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Keep up-to-date on the latest vision-related news and eye care events in our Practice. The items are displayed by year and month. To view older entries use the links in the box below to select the year and month you would like.

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Vision Revival: Embracing Clarity with Scleral Lenses at Diamond Vision

Delve into the inspiring journeys of those overcoming keratoconus with Diamond Vision's specialized scleral lenses, supported by VSP insurance. Experience heightened visual clarity in Long Island and Rockville Centre.

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Use It or Lose It: Maximizing Your Vision Benefits Before Year-End

As the year-end approaches, it's a 'use it or lose it' scenario for your health spending accounts. We delve into how you can invest in your eye health – from comprehensive exams to stylish eyewear and specialty contact lenses. Don't miss out on this opportunity to maximize your benefits and ensure your future vision is clear.

Your Child’s Myopia

Have You Discussed Your Child’s Myopia with Your Doctor?

If you or your child have been grappling with blurry vision or struggling to see distant objects clearly, initiating a conversation with your optometrist about potential myopia is paramount. Myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness, is a refractive error that affects a significant portion of the global population.

Color Vision Deficiency

Unveiling Color Vision Deficiency: Understanding, Testing, and Embracing a Colorful World

Discover the world of color vision deficiency: learn about types, OPTECH 900 testing, and tips for embracing life with CVD.

Scleral Lenses for Keratoconus

What You Should Look for in Scleral Lenses: A Guide to Selecting the Right Pair | Scleral Lenses in Long Island

Scleral lenses are becoming increasingly popular as an option for individuals with various eye conditions. These lenses are larger than standard contact lenses and sit on the sclera, the white part of the eye, rather than the cornea. They can correct refractive errors, manage irregular corneas, and treat eye diseases.

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The Link Between High Myopia and Serious Eye Diseases

High myopia – severe nearsightedness – is associated with an increased risk of serious eye diseases such as retinal detachment, glaucoma, and cataracts.

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Eye Exam Saves Woman’s Life by Detecting Brain Tumor Early

Here's how eye exams helped save Katie's vision and quality of life. Call Diamond Vision to schedule your appointment.

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How Long Does It Take To Switch From Glasses to Scleral Lenses?

Switching from glasses to scleral contact lenses can take several weeks. your Long Island eye doctor will provide instructions on how to properly insert, remove, and care for the lenses, as well as how to monitor for any potential complications. Read on to learn more.

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Experts Warn of Rising Levels Of Myopia

Discover why experts say there’s a myopia epidemic, and learn what you can do to keep your kids’ eyes healthy. Ortho-K & Myopia Management Center At Diamond Vision proudly offers myopia management treatments to nearsighted children for healthy and clear life-long vision.

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7 Eye Care Tips for the Holiday Season

Your eye experts at Diamond Vision have compiled our top 7 tips for keeping your eyes healthy and safe this holiday season. Let us know how else we can help!

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City Kids Are More Likely To Be Nearsighted

Did you know that a risk factor for developing myopia (nearsightedness) is living in an urban area? But don’t worry – the myopia management program at Ortho-K & Myopia Management Center At Diamond Vision can help.

Specialty Eye Care Services For Families in Queens, NY

Are you looking for specialty eye care near you in Queens, NY? Look no further than ! Conveniently located in Rockville Center, less than half an hour’s drive from Queens, our friendly and professional eye doctors are proud to offer their top-notch expertise in optometry to help you and your...
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Raising Awareness About Keratoconus

World Keratoconus Day is celebrated every year on November 10 to raise awareness of this rare eye condition. Read on to learn about keratoconus and how it’s treated.

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Could You Pass on the Keratoconus Gene?

Genetic testing can help determine whether you have a genetic variant that may put you or your children at risk for certain diseases. Read on to learn about genetic testing for keratoconus.

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Protect Your Eyes With These Contact Lens Safety Tips

It's Contact Lens Safety Month, which makes it the perfect time to brush up on ways to keep your eyes and vision healthy when wearing contact lenses. Here are our top contact lens safety tips to keep your peepers happy.

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Why Glasses Are Not the Solution for Progressive Myopia

Traditional myopia correction uses glasses to improve visual acuity, but they are not a solution for controlling myopia’s progression and may even contribute to worsening myopia. Myopia management is an effective treatment program to slow or halt myopia progression.

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Are You Suddenly Seeing Dark Spots? Here’s What You Should Do

Seeing floaters is common and usually nothing to worry about. Yet there are times when floaters are a sign of a serious eye condition. Here’s what you need to know about eye floaters, and how Diamond Vision can help!

