How Smoking Harms Eye Health
Lung cancer is the risk we most commonly associate with a smoking habit, followed by oral health problems, but it doesn’t stop with the parts of the body the smoke comes in contact with.
Diabetes and Eyesight
With diabetes, the risk of developing a number of eye diseases goes up, including cataracts, diabetic macular edema (DME), diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma.
Sleep and Vision
What does sleep have to do with eyesight? You might be surprised. Getting enough sleep does wonders for our overall health, including our eye health, and we can also achieve better quality sleep by changing what our eyes see before bedtime.
Be Careful When Buying Costume Contacts
Colored contact lenses are sometimes the perfect final touch to take a Halloween costume to the next level. Unfortunately, not all costume lenses are created equal — or with equal concern for wearer safety.
Maintaining Healthy Vision as We Age
As we age, we should be vigilant in watching for signs of age-related vision loss, because early diagnosis is critical in preventing many sight-threatening conditions from progressing.
Strange and Fascinating Animal Eyes
Depending on how they hunt (or avoid being hunted), where they live, and even how big they are, animals have a wide array of vision adaptations that human eyes don’t have. Let’s take a look at just a few of them.
Why Kids Need Eye Exams
Being able to see clearly and perform visual tasks well is hugely important to a child’s education, social development, and even athletic performance. Up to 80% of learning is visual.
Hey Kids, Your Glasses Are Awesome!
Good eyesight is crucial for so many things in a growing child’s life, particularly education, so how can we help our kids gain a more positive outlook on their glasses?
Glasses, Contacts, and Makeup
For glasses wearers, your makeup approach might have to adjust depending on what kind of frames you have and whether your prescription makes your eyes look bigger or smaller than normal.
Eyebrows and Eyelashes
Our eyebrows and eyelashes are not just there to help us make different facial expressions or to make our eyes stand out. They’re actually the first line of defense our eyes have against airborne contaminants and other hazards.
