Primary Eyecare in Charlottesville, VA

On September 4th, 2010, five women from the staff of Primary Eyecare ran and completed the Charlottesville Women’s 4 Miler to benefit breast cancer research. Dr. Janice DiGirolamo, Dr. Adrianna Hempelmann, Michelle Goodwin, Sharon Taylor, Anna Garrison, and Michelle’s daughter, Ashley Goodwin, ran the famous Women’s 4 Miler on Garth Road at Foxfields with 3500 other women from Central Virginia. All of our ladies finished the race in great times,…

Today’s scratch-resistant lens treatments are incredibly durable.  However, they are not 100% scratch-proof.  With enough abuse or lack of maintenance, they will eventually fail. Proper cleaning and maintenance of a quality lens will provide years of optimized, distortion-free vision.  Scratched lenses lead to ocular fatigue, glare, and reduced optical clarity. As tempting as it is, Don’t use the following methods to clean your eyeglass lenses: Don’t use clothing (shirt, blouse, jacket, etc)…

Introduced in 1995, daily disposable contact lenses are worn during the day, discarded every night and replaced with fresh lenses every morning. Eliminating the need for contact lens solution and cases, daily contact lenses can often be a great, and convenient, choice for many individuals. Some benefits and considerations when choosing your contact lenses - Daily contact lens wearers get clear, irritant-free vision because they are using new lenses every…

The main purpose of sunglasses is to reduce the brightness of ambient light to a more comfortable level. The color you choose for your lenses is up to you. However, be aware that bright or unusual lens colors may alter your color perception significantly. For this reason, it’s usually best (from a visual standpoint) to choose lenses that are gray, brown or green. The color and the darkness of the…

Angelina Jolie wearing SALT.Optics “Dixon” frame as her movie “Salt” is being released. Find this frame and the full exlusive SALT.Optics eyewear collection at the Optical at Primary Eyecare!

There isn’t a name for it and few eye doctors test for it. But many people are having trouble seeing in the middle distance that demands so much of our focus. Some 80% of us use computers, staring intently on screens set well between typical distance and reading range, often for many hours each day. Add in laptops, pagers, e-readers, smartphones, personal-digital assistants and hand-held video games, each with its…

Dr. Joe DiGirolamo was featured in the “Back to School Vision Tips” article in this month’s Albemarle Family. Now is the time of year to be thinking about “tuning up” your child’s vision to ensure optimal performance in school and sports. AF Eye Exam Article 8_10

(CNN) — The International Assistance Mission on Monday identified the 10 aid workers killed by gunmen in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, last week. The 10 “were our friends and colleagues from the Nuristan medical eye camp team,” the organization said in a statement. Tom Little, 61: New York, United States Tom Little, here with his wife Libby, had recently become involved in a program to eradicate preventable blindness. Little, the team leader,…

Everyone knows the importance of the color black as a wardrobe staple. It’s the ultimate neutral that is so versatile it can sometimes become an easy standby choice. But don’t forget the value of colors that, while requiring a bit more thought or planning than black, can change your entire look! Our opticians in The Optical at Primary Eyecare often encourage patients to try on bolder color frames than the…

On July 21st, 2010, Station Commander Michael Hartzell and Company Commander Robert Trent awarded Primary Eyecare a Certificate of Appreciation. This certificate recognized Primary Eyecare’s support of the United States Army 235th Birthday Celebration at the Pavillion on the Downtown Mall, 14 June 2010. We are honored to be able to support the men and women in uniform who have served this country for 235 years.