Eye Care Center of Rome

08/01/2025

Hi Everyone! Did you know that of the three numbers on your contacts or glasses prescription, the last two refer to astigmatism:

Spherical indicates whether you are nearsighted or farsighted. A plus sign indicates you are farsighted, a minus sign indicates you are nearsighted. The higher the number, the stronger your prescription.
Cylinder measures what degree of astigmatism you have, or how flat or irregular the shape of your cornea is. The more your eye looks like a football (instead of a basketball), the more astigmatism you have.
Axis is measured in degrees, and refers to where on the cornea the astigmatism is located. Axis numbers go from 0 to 180. If you think of the eye as a map hanging on a wall, the 90 degree axis or line, runs up and down (or north to south) on the eye. The 180 degree line runs across the eye, east to west.

07/31/2025

Hi Everyone! Did you know Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, is a vision condition where distant objects are seen clearly, but close objects appear blurry. It occurs when the eyeball is too short or the cornea is too flat, causing light to focus behind the retina instead of on it. Interestingly, most infants are born with mild hyperopia that they often outgrow as their eyes develop.

07/29/2025

Hi Everyone!
Did you know Myopia is an eye disease where the eyeball grows too long, leading light to be focused in front of the retina instead of directly on it.

Because the eye is elongated, incoming light doesn’t focus on the retina as it should, leading objects in the distance to appear blurry.

Because the eye elongates and grows with the rest of the body, naturally, it stops elongating once the rest of the body stops growing in early adulthood. This also means there may be times in a child’s development where they experience growth spurts—suddenly requiring a higher prescription due to an increase in their myopia.

07/24/2025

We are thankful to be nominated and we want Congratulate all of the nominees and winners! Thank you to all of our patients for voting for us.

07/22/2025

Hi everyone! Did you know that brown eyes are actually blue underneath a layer of brown pigment. Surgery can even change brown eyes to blue.

07/21/2025

Hi everyone! did you know that night vision goggles are green because the human eye can differentiate more shades of green than any other color.

07/14/2025

Hi Everyone! Did you know that your eyes are your second most complex organ in your body! Can you guess what the first one is?

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07/09/2025

Did you know that the cormea, the clear front part of the eye, is the only tissue in the body that doesn't contain blood vessels

07/03/2025

Just a reminder, the office is closed tomorrow, Friday, July 4th 2025 in observance of the holiday. We would like to let everyone know we hope they have a happy and healthy holiday. We want to thank the troops for their service and hope everyone can have a fun weekend! If there is an eye health emergency please call our office and our on call number will be listed on our voicemail. Thank you.

06/30/2025

The first pair of sunglasses can be traced back over 2,000 years ago to Eskimos who were native to Alaska, Greenland, Siberia and other Arctic regions.

Initially used as snow glasses, to protect the eyes from the sunlight reflecting off the snow-laden ground and causing snow blindness, the first sunglasses were made of wood and leather.

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06/24/2025

Don't forget, 50% Off sunglasses this month after a purchase of a complete pair with or without insurance!

06/24/2025

The cornea of a shark is nearly identical to that of a human, and it has even been used in human eye surgery!