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Dry Eye Treatments- Home Treatments Vs. Office Treatments
2022-05-31

When you suffer from dry eyes, you can experience a lot of discomfort and irritation throughout the day. You may want to find relief to improve your ability to see clearly and feel like yourself again...


How Do Seasonal Allergies Affect Your Eyes
2022-05-25

The seasons will affect everyone differently. Most common are eye allergies that affect several people. This is characterized by swollen eyelids, itchy, burning sensation, or red eyes among others...


Age Related Macular Degeneration & Eye Supplements
2022-03-01

Have you ever wondered what supplements are available to help improve your eyesight? And are there any that can slow the progression of age-related macular degeneration...


How Often Should You Change Eyeglass Prescriptions? | Downtown Eyes
2022-02-08

Generally, most opticians recommend that patients change their eyeglasses after every two years. However...


Tips for a Lifetime of Healthy Eyesight
2022-01-12

Being trim and fit aren’t the only benefits of eating healthy and staying active; it’s also good for your eyes! Dark leafy greens and fruits are particularly important to include in your diet for eye health...


Recognizing Childhood Vision Problems
2021-12-22

That’s because as much as 80% of all learning is visual, and experts estimate that more than half of childhood learning difficulties are the result of undiagnosed vision problems...


Helping Child Vision Development
2021-12-09

It might seem strange since using our eyes is something we do automatically all day, but babies need to develop a number of visual skills in order to effectively use their eyes and process what they’re seeing, just like they have to learn how to walk and talk...


The Impacts of Smoking on Eyesight
2021-12-08

We typically think of lung cancer as the main health risk associated with smoking, and then maybe oral health problems next, but the parts of the body...


How Eye Color Works
2021-11-10

Melanin absorbs light, even some UV light, which is important for the iris — the part of the eye that controls how much light enters the pupil...


Corrective Lenses Through History
2021-10-27

Around that time, the Roman philosopher Seneca used a glass globe of water to magnify text, while Emperor Nero needed a magnifying emerald to see gladiator fights...