A Word of Caution on Costume Contacts
Halloween is our favorite spooky time of year, but we need to talk about the potential dangers of costume contact lenses.
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Makeup and Eye Safety
Cosmetics have come a long way from the toxic powders used in the Renaissance and Victorian eras.
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Protecting Your Eyesight Over The Years
As we get older, our bodies don’t function as well as they used to, and that includes our eyes.
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Animal Kingdom Eyesight Olympics
Our world is filled with a staggering array of animal life, and today we’d like to take a closer look at some of the best eyes nature has to offer.
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Kids And Comprehensive Eye Exams
Most of us remember going to the school nurse as a child, covering one eye at a time, and reading off lines from the big E chart to find out if we needed glasses.
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Convincing Your Child That Glasses Rule
Wearing glasses for the first time can be a difficult adjustment for any child.
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The Benefits Of Vitamin A And Beta-Carotene
Have you been keeping an eye out for the best vitamins for maintaining healthy vision? The two most important ones for promoting eye health and preventing vision loss are vitamin A and beta-carotene. What are these vitamins and what makes them so special? What Is Vitamin A? The term “vitamin A” doesn’t refer to just […]
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Swimming Pool Eye Safety Tips
School’s out and it’s time for summer! For many of us, summer time means a lot of trips to the pool, but before we dive in, we should take a look at what we should be doing to protect our eyes while we’re cooling off underwater. Invest In A Good Pair Of Goggles Have you […]
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Enjoy The Fireworks (But Protect Your Eyes)
The Fourth of July is a wonderful day to enjoy good food, good company, and, of course, an awe-inspiring fireworks display. If we want to be able to keep enjoying the sight of the rockets’ red glare in future years, however, we need to make sure we’re not putting our eyes at unnecessary risk of […]
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Progressive Lenses Versus Bifocals
Nearly everyone over the age of 65 will experience a reduced elasticity of the lenses of their eyes — a condition called presbyopia.