Stonewire Optometry

05/31/2021

https://www.stonewire.ca/blog/eye-cook-the-best-eye-healthy-creamy-carrot-soup

Follow this simple Eye Cook recipe to make a delicious creamy carrot soup that's healthy for your eyes. Feed your eyes the nutrients they need to see the world.

04/26/2021

https://www.stonewire.ca/blog/my-eye-wont-stop-twitching

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day!
It is important today and every day to ensure we are all doing our part to help our planet and find new ways to reduce waste.
Did you know your contact lenses and blister packs can be recycled? In partnership with Bausch & Lomb Canada and TerraCycle, Stonewire Optometry is an official drop-off zone for your used 1-day and monthly contact lenses and blister packages, along with your old unopened boxes that you wish to dispose of. Recycling your contact lens packaging can be one of the small steps you take to lessen your environmental impact and one way to reduce single-use plastics from entering our waterways and landfills.
If you're not currently a patient of ours, that's not a problem. We still want your contact lens packaging.
As a bonus for doing the right thing, Stonewire Optometry will give you $10 off your next order of $99+ with any contact lens recycling deposit.
Call our office to learn more!

04/19/2021

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Unlike other clinics that only allow you to request an appointment time, our scheduling software actually lets you book your appointment. Open 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, there is no need to wait to speak to a receptionist. See you soon.

01/25/2021

Precision-1. A daily disposable contact lens that is easy to wear, has precise vision, and is comfortable enough to wear all day long! Try them for yourself. Book your eye exam today with a Stonewire Optometrist in St. Albert.

06/15/2020

03/11/2020

20 - 20 - 20............

Your eye is a muscle that can become strained and fatigued with chronic overuse.

Working on computer monitors, watching TV all day, reading books or doing paperwork can lead to frontal headaches, eye strain, sore burning eyes, and general fatigue. It can also lead to a vision condition known as pseudo-myopia. Pseudo-myopia is when you become temporarily more nearsighted at the end of the day and notice increased blur when you drive home.

Now you probably can't quit your job because you likely have a mortgage to pay. So what's the solution?

Just follow the old 20/20/20 rule!
+ Every 20-Minutes
+ Take a 20-Second Break
+ Look at something 20-Feet Away

Go ahead and give it a shot, we're sure you'll feel better at the end of the day. You might even feel up to working an extra hour or two for the boss.

03/09/2020

Clean your contact lenses when you remove them, not before you insert them.

If you wear monthly or 2-week disposable contact lenses, you should always rub and clean your contact lenses after you remove them, not before you put them back in.

Why? Rubbing and cleaning your contact lenses at night helps to break down the protein and bacterial bio-films that deposit on the surface of the lenses. The rubbing action allows the contact lens solution to pe*****te the contact lens matrix better, resulting in a cleaner, healthier contact lens.

Cleaning your contact lenses at night allows the contact lens solution to build a protective hydrophilic or water-loving film around the contact lens. This layer makes the contact lens less prone to drying out and protein deposits.

Cleaning your contact lenses in the morning removes this protective film, which can result in increased protein deposits and increased contact lens-related dry eye symptoms.

Rinsing your contact lens in the morning with fresh lens solution is ok, but try not to over-handle them.

If you've been doing it backwards, try the 30-day challenge and see if your contact lenses feel better, and your eyes feel less dry.

01/07/2020

Happy New Year. Welcome to 20/20 the year of the eye doctor!

As eye care providers, we can't be more excited. We see a bright future ahead, and we hope you do as well.

Make sure one of your priorities this year is yourself. It's essential to see your family doctor, dentist, and eye doctor on a regular basis. Personal health and well being is the #1 gift anyone can give themselves.

What were some of your new year resolutions?