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Is Your Vision the Cause of Your Headaches?

Have you ever experienced a headache that affected your vision? Many of us know what it is like to have a headache. Depending on the cause, it can trigger a sharp, dull, or throbbing sensation of pain ranging in severity...


February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration Month

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is vision loss caused by deterioration of the center of your retina—the macula. This small area supports visual acuity supporting our ability to drive, read, recognize familiar faces, use computers, and nearly any visual task requiring discrimination of fine details...


Sports Eye Safety

If you have vision problems and want to perform your best while playing a sport, sports glasses are the answer. Our professional doctor of optometry at Optics&EYECARE has helped athletes in the Ashburn...


Importance of Kids Eye Exams

At Optics&EYECARE in Ashburn, we do our best to educate area parents about the benefits of kids' eye exams. Knowing when and why to bring your child to the optometry professional can help you maintain your child’s vision...


Glaucoma Information from our Optometrist in Ashburn, VA

As you grow older, your eyes have a higher risk of developing glaucoma. This type of eye disease occurs when your optic nerve is damaged and without the proper care, glaucoma can lead to blindness. Our Ashburn optometrist at Optics&EYECARE offers the following information to raise glaucoma awareness...


Benefits of Polarized Glasses

Polarized glasses protect your eyes from harmful UV rays and from glare that suddenly hits your eyes and can momentarily blind you. If this happens when you are driving your car, it’s more than just uncomfortable...


Blurred Vision Treatment

Blurry eyes or cloudy vision can be caused by near or farsightedness, astigmatism, dry eyes, or the result of having a temporary migraine. More serious eye complications can contribute to cloudy eyesight such as cataracts...


Tips to Heal Alleviate Dry Eyes During the Winter Months

If you are someone who has to deal with the discomforts of dry eye syndrome, you are fully aware of how cold weather affects them. Dry eyes are uncomfortable to say the least, but they can also damage your eyes and distort vision...


How An Optometrist Can Treat Dry Eye

There are a lot of ocular problems that someone might develop and one of the most common is dry eyes. For those who might not know, the eyes use regular lubrication to keep the ocular field moist, even when someone isn’t crying...


New Year, New Practice Name!

Dr. Seema Mohanan’s optometry office will no longer be called OptimEYES in 2020. From now on, we will be called Optics&EYECARE. Everything else in the office will be the same great quality and service our loyal patients in Ashburn and surrounding vicinities have come to rely on...