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Let’s state this emphatically right out the gate: If you’re experiencing any difficulty with your vision while driving, either during the daytime or at night, make an appointment with your eye doctor today! Reading…

It feels like forever since we’ve reached out with details about where we’re at and what we’re doing over here at Berlin Optical Expressions. In fact, it has been a few months, and much like you, we’ve…

Like so many businesses in our communities right now, or doors are largely closed to the public, but that doesn’t mean we’re not looking out for you. The Centers for Disease Control, and the Governor of…

In case you haven’t noticed, virtually everything is going online. The internet revolution completely upended any semblance of the traditional American marketplace. To be fair, the consumer marketplace…

“The difference between a dreamer and a visionary is that a dreamer has his eyes closed and a visionary has his eyes open.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. You don’t need prescription eyeglasses or colored…

Just hear those sleigh bells ringing, and jing-ting-tingaling, too… This holiday season, give your loved ones the gift that keeps on giving, every time you open your eyes.  Berlin Optical Expressions has…

Thanksgiving is the very definition of indulgence. Friends and family gather to indulge (read: gorge) in ways that any other time of the year might seem gluttonous, if not simply a little over the top.…

The first things you think of when buying anything for your kid has to be affordability and durability. I swear it seems like kids are truly living in a real-life Wreck-It Ralph where everything is on…

People travel many countless miles this time of year to drive around aimlessly taking in Vermont’s radiant fall foliage. Brilliant reds, yellows, and oranges blanket the hills and valleys for a few short…

Tears are so much more than just a physical expression of heightened emotion, in fact, there’s more than one type of tear; there’s actually three! Tears are produced by several glands in and around the…

Myopia is a fancy word for nearsightedness, something most everybody is familiar with. People that are nearsighted have no problem seeing things close up like books or tablets, but have difficulty seeing…

First things first: nearly every person out there will experience some amount of vision deterioration as they age; it’s just one of the many things we all have to look forward to! That said, we’re not…

According the Center for Disease Control, over 40 million people in the United States get less than 6 hours of sleep per night. It is recommended that adults ages 18-60 get at least 7 or more hours of…

"It's gonna be a bright, bright, bright, sunshiny day!" We have all had the experience of walking outside into a bright sunny day, and squinting to try to adjust your eyes to the light. If we’re prepared,…

The AREDS Formulation The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. In 2001, the NIH launched the…

Macular Degeneration Awareness Matters There is a month, a week, or a day out there for just about everything, and there’s a good reason for that. By educating and building awareness around things like…

Your Eyes, Customized Even though most of us know better, we tend to wear our outdated prescription far longer than we probably should. If you were to visit the eye doctor more frequently, as you’ve probably…

Reading the List, That’s What Really Matters Whether you’re going old school this holiday season, and writing your holiday gift list on a papyrus scroll, or dictating a list to your phone as we imagine…

Our Extended Family… As a family optometry practice, we pride ourselves on our commitment to personal, professional eye care, and unequaled attention to all of our patients’ needs. We work every day to…

Fall Back, Spring Forward, See the Difference There are approximately 10 hours and 36 minutes of daylight today, October 24, 2018. In just a few short months that will be down to an annual low of 8 hours…