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Do you have health or medical insurance? If so, do you know what’s covered when it comes to your eyes? Probably things like accidents and injuries, maybe diseases such as glaucoma or keratoconus. It certainly won’t offer routine eyecare at a reduced cost. This is where vision insurance comes in. Vision insurance – what’s covered? Like health and medical policies, there is a range of different vision insurance policies on offer, with different levels of cover. The main difference between health and vision insurance is that while health insurance protects you against costs if you are injured or become ill, whereas vision insurance is more of a wellness benefit. It’s aimed at keeping your eyes healthy by giving you reduced-cost

The holiday season is here and everyone is thinking about parties, presents and spending time with family and friends. Here at Davis Eyecare Associates, your Chicago eye care specialists, we’re also thinking about your eye health! We want to make sure you enjoy all the festive fun and don’t spend the holidays dealing with an eye injury or visual discomfort. To make sure that happens, here are our Christmas tips for healthy vision over the festive season: 1) Drink lots of water With temperatures in the low thirties, dry, windy weather and the heat turned up high at home, your eyes could feel drier than usual. If you’re indulging in some rum-filled eggnog or other alcoholic beverages, staying hydrated will

Distorted vision, glare and halos that won’t go away, worsening nearsightedness and astigmatism which corrective glasses just can’t help with — these are all signs of keratoconus. You may not have heard about this condition; it’s thought to only affect one in 2000 people, although milder cases can easily be missed. If you’re worried that you may have keratoconus, Dr. Robert Davis, our eye doctor in Oak Lawn and resident keratoconus specialist can help. In the meantime, here’s a little more about keratoconus and how it is treated. The science of keratoconus Keratoconus causes distorted vision as it alters the shape of your cornea at the front of your eye. Normally smooth and sphere-shaped, keratoconus causes the cornea to bulge

Book your child in for an eye examination Are you gearing up for your kids heading back to school this month? Have you thought about how their eye health fits into that? Around 80% of what children learn comes from their visual experience, so it’s important to keep a close watch on their eye health. This August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month, which is why we thought now would be a good time to share our top 5 tips to keep your children’s eyes healthy for clearer vision all year round! Now is the time to book that eye examination for your child with one of our highly experienced eye doctors in Oak Lawn, Chicago. The earlier childhood

Not everyone gets along with contact lenses or glasses, but often, people feel they don’t have any other choice, as they are either too young or aren’t suited for options like LASIK eye surgery. This is where the innovative Ortho K lenses, otherwise known as Corneal Reshaping Therapy (CRT), come into the picture. They are an affordable and safe alternative to standard vision correction methods for near-sighted children and adults, and something we offer here at Davis Eyecare Associates. What are they? Wearing orthokeratology lenses doesn’t require surgery – the lenses are simply worn overnight. They gently work to reshape the surface of the cornea and to correct your vision whilst you sleep, enabling you to see clearly the next

At Davies Eyecare, Oak Lawn, we see patients with a variety of eye conditions and issues. Many of these, such as cataracts, are treatable. It’s always easier to prevent rather than cure, so our expert optometrists firmly believe that any eye health strategy must include steps that protect and support your vision, regardless of whether there are symptoms. What are cataracts? Cataracts are characterized by a clouding of the lens in one or both eyes due to the breakdown of proteins. This leads to reduced vision, especially at night. Other visual disturbances, such as double vision, blurring and a sensitivity to bright light are also common signs and symptoms of cataracts. Advancing age is the most common reason why people