Cell Phone Recycling

Now that you have upgraded to a new cell phone, what do you do with the old one? Maybe you have old ones lying around the house and you’re not sure what to do with them.  Now is the perfect time to get rid of those environmental hazards in a safe, helpful, and effective way.…

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Nintendo 3DS: good or bad for your eyes?

Nintendo is launching their new 3DS handheld gaming system in the near future (March 19th by some leaked reports).  This will be the first device that promises 3-D viewing without the need for special eyewear, which is one of the biggest complaints about 3-D.  This form of 3-D is called stereoscopic 3-D (S3D) and relies…

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Merry Christmas

Dr. Bodkin and the staff at The Vision Center at Seaside Farms would like to wish you and your family a very wonderful Holiday Season and we hope we have helped you ‘see’ the joy this past year!  We would like to thank everyone for your support and help in making this such a wonderful…

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Save $50 with Toys for Tots

It’s that time of year again – time to think about helping those less fortunate in our community to have a wonderful Christmas.  The Vision Center at Seaside Farms is teaming up with Toys for Tots again this year to provide toys to those families in need.  Toys for Tots is a program that has…

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Diabetes Awareness Day

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.  Did you know that diabetes can affect your vision and even lead to vision loss?  Diabetes accounts for 8% of all cases of legal blindness and is the leading cause for new cases of blindness in adults aged 20-74.  Each year almost 24,000 people will lose their vision due…

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Guy Harvey Maui Jim Launch Party

These awesome Guy Harvey Special Edition Maui Jim Sunglasses will be released on November 15th, 2010.  We will be having our launch party on Tuesday, November 9th from 4-7 PM.   We will have the 12 piece collection on display and will be taking pre-orders.  Each order will receive a free gift.  There will be champagne…

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Guy Harvey Maui Jim Sunglasses Information

Here is some more information about the upcoming Guy Harvey Special Edition Maui Jim Sunglasses.  4 designs: Grander, Yellowfin, Sailfish, and Mahi Mahi Frames feature Guy Harvey art inside and out Maui Evolution or SuperThin glass lenses Polarized Plus 2 protection and color enhancement Full, black mirror offers subtle, low reflectivity that is cosmetically pleasing…

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Costume Contacts

Do you have a great costume idea for Halloween?  Are you going to be a character from Avatar? Maybe you’ll be dressing like Lady GaGa?  If so, then you will probably be looking for a pair of costume contacts.            Costume contacts can be a great way to enhance your costume and…

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Another Advantage of Ortho-K

As I wrote last week, overnight wear of specialty contact lenses (orthokeratology) is a successful method of vision correction for nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.  Aside from the main benefit of not needing glasses or contact lenses throughout the day, another advantage of orthokeratology is emerging – nearsighted (myopia) control. In children, most often their vision…

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Non Surgical Vision Correction

Do your contact lenses bother you throughout the day? Are you tired of wearing glasses? Are you unsure about LASIK? Then orthokeratology may be right for you! Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) is the science of changing the curvature or shape of the cornea to affect how light is focused on the retina at the back of the…

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