Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a way our eyes could give us a loud-and-clear message that our glasses or contact lens prescription is no longer cutting it? As it is, changes to our eyesight can be so subtle that it’s often not until we have an annual eye exam that we realize our […]
Valentine’s Day comes and goes, but there’s one sure way to honor your heart any time of the year. And even for all the chocolate and roses in the world, you probably wouldn’t guess that the way to your heart just might be an eye exam. But it’s true, a trip to your eye doctor […]
Just because someone is colorblind, it doesn’t mean they see the world like a black-and-white movie.
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide, and it’s estimated that the prevalence of glaucoma in the U.S. will reach over 3-million this year. Although more people are expected to have glaucoma as the U.S. population ages, that doesn’t mean each person with the condition will suffer blindness. In fact, vision loss […]
Presbyopia is farsightedness caused by the increasing rigidity of the lens in the eye as we age.
Our eyes are incredible, complicated organs. Many different components need to work together for us to be able to see.
In winter, when the days are shorter, we tend to end up driving more at night.
If you tune in to the Today Show at all, you know that co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has been absent from the show due to a serious eye injury. Guthrie, 47, first shared the news of her injury in late November, explaining that she was undergoing laser treatments to repair a torn retina caused when her […]
When we think of sunburns, most of us probably imagine sandy beaches and summer heat, but we can get sunburned in any season, including winter.
The most common health effects that come to mind when we think of smoking are lung cancer and bad teeth, but it doesn’t stop there.
