have been a time when you slept with your glasses on or without removing your contact lenses. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has highlighted several risks that are related to sleeping in your contact lenses. The intensity of the problem that may arise becomes proportional to […]

Eyelid scrubs are recommended as a daily activity to maintain healthy vision and fight associated conditions. Some common eye infections caused as a direct result of unclean eyelids are blepharitis, dry eyes after laser eye surgery and many other corneal diseases. However, it is a common thing for people to ignore this aspect of personal […]

A lot has been said since our childhood that eating carrots will improve your vision or help to maintain healthy eyes. However, many equally wonder if there is any grain of truth in this fact or has it always been a clever ploy of parents to feed veggies to their vegetable-adverse children. A valid argument […]

Taking care of your eyes carries a powerful built in motivation. If you neglect this, your eyes may age poorly and your vision may suffer terrible. If you neglect this, your eyes may age poorly and your vision may suffer terribly. Worse still, your eye health can be a barometer of your overall health — […]

For years, colored contact lenses have provided people the option to change the color of their eyes into any color that they want from blue, green, ice gray, purple and even a rainbow color. Colored contact lenses, however, are only temporary. For those who want to change their eye color permanently, a new procedure called […]

Do you have difficulty telling if objects appear as the color red or green, yellow, or blue? Or do other people tell you you matched certain colors wrong? If yes, then you may have color blindness.  What is color blindness? The term color blindness can be misleading. It is not blindness, but rather the lack […]

Sugarland Eye & Laser Center would like to wish everyone happy and safe holidays during Safe Toys and Celebration Month! Everyone is looking forward to the season as December is the time of year when we get together with family and friends for fun and festivities and also to exchange gifts. But did you know […]