The Impacts of Smoking on Eyesight

A smoking habit damages every organ and system in the body, including the eyes. We typically think of lung cancer […]

How Eye Color Works

Human eye color comes from melanin, the same compound that determines skin and hair color. Melanin absorbs light, even some […]

Since as early as 60 A.D., people have been using vision-correcting tools to help them see. Around that time, the […]

Studies have shown that sleep deprivation hits the body and mind a lot like alcohol. That isn’t great, but where […]

Back in the old days, makeup was full of ingredients like lead, arsenic, and mercury. Thankfully we don’t have to […]

Among the many changes our bodies undergo as we get older are the changes to our eyesight. Early diagnosis is […]

We wouldn’t have gone into the optometry field if we weren’t fascinated by eyes, and there are some incredible ones […]

A staple of every school nurse’s office is the big E eye chart. That chart, the formal name of which […]

We tend to think of 20/20 vision being a synonym for perfect eyesight, but that isn’t quite true. All it […]

Wearing glasses can be a big adjustment for kids when they’re just starting out. The temptation can sometimes be to […]