A habit of rubbing your eyes could come back to bite you. We do that sort of thing without really thinking about it in moments when we’re tired, when we get something stuck in one eye, or when our eyes feel dry or itchy. It’s an attempt to alleviate the problem, but in reality we […]
Anyone who enjoys a nice tan should be aware of the risks of tanning booths. Those risks include ones to eye health. A group of physicians, dermatologists, surgeons, and even eye doctors went before Congress to describe the negative health effects of tanning beds, and the World Health Organization has warned for years that they […]
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, which makes it a great time to discuss eye safety on the job. That will mean very different things depending on your line of work. A manual labor job can present a lot of direct dangers to eye safety, while an office-type job is more likely to cause a […]
Nearly everyone over the age of 65 will experience a reduced elasticity of the lenses of their eyes — a condition called presbyopia.
One of the most essential things we can do to maintain our quality of life is protect our eyesight.
An estimated 60 percent of children with learning difficulties have undiagnosed vision problems, and 80 percent of learning is visual.
An autoimmune disease is a disorder that causes the immune system to mistake healthy cells for dangerous pathogens and attack them.
Because it’s so much colder outside in winter, our instinct might be to assume that we’re safe from damage from the sun.
Have you noticed any changes in your eyesight in the last few years?