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Common Eye Issues Vary Across the Sexes

Research consistently shows that certain eye conditions affect women and men at different rates, with different levels of severity, and sometimes for different reasons...


Exercising and Improving Your Visual Skills

Most people know that regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy. Fewer people realize that your eyes and visual system can be trained and strengthened too. Visual skills go far beyond simply seeing clearly at a distance. They include how well your eyes work together, how quickly you can ...


Exercising and Improving Your Visual Skills

Fewer people realize that your eyes and visual system can be trained and strengthened too. Visual skills go far beyond simply seeing clearly at a distance...


Our Eyes Are Access Points for Pathogens

You lock your doors at night, and you wash your hands before eating. You think carefully about what enters your body. But there is one entry point most people never consider securing: their eyes. The eyes are among the most exposed and vulnerable organs in the human body. Unlike the skin, which f...


Our Eyes Are Access Points for Pathogens

You think carefully about what enters your body. But there is one entry point most people never consider securing: their eyes...


Protecting Your Eyes in Hay Fever Season

While most people reach for antihistamines to manage sneezing and a runny nose, the eyes are often the most uncomfortable battleground. Itchy, red,..


Protecting Your Eyes in Hay Fever Season

Spring and summer bring longer days, warmer weather, and, for millions, hay fever. While most people reach for antihistamines to manage sneezing and a runny nose, the eyes are often the most uncomfortable battleground. Itchy, red, watery eyes can make the warmer months genuinely difficult, but wi...


What Does Blinking Do for Eye Health?

Blinking is one of the most automatic things your body does. You do it thousands of times a day without a second thought. But this small, reflexive action plays a surprisingly large role in keeping your eyes healthy and comfortable. Here is what happens every time you blink, and why it matters. B...


What Does Blinking Do for Eye Health?

You do it thousands of times a day without a second thought. But this small, reflexive action plays a surprisingly large role in keeping your eyes healthy and comfortable...


Are Tanning Beds Dangerous for Your Eyes?

Tanning beds are marketed as a convenient way to keep a sun-kissed glow year-round. But while most people know about the skin cancer risks, far fewer think about what that UV exposure is doing to their eyes. The answer may surprise you. The UV Threat You Can't See Tanning beds emit ultraviolet ra...


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