Don’t Forget About Your Eyes When It Comes to your Summer Sun Protection As we hurdle into summer, it’s important to think of our eyes before spending hours out in the sun. In the same way that you religiously wear sunscreen and sun hats in order to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV…
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More Than Half of the Country Wears Glasses; So When Do You Know if They’re Right for You? According to Popular Science, over 40% of the U.S. population suffers from myopia, or nearsightedness. According to statistics published by CBS, 61% of the U.S. population uses some form of corrective lenses. A higher proportion of elderly…
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Keeping Your Eyes Safe From Fireworks on Independence Day Independence Day and the start of summer means fireworks season. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks send over 10,000 people to the emergency room each year, and eye injuries make up a serious portion of those injuries. The American Academy of Ophthalmology says…
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The Link Between a Good Night’s Sleep and Good Vision According to a new study by the Sleep Foundation, most adults require between 7 and 9 hours of sleep each night in order to function at the highest capacity. On the flip side, getting less than five hours of sleep per night can have adverse…
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Understanding Cataracts A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area in the lens of the eye. The natural lens of the eye is located behind the pupil and the iris. In a healthy eye, light passes through the lens and into the retina where it then changes into nerve signals and is sent to the…
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Has Anything Like This Ever Happened to Your Eyes? Most of us don’t really think about our eyes very much, as long as we can see clearly and nothing is irritating them. When something does go wrong with our eyes, however, it can quickly send us into a panic, especially if we don’t recognize the…
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Taking Care of Your Eyes During Healthy Vision Month May is healthy vision month, and while every month is a good month for you to make sure to take proper care of your eyes, the National Eye Institute uses May as an opportunity to put focus on eye health for people who have not typically…
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Could Migraine Headaches Have Something to Do With My Eyes? Do you suffer from migraines? If you do, and your migraine is accompanied by short-term vision loss or blindness, then you may have what doctors refer to as an ocular migraine. While eyestrain may trigger some headaches, and standard migraines may cause blind spots or…
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My Eyes Don’t Feel Right… Am I Getting Enough Sleep? You probably have some sense that sleep is important to maintaining healthy eyes. After all, if you haven’t had enough sleep, your eyes often feel heavy and dry and you get puffy circles underneath them. But if you’re one of the countless individuals who just…
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Potentially harmful blue light is all around us, emitted by the sun and by nearly every screen we use at work and in our homes; learn how to save your eyes.
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