Silicon Valley Eyecare (Santa Clara, CA 95050-6927)

• What is the problem with my contact lenses?

  Maybe it is because your contact lenses are dirty and you don't wash them clean. Or some foreign substance get into your eyes and then your eyes get infected.

• Can I make the sunglass lenses to prescripted ones?

  Yes, you can. You can take them to any local optical stores and ask the workers to change the non-prescription lenses into the prescription lenses prescribed according to your power.

• How can I know if I have lazy eyes?

  If you often get blurred vision or double vision and squint a lot either upwards, downwards, outwards, or inwards, then you probably get the lazy eyes. Sometimes your both eyes can't work together, which is also a symptom of a lazy eye.

• Does staying in a dark room too long be bad for my eyes?

  It will make your eyes feel fatigue and strain. But long time staying in such circumstance can be harmful to your vision. Why not light up your lamp while watch TV? I think it will help.

• Can I use sunglasses for computer use?

  You'd better use your computer under light but not in the dim light, this will make the screen of your computer weak. Sunglasses can prevent you from some glare and radiation, but they cann't prevent you from computer vision syndrome, such as dry eyes, headaches, eye strains, etc. You should do to your eye doctor for a prescribed computer glasses.

• Is there a place I can buy new eyeglasses without a prescription?

  If you are looking for a non-prescription eyeglasses, so there is no need to copy the prescription of your current lenses but they need to find the lenses with the same size of your old lenses so as to be fittable for your old frame. But it is hard to find the same size lenses and worker in optical stores will take the risk of breaking the lenses when taking out and putting in. The easist way for you is to find another non prescription pair with the frame you like and the new non-prescription lenses.

• Did I get a pink eye?

  Don't be afraid of that, your eyes are only slightly infected, just leave it to be or put put some eye drops into your eyes, don't rub or itch them anymore. Pink eye is Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelid and part of your eyeball. Inflammation causes small blood vessels in the conjunctiva to become more prominent, which is what causes the pink or red cast to the whites of your eyes.The cause of pink eye is commonly a bacterial or viral infection, an allergic reaction or - in babies - an incompletely opened tear duct. Source:http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pink-eye/DS00258

• Can I get prescription from the ophthalmologist?

  An licensed ophthalmologist are legal to write prescriptions for eye glasses and contact lenses. Ophthalmologists are also specialized in diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.

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