In Sight of a Bright Future...
VISION EXPRESS
Providing a full Eye Care Service in St.Lucia for almost thirty years, Vision Express is now looking ahead to the latest developments for the next thirty years. Developments within the Optical industry, internationally, have seen rapid progress over the last ten years and with the research now underway in different aspects of eye care, the next ten years should be an exciting time for the Optical industry.
How often should you have your eyes examined?
Transition lenses - These are the best quality, "darken in the sun" lenses. They change from clear to dark very rapidly. Each pair of Transition lenses comes with a guarantee from Transition to show these are lenses you received. Some optical practices refer to all change in the sun lenses as Transitions....be sure you receive genuine Transitions lenses with the Transition guarantee.
Sun Sensor lenses - Vision Express has recently decided to offer a less expensive photochromic lens , so that more patients can obtain full UV protection. You will now be offered the choice of Transitions or Sunsensor lenses when you buy your new glasses. All parents should take advantage of the Vision Express free eye examination for children, no later than their first year of school. Often children who have lived with lower than normal vision since birth don't realise they are not seeing as clearly as they should. After this first visit the Optometrist will then explain how often your child should be seen.It may be difficult for anyone with normal vision to understand, but Vision Express Optometrists have done routine eye examinations for patients in their 50's, who have never seen an optometrist, and have only been able to see clearly for a few yards, this was their "normal" vision.
Max and his Vision Express lab team has successfully run Vision Express Lab services for many years . This year the team is ready to start exporting their excellent service to other Caribbean islands.
The delight of patients seeing the world clearly for the first time is one of the pleasures of this profession, whether the patient is six or sixty.Make sure your child starts off his education with the best vision possible. The "norm� for routine eye examinations for adults would be every two years.Patients with any of the symptoms of glaucoma or diabetes should make that visit every year.
Optical lenses which ones should I choose? When Vision Express first opened in St Lucia , the choice of lenses was only glass, and the Blue coloured " change in the sun" UV protection lenses were only in the development stage. Now most lenses are in a special resin material so that they are lighter and can take advantage of the advances in plastic lens development to be thinner, for short sighted prescriptions, or tinted for computer use, or give full UV protection with lenses which darken in the sun. Everyone should be aware that UV rays are harmful to your eyes, and sunglasses or UV protection lenses are vital outdoors in St Lucia's beautiful sunshine.Vision Express offers two forms of UV protection "change in the sun" lenses. BusinessFocus Jan / Feb
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Not only your Vision Care but your Eye Care When your Vision is checked, the Optometrist also checks for any medical problems related to your eyes and will then suggest follow on treatments or refer you to the Ophthalmologist.