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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...
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...
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...
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...
2021-10-13
That isn’t great, but where do our eyes fit into the equation? When we get enough sleep, it’s great for both our overall health and our eye health...
2021-09-22
Thankfully we don’t have to worry whether or not we’re putting actual poison on our faces when we apply modern makeup, but we should still take a few precautions...
2021-09-08
Early diagnosis is critical for stopping many sight-threatening conditions in their tracks, which is why we should be on the watch for signs of age-related vision loss...
2021-08-25
There is such incredible variation in how eyes work across the animal kingdom that we could spend years studying and barely scratch the surface, so to start out...
2021-08-11
That chart, the formal name of which is the Snellen chart (after the 19th-century Dutch eye doctor Herman Snellen who developed it), is certainly a good diagnostic tool for catching nearsightedness...
2021-07-28
All it means when someone has 20/20 vision is that they have normal visual acuity without refractive errors like nearsightedness, farsightedness, or astigmatism...
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