Merivale Optometric Centre Patient Appreciation Trunk Show

 Looking for your perfect pair of glasses? Don’t settle for anything less than the best. For a wide variety of glasses and sunglasses bound to suit your style and budget, don’t miss the upcoming Merivale Optometric Centre Patient Appreciation Trunk Show on May 7! The third annual trunk show event

Looking at the Importance of Vision Health this Month

 Our vision is one of the most important senses we have, yet we tend to take it for granted. We go about our day-to-day activities without thinking about the health of our eyes, a dangerous habit that Canadians can avoid. The month of May has been declared Vision Health Month.

Spring is in the air—and the Eyes

 By Dr. Muggeridge For anyone living in Ottawa, spring is an exciting time. Not only does it offer us refuge from the winter, which will affectionately be known to my future grandchildren as the fierce ‘Winter of 2014,’ but is also a time of smelling the tulips and enjoying the

Eye Health: Indicator of Overall Wellness

 It is often said that the eyes are the windows to a person’s soul. Although observing the soul has been rather elusive in my clinical experience, the eyes are like windows in many respects. They are the windows we use to help us understand and process the world. As a

Ocular Dryness: There is more than meets the Eye

 Winter has arrived in Ottawa, which means it’s time to dust off the old shovels and ice scrapers we have joyously stashed away for the summer. For people suffering from dry eye the arrival of the dry winter air is also the time to dust off the eye drops. Dry