Valuvision Eyecare is a locally owned and operated chain of vision centers. Valuvision has served the Greater Jacksonville and Orange Park areas for almost 40 years. Whether your looking for eye exams, contact lenses, eyeglasses, designer frames, or sunglasses, Valuvision has it all at a vision center near you in Jacksonville Florida. This article is the third in a four part series on the types and function of eyeglasses.

One of the primary functions of glasses is for correcting vision problems in eye such as myopia or nearsightedness, hyperopia or farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia. Optometrists are primarily concerned with this function of prescription eyeglasses as a means of providing eye care for patients.  Nearsightedness(myopia) is a vision disorder where near objects are scene clearly yet far object are blurry or Read more »

Your eyes are the most sensitive organs in your body; they don’t just let you “see” the world, your eyes allow you to experience the dynamic and ever-changing visual world and all the wonderful people in your life.  To quote a poet, your eyes are the windows to your soul… yet many people neglect their eyes and their eyesight.

Your local eye doctor or optometrist is an important practitioner of eye care and eye health which contribute to your overall well being.  An optometrist isn’t concerned with selling your glasses or the latest color contact lenses; he or she is primarily concerned with providing you exceptional eye care. Read more »

Why is eye care important? Just put a blind fold on for 30 minutes. You will truly see how precious your vision is and why eye care is so important. Let’s look at a few symptoms and you’ll readily see (no pun intended) that eye care is just as important as any other part of your body for overall health and well being.  How many times have you noticed that you have trouble reading road signs?  Or trouble reading the latest New York Times bestseller?  Or once you have left your computer after a couple hours of work you feel more fatigued than necessary and quite possibly have a headache?  Or when you are driving at night, pedestrians seemed to pop out of the shadows from nowhere at the last minute? These are all signs that you have not been vigilant in maintaining proper eye care and eye health. Read more »

Finding a good eye doctor is the responsibility of every parent. Finding an experienced and board certified eye doctor has never been easier with several convenient Valuvision Eye Care locations in Jacksonville and Orange Park FL. As your child grows and gets ready for school, eye doctors can check your child’s eyes for eye movement skills, focusing skills, near vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and hand-eye coordination. That is a huge order Read more »

Eye care for children should begin between the age three and five. If there are not issues at that point, their next eye exam should be before they start school. This is the beginning of good eye care for children. If their vision is good, routine eye care can begin.

There are some disorders such as autism, ADD or ADHD which can possibly be misdiagnosed. Although it is not always the case, conversion deficiency can exhibit some of the same symptoms as ADD. It is possible for your child to have perfect vision, exhibit the signs of ADD and not actually have the disorder.

What can it be? Read more »

In this installment of the Valuvision blog, we’ll review more about contact lenses including the top 10 myths. Many patients have reservations about getting contact lenses in Jacksonville Florida, especially if this is their first time being fitted for contact lenses. Many of the concerns are simply unfounded or myths. Without further ado…

Contact Lens Mythbuster: Fact or Fiction?

1. Is it true that a contact lens can Read more »

Are you looking for contact lenses in Jacksonville? Valuvision has been serving Jacksonville’s eye care needs and prescribing contact lenses for almost 40 years.

A contact lens, also known simply as a contact, was generally credited to have been invented Leonardo da Vinci in the 1500s. It was not until the 1800s that the first contact lenses were actually developed and began to be worn. These were rigid, uncomfortable lenses. Thankfully, in this era of advanced scientific research and competitive marketplaces, you are given much better options.

Approximately, 150 million people are estimated to wear contacts Read more »

Valuvision and out team of highly trained and board certified optometrists have been treating glaucoma patients in Jacksonville for almost 40 years. We use state of the art equipment and give each patient a thorough and comprehensive eye exam to help diagnose glaucoma.

Some facts about Glaucoma:
Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve, the part of the eye which transports visual impulses to the brain to be interpreted to create the phenomenon of “sight.” If untreated, Glaucoma leads to progressive Read more »