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Your eyes are delicate organs with many intricate components. Most people spend all of their waking hours with their eyes open. So it’s no…

Driving can pose many challenges for people with low vision. Bioptic lenses can be a choice for some motorists with less-than-ideal eyesight. …

If you associate eye cataracts as signs of “growing older,” you are correct. Maturing is the most prevalent cause. Many people’s…

People with vision loss aren’t blind; they can see but just not very well. Vision loss makes being out and about in public challenging and…

For many of us, Wintertime is associated with drab days, soft sunlight and cold temperatures. But even though Winter doesn’t deliver the…

Most people who take medications daily don’t realize that some of those drugs’ side effects include dry eye. Moisture is crucial for your…

When something unwanted shows up in your peepers—an eyelash, dust, a fleck of dirt—they produce tears to flush it out. Even intruders…

Most refractive errors, such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, can be easily corrected with the right eyeglass prescription. With…

About 45 million Americans age 18 and older wear contact lenses. Ninety-three percent of them use soft lenses. Though so many people choose contacts…

Eyewear has played a significant role in many people’s lives since 1727, when British opticianEdward Scarlett invented eyeglasses frames that…

Your eyesight is precious. You need to do as much as you can to protect it and help your vision be as clear as possible. The good news is that you…

The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 45 million people in the U. S. wear contact lenses; two-thirds of them are female. Some folks…

Your eyesight is precious, and your eyes are delicate. Those two facts alone are solid reasons to take excellent care of your vision.   …

If your eyes don’t make enough tears to stay wet or if your tears don’t hang around long enough to keep your eyes moist, you’re not…

Think of each of your eyes as a complex and delicate machine—such as a fine-quality, high-performance Italian sports car. And as with intricate…

Think of each of your eyes as a complex and delicate machine—such as a fine-quality, high-performance Italian sports car. And as with intricate…

If you didn’t possess depth perception, you wouldn’t be able to discern objects’ depths, widths and lengths. You couldn’t…

If your eyes don’t make enough tears to stay wet or if your tears don’t hang around long enough to keep your eyes moist, you’re not…

About 160 million Americans of all ages wear eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct their vision. If your vision requires multiple corrective…

Allergies, either seasonal or year-round, can wreak havoc with our daily lives. Allergic reactions commonly affect the skin, sinuses, nasal passages,…

The popularity of workplace computers in the 1980s marked the beginning of a new era in technology. And when smartphones, tablets and personal…

You spend most of your waking hours with your eyes open, so it’s no wonder that they’re so vulnerable to the outside world. And because…

You may be surprised to learn that one million Americans are legally blind. People with macular degeneration, diabetes, cataracts and glaucoma can…

Your eyes can get dry for a lot of reasons. A lot of people have the same problem, especially as they age. Dry, gritty or watery eyes make it…

Halos don’t appear only above angels. Eyes sometimes develop these bright circles when you’re looking at bright lights in a dark or dim…

Everyone loves a sunny day, and of course we all know the Sun’s rays help our bodies produce vitamin D, which is essential for our health. But…

=An estimated three million people nationwide suffer from glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Glaucoma — the name given to a…

Just as with the rest of your body, age affects your eyes. After you reach the four-decade mark, their natural internal lenses become less supple. …

There are myths, speculations and opinions on just about every subject around. Eyes and vision are among those topics. When you want to separate…

Suddenly seeing dark spots creep into your field of vision can be alarming — especially when you can’t brush them away or rinse them out…

If you wear only one pair of eyeglasses all day every day, you may be missing out on the benefits of eyewear with specific intentions and advantages.…

Your eyes are a vulnerable duo. They’re open all of your waking hours and are susceptible to innumerable invaders. Your natural inclination is…

What color are your eyes? While there are countless numbers of hues, shades, richness and color combinations, your peepers are probably brown, blue,…

The ability to see clearly is one of the necessities in life. Sharp vision is important for driving, reading, supervising young children at play and…

Acuity of vision, also termed visual acuity, describes the clearness of your vision when measured from 20 feet away.  Visual acuity is the most…

How much do you know about the pupils of your eyes? Perhaps you haven’t given much thought to this black-colored circle in the center of each…