Important Eye Safety Rules for Fireworks
Fireworks are probably the most iconic part of every year’s Independence Day festivities. The danger with fireworks is that a lot of people forget that they are explosives, and that’s how they caused 12 deaths and ten thousand injuries in 2019 alone
What to Look for in Your New Frames
The glasses you choose will be a huge part of the first impression you make on people. They’re a great way to show off your personal sense of style, but fashion isn’t the only factor to take into consideration.
What’s Inside the Human Eye?
Our vision connects us to our surroundings more than any of our other senses and makes so many of our daily activities (from reading to driving to looking at the faces of the people we love) possible. How do our eyes manage all this?
Sports and Visual Skills
When we think of athletes, we probably think of speed and strength first, but what about vision? Strong visual skills are just as important to an athlete’s success as strong muscles.
Eyes Can Be an Access Point for Germs
Rubbing our eyes is a quick and easy way to make them feel better — except it’s probably doing more harm than good. Every time we rub our eyes, we contaminate them with germs from our fingers, including viruses.
What Do Eyes Have to Do With Headaches?
If you experience a lot of headaches, it would be worth your time to schedule an eye exam. Not every headache is tied to a vision problem, and not all untreated vision problems result in headaches, but the connection between the two is significant.
Workplace Eye Safety
This is going to mean very different things depending on what kind of job you have, whether you work from home or in an office, or you work at a worksite. That’s why we’re dividing our tips into categories for physical labor type jobs and office type jobs.
How to Care for Your Lenses
Most people who wear glasses or contacts can remember what it was like the first time they were able to see individual blades of grass and leaves on trees after putting them on.
Heterochromia: When Eyes Don’t Match
A striking pair of eyes can really make an impression — and that goes double when they’re two different colors. The scientific term for having different colored eyes is heterochromia.
Is Blue Light Bad for Our Eyes?
How big of a role does a bright screen play in your nightly routine? Screens emit a lot of blue light, which affects both our internal clocks and our eye health.
