Stonewire Optometry

05/16/2026

If you wear weekly or monthly contact lenses, your cleaning solution matters more than you think 👀

Clear Care® uses a hydrogen peroxide-based system to deeply disinfect your lenses, helping remove protein buildup, bacteria, debris, and deposits that regular multipurpose solutions can leave behind.

Why many contact lens wearers love it:
✔️ Deep cleaning for fresher-feeling lenses
✔️ Preservative-free once neutralized
✔️ Great for sensitive eyes & allergy sufferers
✔️ Helps improve all-day comfort
✔️ Keeps lenses feeling crisp and clear longer

At Stonewire Optometry, we often recommend Clear Care® to patients who experience dryness, irritation, or discomfort with contact lenses.

Because clear vision should feel as good as it looks.

03/31/2026

All jokes aside, seeing spots isn’t always harmless.

Retinal Tears & Detachments
New floaters, flashes of light, or a shadow/curtain in your vision can be early signs of a retinal tear or detachment. These can progress quickly and need urgent attention to protect your vision.

Diabetes
Spots, blurred vision, or fluctuating vision may be signs of diabetic retinopathy. The eyes are often among the first places we detect changes in diabetes.....sometimes before other symptoms appear.

Hypertension
High blood pressure can quietly affect the small blood vessels in your eyes. You may not feel anything systemically, but your vision can start to change.

Any change in your vision is worth a visit to your optometrists.

03/28/2026

Glaucoma is like a donut being eaten from the inside out.

At first, everything looks fine on the outside.
But deep in the centre, at the optic nerve, a small “bite” starts to form.

You won’t feel it.
You won’t notice it.

But over time, that missing piece slowly expands… until it begins to affect your vision, and by then, the damage is permanent.

That’s glaucoma.

It’s painless. Silent. And progressive.

With routine eye exams and advanced imaging such as OCT, we can detect these subtle “bites” early, before they become more serious.

Don’t wait until you notice vision loss. Book your eye exam today.

01/04/2022

The all-new TOTAL30 monthly disposable contact lenses are now available in Canada. Marking the first time in over a decade that the monthly disposable contact lens segment will see a dramatic step forward in lens technology. With around 70% of the market still wearing monthly or 2-week disposable lenses, this has the potential to change people's perception of contact lens comfort dramatically.

TOTAL30® are the world's first and only monthly replacement Water Gradient contact lenses. So you can look forward to lenses so comfortable they feel like nothing, even at day 30.

12/23/2021

We’re feeling very festive this week at Stonewire Optometry! If you did not get a chance to see our sweaters today, stop by on Friday to celebrate the holidays with us in your favourite festive sweater. 🎄

12/16/2021

Myopia (defined as any eyeglass prescription greater than -0.50 D.S.) is at epidemic levels in Canada.

Currently 30-35% of Canadian children need glasses or contact lenses to see clearly in the distance and in the classroom. Not only is this a personal inconvenience, but it can also have serious vision consequences.

Even mild myopia or nearsightedness (-0.50D to -2.00D) increases a personal relative risk by 2X of developing a retinal detachment, cataracts or myopic macular degeneration. When a prescription increases past -5.00 D, the risk of retinal detachment is 9X higher; by -8.00D, it's 21X higher.

Thankfully though your optometrist as access to a number of treatments to manage myopia progression in kids. Although these treatments cannot reverse myopia, they can help slow the progression by as much as 59%, which can help reduce a child's relative risk of secondary eye disease.

In addition, they can help keep prescriptions within a range to which refractive eye surgery like LASIK or PRK may still be an option in the future.

If you want to know if your child is a candidate for myopia treatments, book an eye exam with one of our optometrists.

12/13/2021

In general, eye doctors don't love permanent eyelash extensions and fills. The reason is that they allow bacteria to gather at the base of your natural lashes, which can lead to premature eyelash loss and thinner eyelashes over time. This bacteria can also cause your eyelid margins to look red and inflamed.

But if you must, you should also make sure that you're cleaning your eyelids before having them applied as well as between fills. Performing warm compresses with a BruderMask and using preservative-free hypoallergenic products like Blephaclean or a daily cleanser and makeup remover like I-LID 'N LASH is a great way to keep your natural eyelashes clean and healthy as well as prepare your lids and lashes for a fill.

12/13/2021

Does your child's prescription keep getting stronger every year?

If so, it might be time to talk to one of our optometrists about myopia control treatments such as MiSight 1-Day contact lenses. In clinical trials over a 3-year period, MiSight contact lenses were shown to reduce myopia (nearsighted) progression by 59%, versus a regular 1-day contact lens.

