Oct 11

Eyelash Extensions

Oct 10

Mediterranean Diet

Eat your way to better eye health. A new study confirms that a Mediterranean diet – fish, vegetables, fruits, legumes, unrefined grains and olive oil – prevents a leading cause of blindness. Mediterranean Diet

Oct 8

Halloween to Hospital?

From Halloween to hospital? Avoid non-prescription costume contacts to save your sight! One teen’s cautionary tale, as seen on Good Morning America: http://bit.ly/1M2syhl

Oct 5

Scary Lenses: Five Frightening Risks of Wearing Costume Contact Lenses

​​​​Scary-looking costume contact lenses may elevate your Halloween’s fright factor, but wearing them without a prescription could result in something far more terrifying – blindness. Monmouth Eye Care joins the American Academy of Ophthalmology in ensuring the public understands the risks of wearing over-the-counter contact lenses. It is illegal to sell non-prescription contact lenses, but […]

Oct 4

Nobel Prize

Scientists Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou were awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. Their work paved the way for the invention of laser eye surgery. Learn how LASIK works: bit.ly/2P4gPYR Pictured on the left is our laser center at Monmouth Eye Care.

Oct 2

Halloween Contacts

Scratches, sores, infections … blindness. All of these can be caused by over-the-counter costume contacts. Here’s why you need a prescription if you want to make your eyes look like a zombie’s this Halloween: https://bit.ly/2NLD4FJ

Oct 1

October Is Halloween Eye Safety Month

Using costume contacts to complete your Halloween look is great, as long as you have a prescription. Watch this video to learn what can happen if you don’t. http://bit.ly/1ByZhpA