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Crawfish Boil voted best festival in Birmingham!!!

Thanks to all that voted us as hosting the best music festival!!! The Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil was voted the Best Music Festival in bhammag.com



NBC 13's daytime Alabama: Back to School with Schaeffer Eye Center

How well your children are doing in school can be related to their vision.



NBC 13's Daytime Alabama: Glaucoma

Dr. Schaeffer discusses the symptoms and issues with Glaucoma



CBS 42 and Dr. King discuss UV protection

Schaeffer Eye Center's Dr. King and CBS 42 news talk about protecting your eyes from the harmful UV rays.



NBC 13's Daytime Alabama: UV protection

Dr. Schaeffer & NBC 13's Wendy Gardner discuss the importance of UV protection for the summer.



Schaeffer Eye Center: Lenses

Informative video in the types and technology with lenses.



NBC 13's Daytime Alabama: Dry Eye Issues

Dr. Schaeffer and Wendy Gardner going over Dry Eye issues.



Schaeffer Eye Center: Information on our Sunglasses

Informative clip on the sunglasses that we offer.



Article from The Pillars

An article about Dr. Schaeffer and Schaeffer Eye Center from The Pillars



NBC13's Daytime Alabama

Dr. Schaeffer gives us details on the 2010 Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil with Daytime Alabama



Camp Smile-A-Mile

Information on Camp Smile-A-Mile through NBC13's Daytime Alabama and Schaeffer Eye Center



Focusing on Myopic Vision

Medical Detectives Focus on Myopia



Giving old eyes a new lease of life

As the body ages, so do the eyes and people start needing glasses for reading and driving



Age Related Vision Issues

Survey shows a lack of knowledge in regards to age-related vision issues.



Diet and Nutrition: For your eyes

Certain nutrients in foods, can help save vision problems in the future



American Optometric Association

COSMETIC CONTACTS CAN BE A 'SCARY' CHOICE FOR HALLOWEEN



New York Times

Plugging Into the Eye, With a New Design



Examiner.com
Contact lenses can be a risk for amoebic infections


Boston Globe and Birmingham News
A second look Tired of those clunky eyeglasses? Surely contact lenses must be safer than laser surgery, right? Not necessarily so.


Media Link Radio Newsfeed Visions of Halloween Fun
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Consumer Reports Sept 2006 Contact-Lens Safety
Dos and Don’ts for Preventing Infections


Forbes Magazine August 2006 Health Tip of the Week
Contact Solutions (.pdf format)


Wall Street Journal August 2006
Contact Lens Wearers Seek Solutions (.pdf format)


Pittsburg Post Gazette August 2006
Contact Lens Wearers Seek Solutions (.pdf format)


US News December 2006
Be Kind to Contacts


US News and World Report May 2007
Do You Wear Contact Lenses? Here's How You Can Avoid the Latest Eye Infection


Consumer Reports May 2007
7 safety tips for mascara wearers


Montgomery Advisor June 2007
Contact lens wearers should take steps to avoid infection