Cataracts And Our Vision
Over 20 million adults age 40 and older and half of seniors 80 and older have cataracts, and that’s just in the US.
Eye Protection
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Preventing Fireworks Eye Injuries
There’s something about a fireworks display that brings out feelings of childlike wonder in all of us.
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A Quick Guide To Pink Eye
Pink eye is a common eye infection that ten percent of people experience at some point in their lives.
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The Purpose Of Eyebrows And Eyelashes
You might think eyebrows are just for making expressions and eyelashes are just for flirting, but there’s a lot more to them.
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How Our Eyes Respond To Irritants
It doesn’t take much to irritate the surface of our eyes.
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Don’t Forget Your Sunglasses!
With summer almost here, many of us are looking forward to spending a lot of time outdoors.
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The Role Of Tears
We cry for all kinds of reasons: a stubbed toe, a particularly poignant scene in a movie, freshly cut onions — the list goes on. Would it surprise you to learn that, chemically, not all tears are the same? Or how about that even though we usually do it when we’re upset, crying is actually […]
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Seasonal Allergies And Your Eyes
Spring is in the air...and that means so are allergies.
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Glaucoma: The Basics
The optic nerve is what transmits visual data from the eye to the brain. When the optic nerve is damaged, our vision suffers. A group of conditions that threaten the optic nerve is glaucoma. In the United States, glaucoma is the second most common cause of vision loss and blindness, affecting three million people. Because […]
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How Do Our Eyes Compare With Cameras?
If you’ve taken a lot of pictures, you might have noticed that the photos don’t always turn out the same as what we see. Why does that happen? Eyes and cameras both see images and they have a lot of mechanical similarities, but there are still many differences between them. Organic Aperture: The Iris Both […]