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Does Sunlight Contribute to the Health of Your Eyes?

Written By Michael Healy

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Like any other part of your body, your eyes require proper care and nourishment to maintain optimal health.

While we often associate sunlight with its effects on our skin and our overall well-being, its impact on eye health is equally significant, and surprisingly, not always in a bad way. Sunlight provides several benefits for the health of your eyes. In many cases, the right amount of exposure to natural light can enhance vision, prevent eye conditions, and promote overall ocular health.

9 Tips for Preventing Eye Strain While Reading

Written By Michael Healy

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There’s nothing quite like curling up with a great book. On the other hand, there’s nothing quite as frustrating as not being able to finish your current chapter because your eyes are strained, watery, and feeling tired and achy. Eye strain, also known as computer vision syndrome, is a widespread issue that often affects those who spend long hours reading or working on computer screens.

According to the American Optometric Association, an estimated 60% of American adults report experiencing eye strain on a regular basis. The same report found that over 80% of children aged 10-17 also report frequent symptoms of eye strain, but most often after extended use of a digital device.

Diabetes and Dry Eyes: What is the Connection?

Written By Michael Healy

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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.

Lazy Eye: Can It Be Treated?

Written By Courtney Dryer

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Lazy eye is misunderstood. What does having one really mean?

A true “lazy eye” is not an eye that is fatigued or has a high corrective prescription. The definition is an eye with reduced vision due to abnormal visual development.

Individuals with lazy eye depend heavily on their normal eye to see, while the weaker (amblyopic) eye will worsen over time from a lack of stimulation from the brain. Why is an eye considered lazy?

Lazy eye presents in only 3 out of 100 children. However, it is the leading cause of decreased vision in children. Also, understand that you are born with lazy eye. You cannot develop it later in life.

Gritty Eyes: What Are the Top Causes and Treatment Options?

Written By Courtney Dryer

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Do you ever feel like you have gritty eyes? Or, do they feel sandy? Do they burn? Does it feel like a foreign body or an eyelash is in them at the end of the day? These symptoms are often due to dry eye disease.

It is estimated that dry eye affects nearly 1 in 5 Americans.