Category Archives: Eye Health

For many people, especially older people, the beauty of nighttime is getting obscured by a condition called nyctalopia, more commonly referred to as night blindness. Not only can these people not appreciate the beauty of night, they cannot easily do their regular day-to-day activities like reading, knitting, driving, or even walking at night. When you ...click here to read more

By now you know the risks associated with high cholesterol and why it’s so important to keep your numbers within a healthy range. Cholesterol can take a toll on your heart health and set you up for a cardiovascular event like heart attack or heart disease. When cholesterol is stuck to the artery walls, passing ...click here to read more

Glaucoma is a serious eye disease and one of the leading causes of blindness. It damages the eye’s optic nerve when the fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises. It’s all too common. According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, estimates suggest more than three million Americans have glaucoma, but only half of them know they have ...click here to read more

Sure, it’s easy to blame the old age for all of our body changes and health issues, because frankly aging does play a large role in these. But sometimes other factors kick in. Case in point, here are six reasons why your vision is changing that have nothing to do with aging. 6 reasons for ...click here to read more

We all know that smoking is bad for us – for obvious reasons, too. Time and time again, it has been linked to cancer, among other things. You probably know each and every reason why you should stop smoking, but we have another one that you may not have heard of: Smoking hurts your vision. ...click here to read more

You probably heard that if you want to improve your vision you should eat carrots, but a new study has shown that bananas are beneficial for your vision, too. Fruits in general can provide disease-fighting properties and should be part of your healthy eating routine – an apple a day keeps the doctor away, as ...click here to read more

It is often said that our eyes are the gateway to our soul. Although this may be true, your eyes can reveal much more than that. Eyes not only provide us with the ability to see, but they can also tell us what’s going on inside our bodies. Whether these are the matters of the ...click here to read more

It is quite common to experience changes in our vision as we age, but the necessity to wear prescription glasses isn’t the only nuisance that arrives with vision loss. In fact, visual impairment isn’t just about not being able to see things clearly anymore – it can affect our mental health, too. Nearly 1.6 million ...click here to read more

Dry eyes and seasonal allergies go hand in hand. Unfortunately, when the warmer weather begins, so does our eye dryness, which can really hinder our ability to enjoy the milder temperatures. Allergies are often associated with red and watery eyes, but researchers from the University of Miami have found a link between allergies and dry eyes, ...click here to read more

Do you find yourself rubbing your eyes often throughout the day, closing them for brief moments because they feel tired, or just having a difficult time focusing on what’s in front of you? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, there is a growing number of individuals who experience these very symptoms, which are all related ...click here to read more

Contact lenses can pose a risk as they can disrupt the natural bacterial environment in your eyes. A small-scale study found that in individuals who wore contact lenses, the surface of the eyes contained bacteria that are commonly found on the skin surrounding the eyes. It is still unclear as to why these bacteria are ...click here to read more

Vitiligo patients face dry eye syndrome along with other eye health risks. Significant differences were seen in vitiligo patients who underwent the Schirmer test, which determines if the eye produces enough tears for proper moisture. The study looked at 61 vitiligo patients and 57 control individuals. The patients and controls underwent several eye tests, including ...click here to read more

Maybe this occurs when you’re watching TV, or maybe you notice it more when you’re driving… Whenever it happens, at some point of your life you have felt your eye twitch. Eye twitching – known as myokymia – is a common condition, which affects millions of individuals. Eye twitching occurs when the nerves and muscles ...click here to read more

Ocular syphilis can occur at any stage of syphilis, and it may cause blindness. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is a treatable condition, but if left untreated or if not properly treated, it can lead to other health complications. Syphilis can come in several stages: primary, secondary, ...click here to read more