Progressive Optometry

As nears, are you looking for ways to help a child learn more about residential schools and truth and reconciliation?
📙 Here are several beautifully illustrated and beautifully told stories about residential schools:
🐦 Birdsong
🦊Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox
🙊 Stolen Words
🐺 The Girl and the Wolf
📔 Trudy’s Rock Story
🧡 When We Are Kind
🍂 When We Were Alone
🙌 You Hold Me Up
🧱 I Lost My Talk
🔶 Phyllis's Orange Shirt
📚 When I Was Eight
Thank you to Reading Power Gear for sharing some book picks to add to our list!
Get our book pick list at http://ow.ly/D4Gp50GdlQE
Or read our article in Calgary's Child Magazine 8 Books to Help Children Explore Indigenous Culture:
http://ow.ly/luJ750GdlQF

Eye care for seniors is essential as they are at a high risk of developing blinding eye diseases. One of the ways we contribute to the community is by providing comprehensive eye exams in senior homes where the residents have limited access and mobility. As some of our staff are bilingual, we are able to provide services in both English, Cantonese, Mandarin and French.

Do you have everything you need for back to school? 🤔

Books ✅
Pens and pencils✅
Backpack ✅
Up to date visual exam👀

Come visit us at any of our locations around the city to make sure your vision is up to date and ready for the upcoming school year!

Did you see the new signage? Progressive Optometry has actually been a part of Browz Eyeware for a number of years. Nothing is changing aside from our sign! Hope to see you soon!

Our staff getting trained on the latest technology in ophthalmic lenses from ZEISS, a German brand that has 170 years of research and innovation from glasses, camera lenses to diagnostic equipment. Their quality lenses provides patients with crystal clear and comfortable vision. A variety of lens designs available to provide optimal function for different work settings and hobbies. Give it a try! Zeiss’ lenses have amazing warranty as well!

This is an awesome scientific article written by kids for kids!

Do Smartphones Hurt Our Eyes by Causing Shortsightedness? Shortsightedness is caused by the eye growing too long, which results in faraway objects, such as the board in school, appearing blurry. People who are shortsighted wear glasses or contact lenses to see better. But would not it be incredible to figure out and avoid whatever causes shortsightedness,....

Diabetes can be very, very serious. 4 things you did not know about diabetes.

✨Diabetes can affect nearly every part of the body including the eyes.

✨Without careful management, it can cause prescription changes, cataracts, glaucoma and bleeding inside the eye.

✨ Bleeding inside the eye is known as diabetic retinopathy (DR) The longer a person has diabetes, the more likely they will develop DR. If left untreated, DR can cause blindness.

✨The only way to determine if a person's diabetes will cause blindness is through YEARLY comprehensive eye exam.

Best UV protection and unparalleled vision for harsh glare? Check out our collection of Maui Jim sunglasses!

Cataract is the clouding of the eye’s crystalline lens. Can you see the white spikes at the edges of the pupil? This can cause symptoms of glare, especially in a dark environment.

Cataracts are an age-related condition. UV exposure, smoking, diabetes and certain medications can cause early onset of cataracts.

Fortunately, an eye surgeon can easily remove the cataract. Did you know that cataract surgery is the most common surgery in the world?

Sports related eye injury is one of the leading cause blindness. Whether you’re an elite or a budding athlete, don’t take chances on your eyes. Come check out our specialty sports goggles for racquet sports, hockey and skiing (we have prescription ski googles).

First eye exam begins at 6 months old 🍼to check for congenital eye conditions to risk factors for high prescription and lazy eye. 👀Early intervention is key to future success. 👩‍🎓Be sure to book your child’s yearly eye exam which is covered under Alberta Health Care.🧑‍⚕️