If you're interested in learning more, book your child in for an eye exam with one of our optometrists and let's discuss your options.

11/22/2021

Get early access to Black Friday savings starting today. Save 20% OFF all soft disposable contacts lenses, including Dailies TOTAL-1, Precision 1, Dailies Aqua Comfort Plus, Acuvue Oasys, Biofinity, B&L Ultra.....

Terms:
1 | offer valid 11/22/2021 -12/05/2021
2 | valid Rx required
3 | outside Rx’s welcomed

06/30/2021

With school finally out for the summer, there is no better time to book your children in for their summer eye exams. Every child, every year, should have an eye exam by an optometrist.

Schedule your appointments online via our website at stonewire.ca/booknow or call us at 780.628.6886.

Remember, Alberta Health Care covers the cost of kids' eye exams. learn more at https://www.stonewire.ca/eye-exams-children

05/31/2021

https://www.stonewire.ca/blog/eye-cook-the-best-eye-healthy-creamy-carrot-soup

Follow this simple Eye Cook recipe to make a delicious creamy carrot soup that's healthy for your eyes. Feed your eyes the nutrients they need to see the world.

04/26/2021

https://www.stonewire.ca/blog/my-eye-wont-stop-twitching

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day!
It is important today and every day to ensure we are all doing our part to help our planet and find new ways to reduce waste.
Did you know your contact lenses and blister packs can be recycled? In partnership with Bausch & Lomb Canada and TerraCycle, Stonewire Optometry is an official drop-off zone for your used 1-day and monthly contact lenses and blister packages, along with your old unopened boxes that you wish to dispose of. Recycling your contact lens packaging can be one of the small steps you take to lessen your environmental impact and one way to reduce single-use plastics from entering our waterways and landfills.
If you're not currently a patient of ours, that's not a problem. We still want your contact lens packaging.
As a bonus for doing the right thing, Stonewire Optometry will give you $10 off your next order of $99+ with any contact lens recycling deposit.
Call our office to learn more!

04/19/2021

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Unlike other clinics that only allow you to request an appointment time, our scheduling software actually lets you book your appointment. Open 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, there is no need to wait to speak to a receptionist. See you soon.

01/25/2021

Precision-1. A daily disposable contact lens that is easy to wear, has precise vision, and is comfortable enough to wear all day long! Try them for yourself. Book your eye exam today with a Stonewire Optometrist in St. Albert.

03/11/2020

20 - 20 - 20............

Your eye is a muscle that can become strained and fatigued with chronic overuse.

Working on computer monitors, watching TV all day, reading books or doing paperwork can lead to frontal headaches, eye strain, sore burning eyes, and general fatigue. It can also lead to a vision condition known as pseudo-myopia. Pseudo-myopia is when you become temporarily more nearsighted at the end of the day and notice increased blur when you drive home.

Now you probably can't quit your job because you likely have a mortgage to pay. So what's the solution?

Just follow the old 20/20/20 rule!
+ Every 20-Minutes
+ Take a 20-Second Break
+ Look at something 20-Feet Away

Go ahead and give it a shot, we're sure you'll feel better at the end of the day. You might even feel up to working an extra hour or two for the boss.

03/09/2020

Clean your contact lenses when you remove them, not before you insert them.

If you wear monthly or 2-week disposable contact lenses, you should always rub and clean your contact lenses after you remove them, not before you put them back in.

Why? Rubbing and cleaning your contact lenses at night helps to break down the protein and bacterial bio-films that deposit on the surface of the lenses. The rubbing action allows the contact lens solution to pe*****te the contact lens matrix better, resulting in a cleaner, healthier contact lens.

Cleaning your contact lenses at night allows the contact lens solution to build a protective hydrophilic or water-loving film around the contact lens. This layer makes the contact lens less prone to drying out and protein deposits.

Cleaning your contact lenses in the morning removes this protective film, which can result in increased protein deposits and increased contact lens-related dry eye symptoms.

Rinsing your contact lens in the morning with fresh lens solution is ok, but try not to over-handle them.

If you've been doing it backwards, try the 30-day challenge and see if your contact lenses feel better, and your eyes feel less dry.

01/07/2020

Happy New Year. Welcome to 20/20 the year of the eye doctor!

As eye care providers, we can't be more excited. We see a bright future ahead, and we hope you do as well.

Make sure one of your priorities this year is yourself. It's essential to see your family doctor, dentist, and eye doctor on a regular basis. Personal health and well being is the #1 gift anyone can give themselves.

What were some of your new year resolutions?