While glasses are meant to protect your eyes, they can quite easily make you stand out in others’ eyes when used as a fashion statement. When summertime rolls around and you are looking for an accessory to add to your image at the pool, beach, or backyard barbeque, pay careful attention to your choice of […]
Risk for eye injury is high in all sports whether contact or non-contact. The way to combat this inherent risk is by using protective eyewear. Players, parents and coaches realize that wearing eye protection makes it safer for the participants and with corrective protective eyewear, may actually improve performance. One concern that athletes could have […]
There are many different eye allergies with a variety of available treatments. Eye allergies develop when the body’s immune system is irritated by the presence of an allergen in your eye and an allergic reaction occurs. The cells in your eye that sense these allergens are the “mast cells”. An allergic reaction occurs when these […]
Allergies are very common once the weather starts to warm up and they can be very irritating for those of us susceptible to them. Thankfully, treatment does not have to be very expensive and is usually quite accessible. Here is some information regarding allergies and how they affect the eye. The symptoms of eye allergies […]
Many people in the working community understand the struggles that come along with staring at a computer screen all day. From headaches to eye strains, looking at a computer too long can lead to negative consequences. Other side effects include less productivity as well as lapses in thinking while working. The American Optometric Association (AOA), […]
Night blindness does not simply mean that once the clock strikes 9 that you can no longer see. What it means is that you will have more difficulty with your vision when in a darker place or situation. There are varying degrees of night blindness and some are more treatable than others. It is more […]
With days getting longer and the sun becoming more intense, it is important to know what to do if your eyes are sensitive to light. Not being tolerant to light is called light sensitivity. This can range from only being sensitive to bright lights to being affected negatively by all kinds of light at all. […]
Closing one eye and trying to read a letter on the wall 10 feet away is not just something they do on TV. It is one of the many techniques used to examine eyes and eyesight and in many instances can be used as a tool to help diagnose and treat poor vision. Eye […]
It is likely that most people know at least one person who is color blind. For those who do not have color vision deficiency it may be hard to imagine what life would be like with it, but this will give you some more knowledge and insight into colorblindness and how it works. First, it […]
Many people have struggled through the red or irritated eyes that occur after sleeping with their contacts in, but what many people want to know the answer to is whether or not this is dangerous or just annoying. Oxygen is necessary for life as you should know, but what many people may not know is […]
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