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Best Practices for Preventing Eye Damage

Your eyes are complex and sensitive organs that require constant care. It is important to keep up with your eye health in order to stay alert and healthy as you…

Covid-19

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Will Covid-19 Cause an Epidemic of Nearsightedness in Children?

Doctors are worried that the Covid-19 pandemic will cause more children to develop severe levels of nearsightedness in the future. The Covid-19 virus itself does not cause nearsightedness. But because…

Closeup portrait of young women with glasses.

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What Causes Nearsightedness?

Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, means that you see better near than far. This is corrected using glasses, contact lenses, or through refractive surgery such as Lasik surgery in Los…

Contact lens on finger tip

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Infection Risk for Those Who Wear Contacts

Serious infection is always something eye doctors worry about a great deal. Infections can cause scarring of the cornea with a partial loss of vision, possibly requiring an operation to…

Woman feeling eye pain when using tablet at night

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What Digital Screens are Doing to Your Eyes

Like it or not, we are in the digital age. Computer screens, smart phones, tablets, and other similar devices have become intertwined into our everyday lives—according to TIME, about 90%…

Aging Eyes: Vision Over Time

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Aging Eyes: Vision Over Time

The eyes are the windows to our souls. But over time, the windows to our soul can become cloudy. Just like our physique, our eyes also exhibit age-related decline. Age-related…

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Protect your eyes with sunglasses

Sunglasses certainly are fashionable and make your vision feel more comfortable when out in the bright sun. Hopefully, you know how important sunglasses are in protecting your eyes from the…

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Study Finds Contact Wearers Insert Bacteria into Eyes Along With Lenses

A new study has documented the way contact lenses change the natural bacteria of the eye. Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine have found contact lenses make…

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New Less-Invasive Cataract Surgery Using Stem Cells Proves Promising

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and those in China have found a potentially new and less invasive form of cataract surgery. They successfully used stem cells to…

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Natural and Nutritious Eye Health Tips

It should not come as a surprise, but eating a nutritious diet serves as one of the biggest eye protection strategies for everyone. Ensuring healthy vision is not on everyone’s…

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New Cornea Layer May Be Lead to Glaucoma

Statistics show that over 2.2 million Americans have Glaucoma, but only half of them actually know they have it. This eye disease is often misunderstood, and people do not realize…

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Smart Contact Lenses Can Help Monitor Glucose for Diabetics

The daily struggle with diabetes is a huge problem in America, affecting about 26 million children and adults, and sadly many of those with the disease fail to treat themselves…