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All About Glaucoma

This means that when one of those components breaks down, it can cause big problems for eyesight.


Vision and the Challenges of Night Driving

For those of us without perfect eyesight, this can be an increasingly stressful adjustment to make every year, and we should all take the dangers of night driving into careful consideration.


Winter is Here! Are Your Eyes Protected?

In fact, winter can be even more dangerous in some ways. Just because most of our skin is bundled up from the cold, that doesn’t mean our eyes are safe, and that’s only one of the potential problems they can face during the chilly months of the year.


Smoking Versus Healthy Vision

Smoking is harmful to every system in the body, and it’s also harmful to our vision. A smoking habit can do more damage to our eyesight than disease can, in a few different ways.


Diabetes and Vision

Diabetes brings with it an increased risk of developing several different eye diseases.


The Connection Between Vision and Sleep

In fact, studies even show that not getting enough sleep has many of the same effects on the mind and body as alcohol...


A Word of Caution on Costume Contacts

The right pair of colored lenses will make a great final touch to an amazing Halloween costume, but not all contact lenses are created equal, and we want to make sure our patients...


Makeup and Eye Safety

We’re very happy that modern makeup is free of ingredients like lead, arsenic, and mercury. Still, that doesn’t mean it’s all perfectly safe to have around the eyes...


Protecting Your Eyesight Over the Years

However, there’s a lot we can do to keep our eyes healthy, which is why we’d like to take a look at a few of the most common age-related vision and eye problems and what can be done to minimize the risks of developing them...


Animal Kingdom Eyesight Olympics

Instead of trying to identify one animal that has the best eyes overall, we’re breaking it up into categories: underwater vision, night vision...