Glen Ellyn Vision Center

11/19/2025

The Spectrum of Eye Color

What's one of the most common questions people ask when a baby is born? "WHAT COLOR ARE HIS EYES?” is usually right up there.What makes the color of our eyes appear as they do? What role do genetics play? What if you don’t like your eye...

11/17/2025

We have finalized our holiday hours for the rest of the 2025 year.

We will be closed for both a Thanksgiving break, as well as a Christmas break, to give all of our employees a chance to spend the holidays with their loved ones.

11/12/2025

How to NOT Ruin Your Glasses

Now that you have picked up your new pair of prescription eyeglasses, your focus becomes taking care of them. This is a task many disregard, but it is absolutely imperative that you make sure you are following a couple simple steps to keep the...

11/05/2025

Diabetic Retinopathy and the Eye

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can affect the retina of people who have diabetes.The retina is the light-sensitive tissue that lines the back of the eye, and it detects light that is then processed as an image by the brain....

11/04/2025

The holiday season is quickly approaching! Here are our updated hours until the end of the year.

Don’t forget to schedule your appointment before our books fill up! The end of the year rush can be intense, so if you’re coming home from college and need an exam, or you need to use up HSA/FSA benefits, it’s better to get scheduled early!

10/30/2025

Twitching Eyelids

Have you ever felt a twitching sensation in your eye? Did it feel like everyone was looking at you because of it? Were you worried that it was the beginning of a big problem?Relax--it’s not likely to be a big deal. Most of the time it is not even...

10/24/2025

You Want to Stick a Needle in My Eye? Part 2

There are certain eye conditions where an injection into your eye might be recommended.Injections into the eye, specifically into the vitreous or gel-filled cavity of the eye, are called intravitreal injections.In Part 1 of this series, we talked...

10/23/2025

Your Eyes and Shingles

Shingles is the term we use to describe a condition that is caused by a re-activation of the Herpes Varicella-Zoster virus. The origin of this infection usually goes way back to childhood with a disease we know as chickenpox.When you have a...

10/15/2025

Hello! A quick announcement regarding our hours on 10/22/2025.

We will be closing down the office an hour early that Wednesday, so our office will only be open until 4:30pm.

Thank you so much for your understanding!

10/15/2025

My New Glasses Are Making My Eyes Worse

Will reading glasses make your eyes worse? The short answer is "No."Although we don’t know the exact mechanism by which humans lose the ability to focus up close as we age , the fact remains that it happens to almost...

10/08/2025

Keep Your Costumed Eyes from Crying BooHoo at Halloween

Fall brings a lot of fun, with Halloween playing a big part in that.But did you know that some Halloween practices could harm your vision? Take Halloween contacts, for instance. Costume contacts vary widely, with everything from monster eyes to...

10/01/2025

Refraction and Your Health or Vision Insurance

A refraction is a test done by your eye doctor to determine if glasses will make you see better and what your prescription is.The charges for a refraction are covered by some insurances but not by all.For example, Medicare does not cover...