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Healthy Foods for Healthy Eyes

What we choose to eat is one of the most important variables to our health. It affects our weight, our energy levels, our risk of many types of disease—the list goes on and on. Today, the item on that list we’re most interested in is how diet affects eye health...


A Back-to-school Contact Lens Guide for Teens

As you rush around getting new school clothes and school supplies, don’t forget to schedule your student’s back-to-school eye exam. This is an essential step for school readiness because poor vision can be a barrier to learning. Which might be why August is Back to School Eye Health Month...


Solar Eclipse Eye Safety: Be Prepared!

If you live in the continental US, this could be your best opportunity to see such a rare phenomenon!..


How Does Our Night Vision Compare?

Our ability to see the world around us in clear, precise images is frankly incredible. But since we are a diurnal (awake during the daytime) species, our night vision is nowhere near as powerful as that of many animals...


20/20 in Hindsight: the Snellen Eye Chart

The famous eye chart is actually called the Snellen Chart. It was named for the 19th-century Dutch ophthalmologist who first developed it...


The Science of Sunglasses

Have you ever wondered just what sunglasses do for your eyes, and how? It’s a little more complex than just dropping a dark filter over your vision...


4 Reasons Not to Buy Ray Ban Sunglasses

Don’t buy the most popular sunglass brand in the United States!?! WOW, that’s a provocative statement, but this isn’t a post about a single brand. It’s more about what brands represent in the eyes of the consumer and how that differs from the facts. CLASSIC AMERICAN STYLE. Ray Ban is quintessential Americana. A company born...


Rockets’ Red Glare: Fireworks Eye Safety

To anyone lucky enough to have never been injured by fireworks, they might just seem like exciting lights and sounds, but the fact of the matter is that fireworks—from bottle rockets and Roman candles to mortars and artillery shells—are explosives...


Why We Get Dark Circles Under Our Eyes

Many of us have seen those pesky dark circles or bags under our eyes and blame it on a lack of sleep. But there’s actually more to it than that!...


Training Vision is Trending

Do you know an athlete who plays sports?  Has this athlete had an annual sports physical?  Has this athlete signed up for summer camps, group lessons, or other programs to improve performance in his/her sport...


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