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Our “People First” Values Set Us Apart

At Focused Eye Care, we’ve spent the past several years looking inward and refreshing our branding and logo. Not to redefine who we are, but to reaffirm what’s always made us unique.

Dr. Ronald Coutu, O.D., Joins Focused Eye Care

Ronald B. Coutu, O.D.

Focused Eye Care, a well-established southern New Hampshire practice providing comprehensive eye health and optometry services, has announced that optometrist Ronald Coutu has joined its growing team.

How to Protect Your Eyes from a Solar Eclipse

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The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8th is an exciting astronomical event, but it’s crucial to remember that looking directly at the sun, even during an eclipse, is never safe.

The Impacts of Smoking on Eyesight

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We typically think of lung cancer as the main health risk associated with smoking, and then maybe oral health problems next, but the parts of the body that have direct contact with the smoke aren’t the only ones hurt by it.

Smoking Puts Eye Health at Risk

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The main health risk that tends to come to mind with a smoking habit is lung cancer, perhaps followed by oral health problems, but it doesn’t merely harm the parts of the body that come into direct contact with the smoke.

Why Do We Have Different Eye Colors?

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Anyone living in an English-speaking country might have the impression that eye colors like blue, hazel, and brown are about equally distributed across the population, but if you look at the whole planet, the ratios are very different.

The History of Corrective Lenses

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We’re incredibly fortunate to have glasses (not to mention contact lenses) that precisely address our vision problems — tailored not just to each patient, but to each eye!

How Sleep and Vision Intersect

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Getting enough sleep is great for our overall health and our eye health alike. At the other end of things, we can improve the quality of our sleep if we are more careful about what we put in front of our eyes before we go to bed.

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Awards

The Telegraph Best of Greater Nashua

  • Best Eye Care 2024
  • Best Eye Wear 2024
Blue badge reading 2024 Best of the Best, Greater Merrimack & Souhegan Valley Region.
Awards

Best of Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Region 2024

  • Best Optometrist / Ophthalmologist 2024
A blue and white badge reading “2023 Best of the Best, Greater Merrimack & Souhegan Valley Region.”.
Awards

Best of Greater Merrimack-Souhegan Valley Region 2023

  • Best Optometrist / Ophthalmologist 2023