Glasses Care and Contact Lens Safety
Glasses or contact lenses might be small, but they make a massive difference in our daily lives.
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Learning All About Heterochromia
Statistically, the first thing we notice about a person when we meet them is their eye color.
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The Basics of AMD
For people age fifty and older, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of permanent vision loss.
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The Relationship Between Eyes and Sleep
Studies have shown that sleep deprivation hits the body and mind a lot like alcohol. That isn’t great, but where do our eyes fit into the equation? 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 […]
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Tips for a Lifetime of Healthy Eyesight
Healthy eyesight is an important part of having a good quality of life.
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Recognizing Childhood Vision Problems
Healthy, functioning eyesight is incredibly important to a child’s education and development.
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Helping Child Vision Development
Did you know that babies have to learn how to see?
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The Impacts of Smoking on Eyesight
A smoking habit damages every organ and system in the body, including the eyes. We typically think of lung cancer as the main health risk associated with smoking, and then maybe oral health problems next, but the parts of the body that have direct contact with the smoke aren’t the only ones hurt by it. […]
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Makeup Eye Safety Tips
Back in the old days, makeup was full of ingredients like lead, arsenic, and mercury. Thankfully we don’t have to worry whether or not we’re putting actual poison on our faces when we apply modern makeup, but we should still take a few precautions to protect our eyes from unnecessary injury and infection. There’s no […]
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How Eye Color Works
Human eye color comes from melanin, the same compound that determines skin and hair color. Melanin absorbs light, even some UV light, which is important for the iris — the part of the eye that controls how much light enters the pupil. Melanin and Pigment Types There are two different types of melanin a person […]