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Segment Height and Binocular Balance – Doig Optometry – Calgary Optometry Clinic Are you about to make the switch to progressive lenses? Congratulations! Progressive lenses are a fantastic alternative to bifocals, and they assist multiple fields of vision by offering a seamless transition between each field. To ensure that your progressive lenses are perfect, there are few additional measurements the friendly Calgary optometrists at Doig Optometry will have to carry out.

Different Visual and Lifestyle Factors for Progressive Lenses – Doig Optometry – Calgary Optometry Clinic What Can You Do To Prepare For Your First Appointment? Many of our patients, when preparing for their first appointment to get fitted with progressive lenses, ask us what they should bring with them. This is a great question!

High Energy Light Protection (H.E.L.P) – Doig Optometry – Optometrist in Calgary If you’ve recently been in the market for glasses, you may have noticed that things seem to have gotten a bit more complicated over the years. Many glasses are being labeled with initialisms like UV and HEV. But what do all these letters mean? UV? HEV?

Visual Comfort in Progressive Lenses – Doig Optometry – Calgary Optometrists Our eyes like to be comfortably relaxed. Just as you can strain a leg muscle from running too far or too fast, eyes that are constantly working become stressed and strained. Unfortunately for Calgarians who wear glasses, there’s no simple way to take just take it easy on your eyes if your glasses’ prescription or fit is what’s causing your eye strain.

Getting Used to Progressive Lenses – Doig Optometry – Calgary Optometrists Most patients who have one eyeglass prescription for distance vision and a different prescription for reading would prefer not to have two separate pairs of glasses.

Happy New Years From Doig Optometry! – Doig Optometry – Optometry in Calgary So 2017 has gone, and 2018 arrived. Like most Canadians, I like to view the New Year as an opportunity to look forward to everything I want to achieve, but also as a time to look back to what I’ve already accomplished and learned. This New Year had me thinking quite a bit further back than usual. All the way back to when I was a child.

Are All Progressive Lens Brands the Same? – Doig Optometry – Optometrists Calgary When you need a new vehicle, you instinctively know whether you need a small, fuel efficient car that’s easy to park, a heavy duty pick up truck, or a roomy people mover. You may even know which brand of vehicle you can trust most in each category.

A Thorough Eye Exam – Doig Optometry – Optometry in Calgary Think about all the questions you have, and all the answers you hope to get from your next eye exam. How thorough should your next eye exam be in order to give you all the information and answers you need?

Choosing the Best Progressive Lenses for You – Doig Optometry – Optometry in Calgary Did you know there are over 100 Free Form Progressive Lens Brands on the market in Calgary? At Doig Optometry, it’s our job to recommend the brands that work best for your prescription, for your everyday tasks, and for your lifestyle needs.