Did You Know These 6 Eye Facts?
Our sense of vision is a wonderfully beautiful and complex part of our everyday life.
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Are Your Children’s Toys Eye-Safe?
Did you know that roughly a quarter of a million children are seen in hospital emergency rooms each year due to toy-related injuries?
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Prediabetes And Your Vision: Know The Facts
More than 29 million people in the United States are living with diabetes. 86 million Americans—more than one out of three—have prediabetes, and vision problems are one of the foremost complications accompanying this disease.
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The Importance Of Vision Screening For Infants
Undetected vision problems can affect children in every aspect of their lives.
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Understanding Astigmatism
Astigmatism may be one of the most commonly misunderstood eye conditions. Many believe it’s caused by improper lighting, that it can lead to more serious eye problems, or—something we’ve all likely thought at some point—that it’s called “a stigmatism.”
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Why Does Chopping Onions Drive Us to Tears?
Why Does Chopping Onions Drive Us to Tears? Tears and a runny nose? Looks like that recipe called for freshly chopped onion! What is it about onions that sends our tear ducts into overdrive? Onions are Full of Sulfur As onions grow, they absorb sulfur from the soil. Onions also contain special enzymes that lie […]
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4 Signs That Your Child May Need Glasses
4 Signs That Your Child May Need Glasses Sometimes it isn’t easy to know when your child’s vision is impaired. After all, we can’t see through their eyes. Children often do not know that their vision is blurry! It makes sense when you think about it—it’s all they’ve every known! When some parents learn that […]
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Your Beautiful Eyes
Which part of your body lets you read the back of a cereal box, check out a rainbow, and see a softball heading your way? Which part lets you cry when you’re sad and makes tears to protect itself? Which part has muscles that adjust to let you focus on things that are close […]
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Your Healthy Vision
Your Healthy Vision Timeline: Ages 60+ As you age, we want to help you see your best. This is the fourth post in our four-part series on age-specific eye health concerns. This post focuses on your 60+ year-old eyes. As we all move toward becoming seasoned citizens, it’s very common for our eyesight to deteriorate. […]
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Fog- Free Vision
Are You Enjoying Fog-Free Vision? Imagine you’re sitting down to enjoy a book with a hot cup of cocoa. As you take a sip, the cocoa fogs up your lenses. Sound familiar? Whether you’re cooking, opening the dishwasher, or heading outside, fogged-up lenses are annoying. And when you’re driving or walking in humid weather, fogged […]