Dry eye syndrome is a condition that results in dry eyes (listen carefully… there will be a quiz later). Eyes become dry when the tear film is destabilized. The tear film is the film of tears that covers your eyes…
If cataracts are like looking through a pair of sunglasses that have fingerprint smudges on them, then macular degeneration is like wearing a pair of sunglasses with a slightly outdated prescription. As a bonus, the macular degeneration sunglasses are also…
Just like the smudges and clouding on the lenses of an old, unfashionable pair of sunglasses that you usually leave in your glovebox, a cataract is a clouding of the lens on your eye. No, this cloudiness isn’t caused by…
When you were a kid, did a parent, teacher, or other adult ever tell you to “make sure to eat your carrots because they’re good for your eyes?” Personally, we were always skeptical of this. It just seems like it’s…
The majority of people in the United States spend most of their waking hours interacting with, and intensely focused on, screens. We use computers at work or school (and use our phones on breaks), then come home and stream something…
Most people who wear contact lenses can think of a time when they fell asleep (or almost fell asleep) with their lenses in their eyes. Does this sound familiar? It was late, and you were tired and ready to fall…
Daily vs Monthly Contacts: Which Option Is Best? If you’ve decided to take the plunge and begin wearing contact lenses, then you need to decide which type of contact lenses you want to use: daily or monthly contacts (or bi-weekly…