Does it feel like someone has thrown sand in your eyes? Are they constantly burning or stinging? Do you find yourself reaching for eye drops throughout the day for relief?
You might be experiencing dry eye. Dry eye disease affects more than 16 million people in America. It is one of the most common reasons people visit their optometrist. And a new remedy—a nasal spray—is coming soon.
You’ve booked your first eye examination… Do you need to prepare? Will it hurt? How long will it take? These are all reasonable questions I get asked regularly, so allow me to help you understand what to expect at a routine eye exam.
Congratulations, you have contact lenses for the first time! Now what? It’s time to learn how to remove contact lenses and how to insert them — safely.
Putting something in your eye for the first time is frightening. This guide shares tricks of the trade for easy handling and a comfortable first-time experience.
When learning how to remove contact lenses and insert them again, slow and steady wins the race. Before long, with a good routine and a bit of practice, it should become as easy as brushing your teeth.
Want to change your look? Sure, you can change your hairstyle or clothes, but an easy, fun, and temporary way to reinvent yourself is to change your eye color with different types of colored contacts.
You can match your eye color to your outfit or mood and rock any occasion. Take your pick… smoldering deep brown eyes, sparkly sky-blue eyes, mysterious smoky grey eyes. All the different types of colored contacts offer a lot of looks.
If you’re curious about color contact lenses, perhaps you’ll find some of the information I’ll offer here “eye-opening.”
Are you becoming more sensitive to light and challenged by glare? Experiencing changes in your vision? You may be developing cataracts in eyes.
You’re not alone. The National Eye Institute estimates 50 million Americans will be living with cataracts by 2050.
Following are frequently asked questions about cataracts, and of course, the answers.
