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How often should you be getting an eye exam, considering your eye health history? Preventative care is as important for our eyes as it is for our teeth and our overall health, which means we should be getting regular eye exams even when we don't need a new glasses or contact lens prescription. Ou...

"Beauty is pain" is a bad idea in general, but especially when it comes to eyes and makeup. In the modern day, we no longer use makeup made of lead, arsenic, or mercury like people did in previous eras, but it's still not exactly pleasant or healthy to get makeup in your eye. Even makeup made of ...

Age brings many wonderful experiences and milestones, but it also brings changes to our body. If you’re like me, you woke up one day and your knees hurt, your back hurts, and you grunt standing up from the couch. Carrying 100+ lbs on my back through the mountains of Afghanistan probably didn’t do me any favors either. Everything starts to change, and your eyesight is no different.

Age brings many wonderful experiences and milestones, but it also brings changes to our body. If you’re like me, you woke up one day and your knees hurt, your back hurts, and you grunt standing up from the couch. Carrying 100+ lbs on my back through the mountains of Afghanistan probably didn’t do me any favors either. Everything starts to change, and your eyesight is no different.

The vast majority of eye injuries can be prevented easily, including sports eye injuries. How can we prevent them? By wearing the right eye protection. We often think eye protection is mainly for welders or construction workers or people working in chemistry labs, but it can also save an athlete'...

Our jobs are all about keeping human eyes healthy and making sure our patients see clearly. However, every once in a while, we like taking a look at the fascinating world of animal eyesight. There are some incredible eyes in nature that work very differently from the way human eyes do. Human Eyes...

Do you know how much time you're spending each day looking at screens? Between our work computers, tablets, TVs, and smartphones, the average person can rack up a pretty staggering amount of daily screentime these days. That can be pretty taxing on the eyes. All it takes to create a 90% risk of d...

As parents, we want to ensure that our children have the best possible start in their education. Making sure they can see clearly plays a more important role to a child’s education than most people realize. Did you know that up to 80% of a child's learning is linked to their vision? Good eyesig...

As we get older, our bodies undergo various changes and our eyes are no exception. One common age-related condition that will eventually affect all individuals is presbyopia. If you've noticed that it's becoming increasingly difficult to focus on objects up close, you may be experiencing the effects of presbyopia. Fortunately, there are numerous glasses options available specifically designed to address this condition and provide clear vision at all distances.

Pink eye is one of the most common eye infections we can get. Pink eye or conjunctivitis is characterized by redness in the whites of the eyes, accompanied by itchiness and discharge (which could be watery or thick and yellowish). Conjunctivitis is the inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is th...