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Prop 65

WARNING????  Prop 65 Now Affects Your Eyes!!!    



Ronald Regan is famous for saying it is terrifying to hear , "I'm from the government and I'm here to help you." Let's see how helpful Governor Gerry Brown was to vision care in May of 2015!
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 All of California's  eye docs are now subject to Prop 65 too! Just like stores that sell any plastic products. Proposition 65 requires that CA businesses must go to an added expense and inform you of some 900 products that a CA agency deems carcinogenic.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), deems the below  optical products may cause cancer, birth defects or reproductive harm: 
1. Plastic eyeglass frames
2. Polycarbonate lenses 

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Recently, a chemical known as bisphenol A, BpA, was added to this list. BpA as many of you know, is found almost everywhere – food containers, compact discs and DVDs, bicycle helmets and electronic equipment. At your optometrist’s office, it’s found in trace amounts in some plastic eyeglass frames and in polycarbonate, lenses, a very common lens used in eyeglasses. With only trace amounts of BpA detected in a polycarbonate lens and plastic eyewear frame, How much exposure are you really getting? The studies have shown that most exposure to BpA is largely ingested and that any exposure through skin contact is negligible.

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What does this mean for us spectacle lovers? First of all, polycarbonate lenses are placed inside your frame and has virtually no contact to your face (unless you bought a pair of rimless frames that sit directly on your cheeks.) [Editor's note: our office knows how to help you select a rimless frame that does not touch your cheeks and further can adjust them to avoid the contact. If any frame you may desire could not avoid cheekbone touch, we would warn you.] Secondly, polycarbonate lenses and plastic frames have been widely used for decades, with no direct correlation to an increase in health problems. Lastly, there is not enough research to indicate how much exposure you are truly getting from skin contact. If you’re in the habit of chewing on your plastic frames or licking your lenses, then obviously, you’d want to stop that, if not for the fact that that’s a weird and unhygienic habit.

So, what should you do? Most of the eye care industry is not flummoxed by this recent change in consumer warning. But if you are concerned, there are plenty of other optically superior, thinner and more lightweight lenses available on the market. And instead of plastic frames, choose a titanium or plant based (wood or bamboo) frame instead. Ask your optometrist, there are plenty of other options available on the market. And lastly, buy reputable frames and lenses with known quality, whose manufacturer you can directly contact if you have specific questions regarding manufacturing and ingredients.
For further reading, please visit the links below.
http://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65      https://www.thevisioncouncil.org/members/california-prop-65

PS:
In other words the State of CA doesn't want you to eat your plastic frames or polycarbonate lenses!
, and we have to tell you not to do that.!
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Contact Us:
801 S. Fairmont AV #5
Lodi, CA 95240
209-334-2020
fax: 209-333-2015
e-mail: [email protected]
Visit us on FaceBook at Bill Henshaw, OD, FCOVD
Office Hours:
Mon:  1:00PM - 6:00pm 
Tue, Wed:  9:00am - 6:00pm (Lunch 12:00  to 1:00 PM
Thursday:    8:00am - 5:00pm (Lunch 11:00pm to 2:00 pm. The extra hours each Thursday is for staff training)  
Friday:    Limited to vision therapy only

Saturday:    closed
On the 1st and 15th we are closed for inventory and insurance billing

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  • Home
  • Our Practice
    • Meet the Doctor
    • Let's make an appointment
    • Services We Provide >
      • In a nut shell
      • Just add seasoning
      • Real Optometry
      • Larry Fitzgerald His eyes did it!
      • More than 20/20
      • Languages : We got'em
      • Cataract Eye drops?
      • Concussion and Vision
      • Contact Lenses >
        • Alternate Wear CL's
        • History of Contact lenses
        • Online Purchase
        • Methods of Care
        • Special Considerations
        • What are Contact lenses
    • Facilites & Equipment >
      • Facilities and Surrounds
      • Equipment
    • So You Had Extra Testing... >
      • Tests You Had >
        • Diagnostic Testing
        • Vision Field Testing
        • Vision Processing Testing
      • Conditions You Have
      • Referal We Made
      • Treatments Available
    • Insurance Plans >
      • MEDI-CAL
      • MEDICARE
      • VA's COMMUNITY CARE
      • VSP
    • Payments & Fees >
      • Our Fees
      • Payments Accepted
    • Eye Glasses Guide >
      • Maui Jim Sunglasses
      • Taming Your Bifocal
      • Value Plan
      • ONLINE EYE GLASSES
      • Prop 65
  • Vision Therapy
    • Dr. Henshaw discusses Vision Therapy
    • Methods to treat Eye turns
    • Lens Therapy Explained
    • Digital / Computer Vision
    • Light Therapy
    • Research in Vision Therapy
    • Tribute to Dr. Bob Pepper
    • Videos about Vision Therapy
    • VIP
    • What is Vision Therapy?
  • Teacher Parent Info
    • Optometry and Education
    • Timely Info
    • How to ID a Visually related Learning Problem
    • School Vision Screening Danger
    • I'm here from the government, and I'm here to help you!
    • 7 Steps to Preserve Your Child's Vision at School
    • 20/20 is only a begining
    • Between Home and Pre-School
    • The Ritilin Myth and others
    • Vision and Learning Month
    • Videos about Vision and Learning
    • The Digital Jungle
  • TESTIMONIES
  • Explanations and Videos About Your Diagnosis
    • Accommodative Infacility (elevator Problem -Kid)
    • Amblyopia aka "Lazy Eye"
    • Anisometropia
    • Astigmatism
    • Binocular Vision
    • Cataracts
    • Esophoria/Esotropia (crossed eyes)
    • Exotropia/Wandering Eye
    • Eyestrain
    • Farsightedness
    • Keratoconus
    • Nearsightedness/Myopia
    • Stye or Chalazion
    • Presbyopia Adult Elevator Problem
    • Vision Processing
  • Patient Forms
  • Promotions
    • National Vision and Learning Month
    • Bill's Books >
      • Looking Over Mother's Shoulder
      • What Would Jesus See?
  • Special Events
    • COVID and After
    • VIP Program
    • Tax Savings
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Location
  • Studies and Articles
    • Acuvue Contacts Danger
    • Computer Vision
    • Vision Care Videos
    • Heading in Soccer
    • Infant Vision
    • The Mono-Vision Myth
    • LASIK
    • Ted Talk
    • 3-D Movies
    • Miscellaneous Articles
    • Vision and Counseling
    • Diabetic Diet
  • FAQ
  • WWJS articles
  • help
  • New Page
  • New Page
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