Healthy Sight Counseling

VISION WEAR + VISION CARE + EDUCATION

Your consultation with patients about the everyday risks to their eyes and ways to guard against them is critical to promoting healthy sight and wellness. Talk to your patients about how prescription eyewear can go above and beyond simple vision correction to promote a lifetime of healthy sight. Here are a few considerations for that dialogue with your patients …

Each patient only has one pair of eyes.

We all have just one pair of eyes to last a lifetime. That's why promoting healthy sight and wellness is so important. Dialogue about the dangers of exposure to glare and UV rays can help enhance the quality of everyday vision and help preserve precious sight. We call it Healthy Sight Counseling. It's an effective way to assure that each pair of eyes performs optimally now and in the future.

Their skin is not the only thing that needs protection.

Your patients probably know that ultraviolet light can damage their skin, yet few likely realize their eyes are even more vulnerable. You have the opportunity to educate your patients about the cumulative impact of UV exposure and the need for continual UV protection.

Exposure to UV rays has been linked to skin cancer, cataracts and even macular degeneration - the major cause of irreversible vision loss, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The more you know about UV rays, the better you'll be able to help protect your patients from its harmful effects. See the "Transitions Partners in Education" section of this website to learn more.

For many patients, how well they see in the future might depend on the eyeglasses you prescribe today.

Prescribing vision wear goes beyond simply correcting vision. Proper lens selection serves to enhance sight, the patient's overall visual experience and the level of protection necessary to enjoy a lifetime of healthy sight. Vision wear like Transitions lenses becomes a key component of vision care - and the reason your eyeglass prescription is of the greatest importance.

Everyone can benefit by wearing Transitions lenses.

Virtually all of your patients are regularly exposed to changing light conditions, glare and harmful UV radiation. For some, like children and those with special needs, the dangers are even greater. By providing immediate visual comfort and contributing to long-term eye health, Transitions lenses are an optimal everyday lens for each and every one of your patients.

Some can benefit even more.

Transitions lenses are a particularly good recommendation for children. Children typically spend a great deal of time outdoors. At the same time, because the crystalline lens in young eyes is not fully developed and allows UV light to penetrate, children are more vulnerable to the potentially damaging, cumulative effects of UV rays than adults. Transitions lenses not only give kids versatility and increased vision comfort, they also block 100% of UVA and UVB radiation, providing critical UV 400 protection* at the time they need it most.

Consider Transitions lenses for those with special needs. When considering your patient base, pay particular attention to those who are on medications which may have ocular side effects, those who have had recent eye surgery or those with chronic light sensitivity. These special-needs patients are prime candidates for the benefits of Transitions lenses.

Special consideration for those on certain medications: It is important to recognize that some prescription and non-prescription drugs can produce ocular side effects that can lead to short or long-term vision impairment. Many medications can increase susceptibility to UV or compromise visual quality. Transitions lenses help provide much needed protection for those patients. To learn more about the effects of certain medications, refer to the Medications and Ocular Side Effects Database portion of this website.

The bottom line ...

Your patients should be satisfied with the eyeglasses you prescribe. After discussing the above as part of your Healthy Sight Counseling with each of your patients, you should feel confident that you have provided the best in vision solution for your patients, now and for a lifetime of healthy sight.

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Customized Marketing Materials

Make healthy sight awareness fun. Our outreach program offers creative educational materials—including classroom plans—for students of all ages.

Medications Database

Need quick, concise and accurate information on potential adverse ocular effects? Visit our Medications Database.

Eye Health Research

In our ongoing commitment to healthy sight, we sponsor clinical research on important eye health issues.