Cheap eyeglasses and sunglasses can rob you of the opportunity to see, look your best and fully protect your eyes for a lifetime of good vision. Though you may see acceptably well with cheap eyewear, are you really seeing your best and doing everything you can to protect your eyesight? Photochromic Lenses: Transitions Lenses [...]

Eye Color Booth. This photography app lets you change the eye colour in a photo, to create fun, crazy or artistic effects. You can even change the eye colour to rainbow or just see what you'd look like with a new eye colour. One of the fun features is the ability to colour the [...]

Colour Blind Pal. (Apple version) Touch a point in a picture, and the app will display the colour name of that point. It also simulates color blindness so people with normal vision can see what it's like to be colour blind. Not only does it tell you what the colour names are, but this [...]

This application is a quick and efficient way to keep track of your uses of reusable contact lenses. (Available only in Apple version) By using this application you will be able to share your lens usage information with your optician for future prescriptions to ensure you're purchasing the most appropriate type of contact lenses [...]

This app translates your text into Braille and is a great tool for learning or teaching. (Apple version) For the Android version, the developer says this is a fun way to learn both contracted and uncontracted Unified English Braille (grades 1 and 2). You can even compete in time trials against your friends. Download for [...]

A Giant Clock display on your mobile phone may help ease strain on your eyes, espacially in getting early in the mronings. The display is customizable, so you can change the text and background colors as desired. Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bojankogoj.giantclock Download for Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/za/app/big-clock-ios/id355923071 Disclaimer: Note these are 3rd party apps and we [...]

With cold and flu season just around the corner, you might be gearing up tissues, decongestants and maybe even a flu shot. But what about your eye health? Most of us forget to take the same special precautions this time of year to help keep eye infections and other eye area problems to a [...]

The same was true for artificial hearts, lungs, hips and kneecaps. All are used successfully today. Though we still don't have a full artificial eye. yet, we're getting closer thanks to new technologies aiming to fix failing eye parts with human-made versions. One of these recent discoveries doesn't replace an entire eye, but supplants [...]

Everybody knows that eating right is the way to keep your heart healthy. The good news is that the same diet that helps your heart is probably also good for your eyes. A diet low in fat and rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains can pay benefits not only to your heart but [...]

Enjoy Some Warm Soup. Many people do not realize that even mild dehydration can negatively affect the watery component of the eye. This is especially significant in winter because the cold temperatures can damped the body’s thirst mechanism, while artificial heat speeds the evaporation of tears. Instead, keep your eyes hydrated by sipping water throughout [...]