Shin guards for soccer, shoulder pads for football, and batting helmets for baseball and softball. Almost every sport has its own unique safety equipment, but most participants in sports forget to protect one of the most important parts of the body: the eyes. “Sports are the leading cause of eye injuries in children under 16,” […]
Have you heard that eating carrots will give you great night vision?
Human eyes are complex and powerful organs, but there are a few animals who have us beat when it comes to eyesight.
Amblyopia (lazy eye) is the loss or lack of development of vision in an eye that is unrelated to any eye health problem. The brain does not acknowledge the images seen by the ambloyopic eye. Reduced vision due to amblyopia is not always correctable with lenses alone. Amblyopia is the result of poor early visual […]
A good pair of sunglasses is a wonderful thing to have on a bright summer day, but why is that?
Have you been struggling to convince your child to wear their glasses?
Is there anything more American than hot dogs on the grill and fireworks in the sky? We all enjoy a patriotic pyrotechnics display, but fireworks are not without their risks. Explosives Are Not Toys To anyone lucky enough to have never been injured by fireworks, they might just seem like exciting lights and sounds, but […]
Over 20 million adults age 40 and older and half of seniors 80 and older have cataracts, and that’s just in the US.
There’s something about a fireworks display that brings out feelings of childlike wonder in all of us.
One of the first things we notice about someone when we meet them is their eyes.