Eye Safety in the Workplace
Many jobs involved in repair, maintenance, and construction can pose a significant eye safety risk. Welders, carpenters, miners, and chemists working in labs are all at risk in different ways.
Glasses Care and Contact Lens Safety
Anyone who wears glasses or contacts (unless they’ve had them since they were toddlers) can remember what it was like to suddenly be able to see individual leaves and blades of grass when they started wearing them.
Learning All About Heterochromia
An interesting pair of eyes can make a lasting impression, but the most unforgettable are probably the ones that don’t match. The scientific term for mismatched eye colors is heterochromia.
The Basics of AMD
AMD is the gradual loss of central vision as the part of the retina with the highest concentration of photoreceptor cells (the macula, which is responsible for our detailed central vision) deteriorates.
Tips for a Lifetime of Healthy Eyesight
Up to one in every six adults struggles with a sight-threatening eye condition and many more than that experience a degree of vision loss as they age. There is a lot we can do to minimize our risk of developing these conditions and keep our eyes healthy.
Recognizing Childhood Vision Problems
The simple reality is that a child doesn’t know the difference between normal vision and a vision problem; they only know their own experience. This makes them much less capable of describing what’s wrong to an adult.
Helping Child Vision Development
An infant’s world is made up of light, shadow, and blurry shapes. They can only effectively focus on things 8-15 inches away — coincidentally the perfect distance to see the face of the person holding them!
How Eye Color Works
Living in an English-speaking country, it might seem like different eye colors happen at a similar rate, but across the world, this is not the case at all. Brown eyes are by far the most common.
Corrective Lenses Through History
We’re so fortunate to be able to get glasses (or contact lenses) that exactly address our vision problems, and we can also choose from a range of materials and coatings and a variety of shapes and colors to suit our style.
The Relationship Between Eyes and Sleep
When we get enough sleep, it’s great for both our overall health and our eye health, and we can also improve our quality of sleep by changing what we put in front of our eyes before we go to bed.
