Tobacco has a toxic and harmful effect on a smokers' body, and their eyes suffer greatly. Smokers are up to 4 times more likely to have serious eye health problems...

For most parents, taking their child to the dentist when they are very young is almost a given. This is not as common as with a visit to the optometrist....

Would your child like to wear contact lenses instead of glasses? Do they talk to you about it regularly, and you don't know what to say? At a certain...

Kim Boutin is a Quebec short-track speed skater, a member of the Canadian national team. At her first Olympic Games, in Pyeong Chang in 2018. Kim Boutin was the only...

Don’t you just love the signs of Spring? Budding trees, bright yellow tulips and birds flirting shamelessly. But, for those who suffer from seasonal allergies, this can literally be a...

The first time your newborn opens its eyes and makes eye contact with you is one of the most beautiful moments. With the help of their senses, the child discovers...

Sleep is a physiological need of primary importance to a baby's health. Sleep allows good physical and cerebral development. Sleep rhythms are established very gradually during the first months of...

The lens behind the iris becomes increasingly rigid and inflexible as you age. It can no longer change shape as easily to allow you to focus on objects, whether they...

Nowadays, there are several types of contact lenses to correct presbyopia. These contact lenses allow you to see properly at all distances. First, what is presbyopia? Throughout life, the natural...

Many parents wonder about their child's myopia. Is it possible to reduce it? Unfortunately, myopia in children is not reversible. However, it is possible to slow down its progression with...

IRIS has been involved with the Fondation Charles-Bruneau, participating in the Tour CIBC Charles-Bruneau for almost 20 years. Every year, Eric Babin, president of IRIS, The Visual Group, and some...

Sleep is essential for our bodies and minds to function correctly. More than half of Canadians report cutting back on sleep when they are short of time, and one-third of...