Do you recall in old animations if your character would see a plate of food and his eyes would bulge out like footballs? That pointed cone shape of the eye in such scenes isn’t much different from the consequences of keratoconus, a vision disorder where the...
Nowadays, eye injuries in the workplace are a common affair. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports that each day about 2,000 U.S. employees maintain job-related eye injuries that need medical therapy. However, safety experts and eye...
Although we all know that there are differences between men and women! It might surprise you that some of those differences include our eyes as well. Generally speaking, women are less inclined than men to get an eye injury during their lifetime, however, the...
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is among the leading causes of vision loss for people over age 50. At present Macular Degeneration is regarded as an eye disease. Macular Degeneration is a result of the deterioration of the central part of the retina, the...
If you’ve ever been around the pharmacy in a supermarket, you have probably seen the aisles of nutrition supplements available. These products claim to get a variety of benefits, but now we only want to focus on 2: flaxseed oil and fish oil, and what they can do...
With summer just around the corner, a lot of people are probably looking forward to getting a great deal of sunlight. But too much sunlight is also harmful to human skin and as a matter of fact for our eyes as well. But it is essential to be careful to not expose our...
Spring is undoubtedly one of the most awaited season of all! For a lot of us, spring comes with itchy and bloated allergies that leave our eyes red. Those who have allergies are often quick to seek help for symptoms like sneezing, sniffling, and nasal congestion. But...
Our eyes are beautiful yet they are complex organs. Many distinctive parts have to work together to convert the light bouncing off all around us into a constant stream of pictures that we can understand and acknowledge. Are you aware of what are these different...
We tend to only think of tears when something makes us shout, whether we are watching a touching or tragic movie or we’re laughing so hard that our eyes water. However, tears are the unsung heroes of eye health. They come in different types and there is more to...
Have you been keeping a lookout for the best vitamins to maintain healthy vision? The two most important ones for promoting eye health and preventing vision loss are vitamin A and beta-carotene. In case you’re not aware of what are these vitamins and exactly what...