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A Yummy Blog to Check out!

We’ve mentioned it before, but you must must must check out our team member Jessica’s food blog! It is full of fun stories, delicious recipes and handy tips and tricks for cooking. We think you’ll love it! The link is: http://sharethefoodlove.blogspot.com/2011/03/homemade-stock-its-easier-than-you.html#comments And below you’ll find her complete post about making your own homeade chicken or […]

Blind as a Bat and Other Animal Sight Stories…

Even if you don’t understand exactly how the eye works, you understand what your human vision allows you to see. A person with healthy eyes and normal vision expects to be able to differentiate colors and shapes, to be able to focus on objects far away and close up, and to adjust to varying amounts […]

Remember to charge your phone, your ipod and…your glasses??

Dr. Golson and the entire Team here at Envision make a constant effort to keep up with the latest in lens technology. Leading edge technology equals better optics which in turn gives you sharper vision correction. Hoya, our lens manufacturer, uses some of the best lens technology available today. We were amazed, however, when we […]

Taking Care of Your Glasses 101

Your Envision Eyecare Team cares about your best sight correction. Because your sharpest vision might often be obtained through the use of glasses, we also care very much about the quality and functionality of your eyewear. Like many things, for your eyewear to work well, they have to be well cared for. When we dispense […]

Why Retinal Photos?

Patients often wonder why the Envision Eyecare team advises retinal photos. A good question since, when it's not covered by insurance, there is a $39 fee associated with it. What's the value and why is it in the patient's best interest to "opt in?"

Eyes on the runway…

Fashion for Fall/Winter 2010 is vintage in a big way, and that goes for eyewear too! Glasses and sunglasses have long surpassed their status as merely functional, and instead have become a chic and stylish accessory (think of them like you would a fantastic pair of shoes or a great bag). Lately, more and more […]

Industries for the Blind

It is my pleasure to share with you the extraordinary experience of my recent visit to Industries for the Blind (IFB), a local business operating in West Asheville. In our world of environmental calamities, economic uncertainty, violence and apathy, it's important to focus on something that is truly positive, something that brings a breath of […]

‘Twas the Night Before Halloween

‘Twas the night before Halloween and Envision was stirring With plenty of glasses that had a strong yearning To get out on the town, to go strut their stuff. But Envision was closed; to get out would be tough. The frames began talking, conspiring with each other The OGIs tried opening one window, the Silhouettes, […]

LASIK: New Concerns From the FDA.

Since the mid 90s, over 28.3 million people have had LASIK surgery for vision correction and that number is growing by 700,000 every year. Patients often jump for the possibility of “waking up with perfect vision” ;and in the last few years, flashy advertising, celebrity endorsements and lower prices have made this procedure even more […]