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Is Myopia Management Worth The Financial Investment?

The most important reason for choosing myopia management is to protect your child’s precious gift of sight from sight-threatening eye diseases. But here’s an added benefit: it may save you money in the long run!

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Can You Wear Contacts With Corneal Dystrophy?

If you have corneal dystrophy, it will become increasingly difficult to wear standard contact lenses. Scleral lenses are an excellent choice for patients with many types of corneal irregularities, including most types of corneal dystrophy. Read on to learn how Scleral Lenses & Keratoconus Center At Diamond Vision can help.

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3 Effective Ways to Relieve Dry Eyes

Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common eye conditions in the world, yet many people put up with the discomfort, even though it's very treatable. Here are tips to help you deal with your dry eye symptoms, along with treatment from your eye doctor.

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5 Eye Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

Here are 5 eye symptoms that you should never ignore. Call Diamond Vision without delay if you or a loved one experiences any of these eye or vision problems.

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LASIK Complications: How Scleral Lenses Can Help You Regain Clear Vision

Have you or a loved one have experienced complications following LASIK or any other type of refractive surgery? Scleral lenses may be just the solution you need! Read on to learn how scleral contact lenses can help restore clear and healthy vision.

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How to Reduce Your Child’s Risk of Myopia

Childhood myopia — nearsightedness — is reaching epidemic proportions. Fortunately, there are steps parents can take to reduce their child’s risk of developing myopia.

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Start The Year Right With A Pediatric Eye Exam

Every child should have a comprehensive eye exam before the start of the new school year. Just as you wouldn’t consider sending them to school without a backpack or a lunch box, make sure their eyes and vision are ready for the challenges ahead.

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Why Get Custom Contact Lenses?

Custom contact lenses are specially designed to fit irregularly-shaped corneas. If you find wearing regular contact lenses uncomfortable, ask your optometrist if custom contact lenses are right for you.

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How Does High Myopia Affect Eye Health?

High myopia isn’t just difficulty seeing faraway objects. It can actually increase the risk of developing serious eye diseases later in life. Read on to find out how you can slow or halt your child’s myopia progression.

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Can I Be Blinded By A Nerf® Gun?

Did you know that Nerf® guns, a supposedly safe children’s toy, have been shown to cause eye injury in certain cases? What makes them so dangerous?

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Hyperopia and Your Child

Hyperopia affects near vision in children and young adults. Want to know more about hyperopia? Here we explain ways to recognize the condition and help your child if they have it.

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Everything You Need To Know About Keratoconus

Keratoconus is a progressive eye disease that causes the cornea to thin and bulge, resulting in blurry and distorted vision. Here are the most commonly asked questions about keratoconus.

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Can Cataract Surgery Prevent Dementia?

Cataract surgery not only improves vision. Research suggests that cataract surgery may also prevent cognitive decline.

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Can We Stop Myopia From Progressing?

Myopia management, an optometrist-developed program, can slow and even halt the progression of a child’s myopia. Read on to learn more.

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June 27 Is National Sunglasses Day!

Here’s how you can celebrate National Sunglasses Day on June 27.

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Blinking Exercises for Dry Eye

Blinking plays a crucial role in maintaining the right amount of moisture on the eye’s surface. If you don’t blink properly or enough, it can leave your eyes feeling dry and irritated. Fortunately, there are certain blinking exercises you can perform to prevent your eyes from becoming dry.

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How Sleep Apnea Affects The Eyes

Sleep apnea is associated with high blood pressure and heart failure; it also causes eye-related issues. Find out how your eye condition may be linked to sleep apnea.

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How to Get Rid of Eyelash Mites

Demodicosis occurs when the microscopic Demodex mites living on your face or in your eyelashes proliferate, causing uncomfortable, even painful symptoms. But worry not, it can be easily treated by your dry eye optometrist.

Inside a Life With Color Vision Deficiency

What’s it like to be color blind? Contrary to what the name implies, color blindness usually does not actually mean that you don’t see any color, but rather that you have difficulty perceiving or distinguishing between certain colors. This is why many prefer the term color vision deficiency or CVD...

Innovations in Color Blindness

There have been a lot of videos going viral lately of color blind people “seeing color” for the first time using specialized glasses. The emotional reactions of amazement, shock and joy even lead some to break down into tears. The glasses provide these individuals a way to view the world...

Bifocal and Multifocal Contact Lenses 

If you are over 40 and have difficulty seeing close up, you probably have a common age-related condition called presbyopia which is when the eye’s natural lens loses the ability to focus on close objects. Presbyopia is a natural process that occurs as the eye ages and affects the majority of...