Michael Healy, Author at EZOnTheEyes

How to Pack Contact Lenses When Flying and 7 More Helpful Tips

Written By Michael Healy

Traveling’s stressful. If you wear contact lenses, you don’t want to add eyecare to the list of stuff to stress about. No matter the type of trip you’re taking—business or pleasure, a weekend getaway or a month-long relocation—you want to make sure you’re prepared. And knowing how to pack contact lenses when flying and other useful tips can be very helpful for reducing stress on your trip.

Here are eight tips to help you travel safely and effectively with your contact lenses:

Active Sunglasses and Glasses: Our Guide to Vision and Sports Performance

Written By Michael Healy

Eighty percent of perceptual input comes from the eyes during a sporting activity, according to the International Sports Vision Association. For both the casual and professional athlete, good vision is key in maximizing sports performance. Wearing the right protective eyewear is equally important. Let’s take a look at vision and sports performance and how active sunglasses and glasses factor into the equation.

Astigmatism Treatments: What Are the Best Options?

Written By Michael Healy

Astigmatism affects one out of every three people. While it’s far from life-threatening, astigmatism does not go away. However, there are astigmatism treatments available to correct the condition, one of them being surgery.

But is surgery your only option? Let’s explore this.

Prism Correction Glasses: What Are They?

Written By Michael Healy

Eyeglasses are typically prescribed for two main reasons: astigmatism and near- or farsightedness. Another common reason is to correct double vision, or diplopia. Read on to understand the warning signs, diagnostics, and whether or not you might be in need of prism correction glasses.

What causes the need for prism correction glasses?

If your eyes are working in accordance with each other, you have what is known as binocular vision. When light passes through the cornea, the dome-shaped tissue lining the outside of the eye helps to focus the light before it reaches the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the back surface of the eye.

Light that’s been converted by the cornea is sent to the brain as electrical impulses along the optic nerve to be translated into images. Typically, the eyes work together to see one, single image because light falls on the same spot in each retina.

However, in someone with diplopia, light falls on different parts of the retina, causing two separate images to be seen.

Diplopia is not the only reason for potentially needing prism correction glasses. Other causes include:

Foods to Fend Off Macular Degeneration and Cataracts

Written By Michael Healy

11 million people suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye condition that can cause blurry vision or lead to a total loss of central vision. According to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in adults over 55 years old.

Cataracts is another common eye condition that, like AMD, affects the lens of the eye. The lens becomes cloudy and can cause your vision to become blurry, or colors can appear more muted or dull. Cataracts can also cause impaired night vision and sensitivity to light. This is another age-related eye issue and while it is possible to restore your vision through cataract surgery, there are things you can do to slow down or prevent their development.