Eye Makeup and Ocular Health
The art of makeup has grown over the past years and many are using their creativity through it to enhance their features. While makeup can amplify features and the eyes, if not used or cleaned properly, issues may come along. Infections,allergic reactions and...
Smoking and Eye Health
Many would associate smoking with lung cancer; however, it can affect the whole body including our eyes. Studies have shown that smoking can increase risks of certain ocular conditions including dry eyes, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic...
Glaucoma
What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. It is a group of diseases that damages the optic nerve, the connection of the eye to the brain, and may lead to progressive, irreversible vision loss. The main cells affected by glaucoma are the...
How to clean your eyeglasses
If you wear eyeglasses, you may notice a big difference between looking through lenses that are filled with dirt, dust and grease in comparison to lenses that are clean. Thus, taking care of your eyeglasses is very important to keep them in good shape. Cleaning them...
Is it safe to wear contact lenses during the pandemic?
During the height of the pandemic, there were questions on whether wearing contact lenses may be a higher risk of getting the virus compared to wearing eyeglasses. Concerns included touching the eyes and the possibility of spreading the virus via that contact....
Digital Eye Strain and Blue Light
There has been an increase in digital device usage the past decade due to new features of technology and what it has to offer. However, just this year, the percentage of people using digital devices has increased due to an escalation of people working from home and...
Dry Eye Syndrome
Dry eye disease i s a common condition where the tears i n your eyes are not capable of providing moisture or sufficient lubrication to the eyes. Millions of people i n the United States suffer from i t but what causes i t? There are a number of factors that can cause...
