Keratoconus is an eye disease in which the cornea gets progressively thinner, causing the normal spherical shape to bulge until it's cone-shaped and irregular. Light passing through the eye is distorted by the irregular shape and causes blurry vision. The …
What Is Corneal Collagen Crosslinking? Corneal collagen crosslinking is a relatively comfortable, parasurgical treatment for that involves combining riboflavin eye drops with ultraviolet light to induce the crosslinking of corneal collagen. The treatment can slow or stop the progression of …
Spread the news! It is National Sunglasses Day! Every day—whether it’s sunny or cloudy, summer or winter—millions of Americans make the conscious decision to not wear sunglasses or other ultraviolet (UV)-protective eyewear. While seemingly harmless, this habit carries serious vision …
May is UV Awareness Month, and we've all heard the warnings, "Protect your eyes when your outside!" Yah yah, we get it. Sunglasses, a ball cap, maybe some sunscreen around the eyes. In Fact, we've spent a great deal of …
We don't all have an amazing set of coke bottle glasses to protect our eyes, like Milton from Office Space. If we did, perhaps there would not be so many work-related eye injuries each year in the United States. The National …
Over the course of this summer, we’ve written multiple times about the importance of wearing UV-blocking sunglasses while out in the sun. While it’s no secret that the sun’s ultraviolet radiation can wreak havoc on our skin, most people fail …
People say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but we say they're actually the windows to your health. The fact is, your eyes can reveal any number of health problems. And in many cases, they can be the first …
May is Ultraviolet Awareness Month, so pull out those aviators, club masters or wayfarers, and keep your eyes in the shade. Just don't sacrifice UV blockage for style. According to the American Optometric Association's 2014 American Eye-Q® Survey, less than one …
Animals are around us all the time. Whether they're in a zoo or in our homes as pets, they see us and we see them. But have you ever wondered if we are looking at the same thing? How do …