These days, eyeglasses can look pretty cool. Still, the day may come when your son or daughter asks you for contact lenses. How old do you have to be to wear contact lenses? There is no age limit: babies can wear them, and so can […]
Continue readingBest Foods For Your Eyes
Are you eating the foods that are best for your eyes? There’s more to eye nutrition than just carrots. Learn which foods boost your eye health and help protect against sight-threatening diseases. Estimates suggest that 21 million Americans have some sort of functional vision problem or eye […]
Continue readingOCTOBER IS CONTACT LENS SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
Developing healthy contact lens hygiene habits from the start, or reviewing them annually when you visit your eye doctor to update your contact lens prescription, is a great way to reduce your chances of having a contact lens related eye problem. Here are some healthy contact lens hygiene habits: Wash […]
Continue readingEyes – how your eyes work
When you look at an object, the light from it enters your eye through the pupil. The iris changes the size of the pupil, depending on how bright the light is. The lens focuses the light onto the back of the eye: the retina. The retina is a mass of […]
Continue readingFacts About the Amazing Eye
We don’t often give our eyes as much thought as we should, that is until something goes wrong and our vision is affected. But when you learn more about eyes, you realize just how amazing they are. Here are a few facts you may enjoy: 1. Eyes began to develop 550 million years ago. The […]
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