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Everything You Need to Know About Using FSA Benefits for Eye Care

by Eyes On Missouri | Nov 26, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Health, Glasses

Do you have a flexible spending account (FSA), or have you considered one? Here’s everything you need to know about using this health savings plan for all your vision care needs. It’s that special time of year — that time when you opt in to certain benefits with your...

Family Eye Care: Tips for Choosing the Right Eye Doctor

by Eyes On Missouri | Nov 12, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Health, Tipster

Comprehensive eye care isn’t just for grownups, and it’s not just for those who need glasses or contacts. Because everyone needs eye exams and vision care, it makes sense to find one provider that can take care of your whole family. Ask these questions to find the...

How Often Should You Get Your Eyes Checked?

by Eyes On Missouri | Nov 5, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Disease, Eye Health, Featured

How frequently we should get an eye exam changes throughout the course of our lives. Here’s when you should be scheduling those eye doctor appointments, and everything else you need to know about that all-important vision checkup. Getting regular comprehensive eye...

What Happens to Eyesight as We Age?

by Eyes On Missouri | Oct 29, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Disease, Eye Health

As we get older, our eyes and vision change. Here’s an age-by-age look at what to expect and watch for. What changes to our eyesight are normal? Big changes to our eyes happen over the course of several decades, ultimately affecting the way we see starting in our 40s....

What Does It Mean to Be Color Blind?

by Eyes On Missouri | Oct 22, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Disease, Eye Health

If you have difficulties distinguishing certain colors, you might have a form of color blindness. But does having this vision condition actually mean you can’t see color at all? Here we learn more about how our eyes perceive color, and why some people see colors much...

What Is Lazy Eye? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

by Eyes On Missouri | Oct 15, 2020 | Eye Care, Eye Health, Featured

If you’ve ever seen a young child with an eye patch over one eye, chances are that little one has a visual development condition called amblyopia, or lazy eye. But what exactly is amblyopia, what causes it, and how can you spot it? Let’s take a look. When one or both...