Your eyes cannot escape the hands of time. And so, your vision changes and develops over the course of your life.
Considering how much your eyes change throughout your life, it’s important to be aware of key aspects of eye health and vision changes that are specific to each phase of life.
If you’ve relied on contact lenses for an extended time, it’s possible to develop some form of contact lens intolerance.
As a teenager or college student, you may have contact lenses in for hours and hours and have no problems or discomfort. However, as you age, you may find it difficult to make it through an entire workday. What gives? Let’s take a look at the issue now known as contact lens intolerance.
Fashion month 2023 has come to an end. St. Patrick’s Day looms near. The two seem connected this year.
Move over Barbie pink because from chartreuse lime to forest, pistachio, and emerald, green seems to be the trendiest color of the year. And in this post, we’ll look at crazy cool eyewear that’s right in step with the “think green” vibe popular on runways in NYC, London, Milan, and Paris.
Diabetes is one of the most serious contributors to vision issues. In fact, medical experts believe nearly everyone with diabetes will experience some form of diabetes-related vision issue. While diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic-related eye-health condition, an increasing number of people with diabetes are experiencing serious vision issues as a result of a condition known as dry eye syndrome. It turns out there’s a strong connection between diabetes and dry eyes.
Although dry eye syndrome is not considered a significant health issue, when left untreated in people with diabetes, it has been shown to contribute to permanent vision damage and even blindness.
When it comes to monovision vs multifocal contacts, which should you choose? It all depends on your eye needs. Multifocal contact lenses have different powers within a single lens to allow you to see at various distances. Typically, multifocal lenses allow the patient to see at distant, intermediate, and near ranges with the same lens.
Multifocal contact lenses are designed with a gradual transition between the powers and perform similarly to progressive addition lenses (PAL). Multifocal lenses are available in soft and hard lens designs and different modalities, from daily to monthly options.
