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Scleral lenses provide stable, comfortable vision for patients with glaucoma or corneal disease. Their custom design helps protect sensitive eye tissues and manage irregular corneas. This blog explains how they work and who benefits most from wearing them. Eye Mechanix offers expert scleral lens fittings at both their La Grange and Chicago locations.

Winter weather in La Grange and Chicago can make your eyes feel dry, gritty, and tired. Learn what causes dry eye and how our team at Eye Mechanix helps relieve it—beyond just drops.

Diabetes can affect every part of the body, including the eyes. For patients in Chicago and La Grange living with diabetes, dry eye is one of the most uncomfortable complications. We specialize in diagnosing and treating this frustrating condition before it interferes with your life.

Contact lenses should help you see clearly—not hurt you. If your contacts cause burning, redness, or injury, prompt action can prevent complications. At Eye Mechanix, we guide patients in La Grange and Chicago through safe steps, diagnosis, and recovery. With specialty solutions like scleral lenses and dry eye therapy, we help restore comfort and protect your vision.

This blog explores how screen time and digital eye strain can lead to headaches, blurry vision, and fatigue. It explains why underlying vision problems often worsen symptoms and how Eye Mechanix in La Grange and Chicago provides comprehensive eye exams, blue light solutions, and personalized care to help patients find relief.

This blog outlines five key signs your child may have trouble seeing clearly. From poor performance in school to frequent headaches, these symptoms may point to vision issues. A pediatric eye exam in Chicago or La Grange at Eye Mechanix can help catch problems early.

This blog from Eye Mechanix highlights why it’s crucial not to ignore the symptoms of dry eye disease. It explains common signs, potential causes, and how untreated dry eye can damage eye health. Eye Mechanix offers advanced evaluations and personalized treatments in La Grange and Chicago to help patients achieve clear, comfortable vision.

This blog explains how UV rays can cause eye sunburn—also known as photokeratitis—and how to prevent it. It covers who’s most at risk, key symptoms, and simple strategies to protect your eyes with UV-blocking sunglasses and smart habits. Eye Mechanix offers both emergency care and protective eyewear in La Grange and Chicago.

Myopia often goes undiagnosed in children, but subtle signs like squinting, headaches, and difficulty in school may reveal vision problems. This blog highlights five early signs of childhood myopia and outlines modern treatment options like ortho-k, atropine drops, and multifocal lenses. Early detection and proactive care are key to protecting your child’s long-term vision health.

Discover the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for 5 common eye diseases in our comprehensive guide.

Multifocal contacts and glasses can be big lifesavers for those experiencing symptoms of presbyopia. But like with everything these days, it can be hard to know what “common knowledge” is actually true when it comes to these incredibly helpful vision aids. Fortunately, our La Grange eye care team has compiled...

Did you know that contact lenses can expire? Well, they can. Wearing contacts past their expiration date - or longer than their prescribed time - can harm your vision. To schedule a contact lens exam, call Eye Mechanix in La Grange today.

Worried about how summer weather affects your contact lenses? Don’t be! Just follow these simple guidelines to keep your eyes safe and healthy in warm weather.

In the market for stylish new shades but aren’t sure which lens tint to choose? We’re here to help.

Getting your contact lens stuck in your eye is a common occurrence. Fortunately, ​contact lenses cannot permanently get lost behind your eyes, so no need to worry. Read on to learn how to safely remove contacts and prevent them from getting stuck in the first place.

Do you know where to go and what to do in case of an eye emergency? Here you’ll learn why a trip to the eye doctor may be more useful than rushing to an urgent care center.

Optometrists and ophthalmologists often work together to help you maintain your long-term eye health and vision. This collaboration is known as eye care co-management. How do they coordinate, and which eye conditions require co-management?  Our eye doctors explain more below: Common Co-Managed Eye Conditions When it comes to eye care...

Have you experienced an abrupt change of vision for the worse, that doesn’t seem to be fixed with either contacts or glasses? Do you have double or triple vision or do your eyes seem especially sensitive to light? If so, you may have keratoconus. Fortunately, our eye doctors specialize in...