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Glasses & Contacts

Whether you’re just getting your first set of frames, are a long-time eyeglass wearer, want to switch to contacts, or are seeking treatment for an ocular condition; we strive to make your appointment a pleasure. Our family-friendly office sees patients of all ages and utilizes state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and determine steps to address your concerns.

Dr. Dawn Arnold founded the office with the mission of providing excellent eye health to everyone, from infants to grandparents. Whether you need new eyeglasses, would like to be fitted with contact lenses, have an ocular emergency, or just need a vision check up; we can help!

Don’t live with imperfect sight another day.

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Glasses & Contacts

Don’t live with imperfect sight another day.

Book an Appointment

A spectacular selection of spectacles.

Our office offers a vast selection of fashionable frames. We use state-of-the-art lens materials and coatings. Our friendly and caring frame stylist will work one-on-one with you to help you select the frame that best fits your face, your prescription and your personality. Together, you will discuss which lens technology is most appropriate for you and your vision demands.

You’ll find that selecting gorgeous glasses with us will be a fun, rewarding, and educational experience.

What brands do you carry?

We’re glad you asked. At our office, you’ll find the hottest brands and styles in the eyewear landscape. We also carry an array of sunglass styles in all price ranges. All of our frames carry a one-year warranty against manufacturer’s defects.

Our styles and designer names include, but are not limited to:

Dolce & Gabbana glasses frames | Union NJ

ECO Earth Conscious Optics glasses frames | Union NJ

gx by Gwen Stefani glasses frames | Union NJ

Prodesign Denmark glasses frames | Union NJ

Polo Ralph Lauren glasses frames | Union NJ

Spectacle Lenses

We offer the latest sports lenses, progressive lenses and durable, easy to clean coatings for single vision and progressive lenses.

In the last 5 years, remarkable advances have been made in single vision and progressive lens technology. With new anti-reflective coatings and digital lenses, we can offer our patients the level of protection they need to keep their vision crisp and clear for the life span of their glasses. Also available are the thinnest lenses on the market; the 1.74 index lens.

Computer Glasses

Recent research has shown that the blue light coming off of our digital devices; such as our cell phones, computer monitors, and tablets, can affect our sleep cycle and cause cataracts and macular degeneration to affect us at a much earlier age than in the past. The blue-blocking technology on Prevencia, Duravision blue protect, and Eyezen+ lenses can prevent this from happening.

State-of-the-Art Lenses

For those wanting the latest advances in optical lenses, we offer the latest Essilor and Zeiss lenses. These lenses decrease peripheral distortions and aberrations typically found at the very edges of one’s vision. This gives you crisp, clear high definition vision. We can offer many other lenses as well and welcome inquiries on specific lenses.

NJVision Lenses

All lenses made with a scratch-resistant coating, anti-reflective coating, polycarbonate, or polarized lenses have a one year warranty against scratches. This warranty does NOT cover chips or gouges but does cover normal wear and tear. Should you scratch your lenses, we will gladly replace them (one time) during the 1-year warranty at no charge.

Have questions about getting glasses? Give us a call today!

Call 908-687-2244

Considering contact lenses?

Dr. Dawn Arnold and Dr. Rich Orsini offer thorough eye exams for contact lenses to patients of all ages. If you’re a first-time user of contact lenses, we can give you a class on inserting and removing them and properly caring for them. This will ensure that your eyes stay happy and healthy.

We have the latest multifocal lenses for those with presbyopia or digital eye strain, toric lenses for astigmatism, special lenses for keratoconus, scleral lenses, and the latest lenses for dry eye and myopia control.

How do I put on & remove contact lenses?

Watch the video below for a quick how-to!

Is your eyesight getting worse each year? Ask us about myopia control.

If you are low to moderately myopic (nearsighted) and don’t want to wear contacts or glasses during the day or have a child whose prescription keeps getting worse each year, we have a solution. Orthokeratology or ortho-K is a nonsurgical, FDA-approved way to slow down or sometimes stop the yearly increase in myopia. You wear a specially fitted contact lens while sleeping and take it out during the day. Ask us about ortho-k.

The revolutionary soft lens, Misight, has also been clinically proven to slow down the progression of myopia (near-sightedness). You’d wear this soft lens at least 6 days a week for 10 hours a day. It has been proven that every diopter of myopia increases the chances of getting glaucoma, cataracts, myopic maculopathy, and decreases self-confidence. Misight is an advanced solution that delivers great results.

Myopia

Myopia or nearsightedness is a common refractive condition where you can see objects up close, but distant objects are blurry. Over 40% of the US population is myopic and it is estimated that by 2050 it will be over 50%. In the Asian population that number is closer to 75% and rising quickly.

The higher the amount of myopia the more likely you can get sight threatening diseases like:

Retinal detachment
Myopic maculopathy
Glaucoma
Cataracts

Symptoms include:

Eyestrain
Headaches
Squinting

For young children symptoms include:

Squinting
Unaware of distant objects
Excessive blinking
Frequent eye rubbing
Sitting close to the TV

Causes of Myopia include:

Genetics

1 parent myopic chances are 33%
2 parents chances are 50%
0 parents chances are 25%

Prolonged close activity (lots of reading or near tasks)
Screen time (lots of computer or cell phone use)
Environment – not a lot of outdoor time. Increased sunlight has shown to decrease myopia

Treatments to slow down Myopia:

Increase outdoor time
Ortho-K
Low dose atropine
Misight soft contact lenses

Ortho-K/Orthokeratology

Ortho-K uses a specially fitted rigid gas permeable contact lens to flatten out the cornea. This causes a peripheral blur which stops the increase in the axial length of the eye- which then stops the increase in myopia. Patients sleep in the lens for a minimum of six hours nightly and then have good vision all day long without glasses or contact lenses. It is truly magic!

Misight daily soft contact lenses

Misight contact lenses are soft daily disposable contact lenses. They are worn during the day for a minimum of ten hours six days a week.

This also causes a peripheral blur which stops the increase in axial length of the eye- which then stops the increase in myopia.

Atropine drops

Lose dose atropine drops are put in the eyes for a few days a week. This is used in conjunction with eyeglasses. These drops work by competing for binding sites on different sites in the eye. This increases dopamine which prevents the eye from growing longer.

Side effects of atropine include blurry near vision and more sensitivity to light as it dilates the pupils.

Ask our doctors which treatment is right for your child.

Dr. Arnold and Dr. Orsini will help you decide whether contacts are a good solution for your eyes and provide you with the care you need to ensure that you have the best opportunity for a successful fit & healthy eyes.