Taking care of your eyes in Winter

Heat Your Behind. Whenever you get behind the weal of a chilly car, your first instinct is to blast the heat on high until your body warms up. However, sitting in front of the forced air vent is basically the same thing as holding a hair dryer to your eyeballs. It can cause them to [...]

Taking care of your eyes in Winter

Increase Your Omegas The dry air of the winter season has been shown to inflame the eyes’ tear glands, partially closing off tear flow. One way to ease this inflammation is to consume a good amount of omega-3 fatty acids. If your diet is low of these helpful nutrients, taking a fish oil supplement will [...]

Taking care of your eyes in Winter.

Wear sunglasses with UV protection. The sun can damage your eyes when it’s cold outside in more ways than when the weather is warm. Snowy conditions double the sun’s effect as ultraviolet (UV) rays can enter your eyes from above and are reflected off the snow into your eyes. Wear sunglasses that block 99 to 100 [...]

Sunglasses Slipping Down Your Nose?

If your sunglasses are slipping down your nose, often a simple adjustment can help keep them securely in place. This problem may be due to the temples (the "arms" of the frame that secure the sunglasses to the back of your ears), the bridge (the portion of the frame that rests on the sides of the [...]

Myopia (Nearsightedness)

Nearsightedness, or myopia, is the most common refractive error of the eye, and it has become more prevalent in recent years. Though the exact cause for this increase in nearsightedness is unknown, many eye doctors feel it has something to do with eye fatigue from computer use and other extended near vision tasks, coupled with a genetic [...]

Computer Vision Syndrome

Tired eyes from too much reading and computer is really a common problem nowadays. See your eye doctor and get a computer vision correction that will help you focus more accurately and with less effort. When prescribed properly, these glasses also can help you read printed material with greater ease, and the lenses can [...]

Blue Light: It’s Both Bad And Good For You

Visible light is much more complex than you might think. What Is Blue Light? Sunlight contains red, orange, yellow, green and blue light rays and many shades of each of these colors, depending on the energy and wavelength of the individual rays (also called electromagnetic radiation). Combined, this spectrum of colored light rays creates [...]

Convenience And Comfort Of Sports Contact Lenses

Convenience And Comfort Of Sports Contact Lenses Many people wear contact lenses for sports, even if they prefer eyeglasses at work and for other daily activities. Contact lenses also offer more natural vision, with no unwanted changes in image sizes that eyeglasses sometimes produce. Woman playing tennis: For sports such as tennis, contact lenses [...]

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