Now that summer has mostly arrived, I think that it’s important that we talk about how to protect our eyes from ultraviolet (UV) damage. For many of us, summer time is when we spend the most time outside as children, adults, and seniors. It is important that at all ages we protect our eyes from […]
Author Archives: Natasha Liaw
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Jun
Jun
Our apologies for not having more brand spotlights for you guys. It turned out to be more difficult than first anticipated. I would like to introduce Kuver! It’s a unique brand that is designed right here our beautiful city Vancouver and all the frames are names of streets. It’s a relatively new brand and I […]
01
Jun
Jun
To continue our topic on blue light, we know that spending a lot of time exposed to it can have negative side effects not only on our ocular health, but also on our bodies as a whole. So we’ve come up with solutions to protect our eyes, because realistically our jobs require us to spend […]
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May
May
Guess what guys! WE HAVE DRY WALL! I’ve kind of lost track of what week we’re on (I believe it’s week 5 maybe?) but I wanted to let you guys know that we’re well on our way and on track (I hope) to opening. Unfortunately we haven’t been doing as many construction updates/vlogs as we […]
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May
May
So now that we’ve talked about what blue light is and how it affects us as adults, I wanted to talk specifically about how it negatively affects children. Little humans now a day are much more exposed to electronics than we (90’s and older children) were at the same age – computers were only just […]
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May
May
What is blue light and what is this new fascination with it? As an eye care provider, it concerns me because of all the negative effects it can have on the body and eyes when a person is being over-exposed to it. Blue light has been around since … well it’s always been around since […]
11
May
May
For many years now there has been the option for people to purchase their eye wear online. One of the many questions I get asked is why they should or should not buy their glasses online. Before I thought of opening Wink, I had actually worked for one of the big online sellers and learned […]
09
May
May
First I must apologize for our hiatus last week – it proved more difficult to post what we wanted to post in a timely manner when I wasn’t in town to do so. Perhaps the weeks where I have to travel for work there will be less updates and posts – sorry! On to our […]
02
May
May
Whoops! Sorry guys – there’s been a slight change of plans. Previously, we had said that Mondays would be Brand Spotlights. We are now going to move Brand Spotlights to Fridays and have Mondays be Construction Updates. Sorry for all the confusion! Wednesdays will still be Optometry blogs. Also, because I have to travel to […]
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Apr
Apr
Although I have not encountered anything too horrific with regards to contact lens patients, this post was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a friend over dinner. He hadn’t seen his optometrist in years (I won’t say how many because it’s pretty bad) and the only reason he was going back was because […]