Champaign Eye Professionals

05/19/2025

Why Are My New Eyeglasses Giving Me a Headache?
Maybe you’ve known you needed a new eyeglass prescription for a while. Or perhaps you didn’t realize that your glasses weren’t giving you optimal vision until an eye exam made that clear. Either way, you may be surprised if your new, highly anticipated prescription glasses cause blurry vision, are hard to see through, or give you headaches.
Sometimes, a new eyeglass prescription might even make you dizzy or nauseous.
This distressing scenario may leave you wondering if there’s been a mistake.

Before you revert to using your old lenses, make sure you understand what might be causing your headaches and what you can do about them...

Headaches caused by a new eyeglass prescription are common. Usually, they go away within a few days as your eyes adjust to your new prescription. There are some concerns you should rule out, however, as well as headache prevention tactics to try.

05/16/2025

Why It’s Important to Wear Sunglasses:
Sunglasses do more than make us look good. They protect our eyes from sun damage and discomfort as well as long-term damage such as blindness and eyelid skin cancer. But just as sunglasses provide many different styles, they can also offer differing levels of protection from the sun.

Learn more here about what to look for in sunglasses and why...

Why It’s Important to Wear Sunglasses Updated on Jun 25, 2024 | Your Health Sunglasses do more than make us look good. They protect our eyes from short-term strain and discomfort as well as long-term damage such as blindness and eyelid skin cancer. But just as sunglasses provide many different sty...

05/10/2025

05/02/2025

May is Healthy Vision Month!
Healthy Vision Month aims to spread awareness and educate people about the risks of ignoring the health of their eyes. It encourages them to go for regular eye checkups and not wait for eye problems to arise before they seek medical attention.

Learn more here about here about Healthy Vision Month, how to care for your peepers, check out some fun eye facts and more!

Time to take a stand for your eyesight and be proactive.

04/29/2025

Managing Dry Eyes in the Spring:
If you also suffer from seasonal allergies, your dry eye symptoms may worsen in the springtime, when blossoming flowers and heavy tree pollen are more than likely to make you sneeze. Dry eye in the spring is typically caused by exposure to specific allergens.

Learn more here about the symptoms of seasonal dry eyes, tips to manage it and more...

Do you suffer with dry eyes that worsen in the spring? If you also suffer from seasonal allergies, your dry eye symptoms may worsen in

04/19/2025

A very Happy Easter to you and yours!

04/04/2025

Women's Eye Health and Safety Month:
Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month is observed in April to create awareness around women being more susceptible to issues with their eyesight and having a higher risk of permanently losing their sight compared to men. Women need to be aware of this fact and take the necessary steps to prevent exposure to such risk. An example of an eye condition that is more common in women than in men is chronic dry eye.

Learn more here about Women's Eye Health and Safety Month and how to protect your precious vision...

Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month is a means of creating awareness of the fact that women are more likely to suffer vision problems than men.

03/17/2025

It's National Save Your Vision Month!
Our eyes grant us the ability to perceive, appreciate, and navigate our surroundings. Yet, often, the importance of maintaining good eye health can be overlooked. National Save Your Vision Month serves as a gentle, yet crucial reminder to prioritize the health of our eyes and maintain a clear and bright outlook on life.

Show your eyes some love - Read on to learn how to observe National Save Your Vision Month...

During Save Your Vision Month, learn the best tips to protect and improve your vision.

02/25/2025

Tips for Eye Health and Keeping Good Eyesight:
Learning essential tips for maintaining eye health, including proper lighting and regular eye checkups, can help prevent eyestrain and conditions like nearsightedness and cataracts.

Check out these helpful eye health tips...

Learning essential tips for maintaining eye health, including proper lighting and regular eye checkups, can help prevent eyestrain and conditions like nearsightedness and cataracts.

01/20/2025

It's National Eye Care Month!
National Eye Care Month is celebrated every year in January for one reason: To spread awareness about caring for our eyes! Practicing good eye care can be as simple as scheduling an annual eye check-up. The new year is the perfect time to give your eyes the attention and care they deserve.

Learn more here about National Eye Care Month...

Schedule an eye care appointment with an ophthalmologist as we celebrate this month.

01/10/2025

New Year Resolutions to Keep Your Eyes Healthy:
For many of us, tradition dictates starting the new year with resolutions for better health. Often, we promise ourselves to exercise more, eat healthier, or quit smoking. And that's all great—especially since the benefits of those resolutions have a ripple effect you may not expect: They all benefit our eyes.

So why not multiply the benefits by adding a few more resolutions for a complete package to protect your vision? Check out these seven resolutions for better eye health:

For many of us, tradition dictates starting the new year with resolutions for better health. Often, we promise ourselves we'll get more exercise, eat a healthier diet, or quit smoking. And that's all great—especially since the benefits of those resolutions have a ripple effect you may not expect: ...