Sunglasses can prevent sun damage to your eyes, improve your vision and make a unique fashion statement. Learn about the different types of sunglasses, including polarized lenses and the latest sunglass styles, in this series of articles written by experts in eye care. Now you need to find just the right pair. There are a […]
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Stress could contribute to vision loss
Persistent psychological stress is a major contributor to the development and progression of vision loss according to an analysis of hundreds of published research and clinical reports on the relationship of stress and eye disease. Your blurry vision, eye twitching, headaches and watery or dry eyes may be caused by stress. Other stress-inducing vision issues […]
Continue readingLIGHT SENSITIVITY
Light sensitivity is also called photophobia. It is a common experience with many underlying causes. The broad term covers many kinds of discomfort in bright light, ranging from trouble adjusting to brighter light to pain in the eyes. People who have light-colored eyes may be more prone to light sensitivity than those with dark eyes. If you […]
Continue readingTHE CAUSES OF COLOR BLINDNESS
Color blindness is an uncommon visual issue that is most often linked to a genetic cause. It affects 1 in 12 men. The most common form of color blindness is red/green blindness, with blue/yellow being the second most common. Achromatopsia, or total color blindness, is extremely rare. Most people who are color blind have this […]
Continue readingWhat Are Eye Floaters and How to Protect Your Eyes
You may know the feeling: Out of nowhere, you start seeing black “spots” across the sky. You look away for a moment, but then you see them on your arm. They seem to be following you! That’s when it dawns on you – the fleck is on your eyeball. Eye floaters! What Are Eye Floaters? […]
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