Myopia, or near-sightedness, can have many repercussions for children, such as difficulty seeing the blackboard at school, leading to a drop in academic performance. Their outdoor activities may...

Back to school is often synonymous with little and big boo-boos that our children bring home. Among them is conjunctivitis. But what exactly is conjunctivitis? Here's how to recognize, treat,...

Nothing brings an optometrist more joy than being able to change someone’s life through better vision. A few years back, the IRIS location in Nanaimo, B.C., had the pleasure of...

Good vision is vital to a child's academic and social development. How can we tell if our child has vision problems? Children are often unaware of their visual defect or...

Have you planned your child's first eye exam? Parents know by heart when their baby's vaccinations are due. They visit their pediatrician regularly and have a good idea that baby...

If your teenager needs glasses, chances are they'll prefer contact lenses. There are many possible reasons: some teens want to avoid thick lenses and enjoy the freedom contact lenses offer....

Myopia is not a disease but a vision disorder characterized by blurred distance vision. It usually appears during school age, in childhood or adolescence, and progresses until early adulthood, when...

For children, who are on the move much more often than adults, glasses can initially seem cumbersome. Convincing your child that it is important to wear glasses can be a...

Although it may seem like the sun is less harmful in the winter, snow acts like a mirror and transmits the sun's rays to the eyes. For comparison, snow reflects...

Myopia is a problem when focusing on images in front of the retina causes distance vision to be blurred but remains clear at close range. Nearsighted people, therefore,...

Orthokeratology is a principle of corneal remodelling which consists in wearing rigid contact lenses during sleep to obtain clear and natural vision during the day without glasses or contact lenses....

Vision plays an essential role in learning for children. However, young children and babies cannot fully talk and explain what they see. They can't tell us if their vision is...