Eye Exercises

How to Protect Your Eyes from Sun Damage?

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Most people know the importance of using UV blocking sunscreen lotions and creams to protect their skin from sun damage. However, not many are aware that preventing eyes sun damage by protecting their eyes from the harmful UV radiation is also of utmost importance to preserving and protection eyesight. According to Sue Lowe, O.D., UV protection [...] Read more »

Causes and Symptoms of Blepharitis

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Blepharitis is an eyelid inflammation. It may be caused by various factors such as general eye infection, bacterial infection, dry eye and skin diseases such as acne rosacea. Most commonly blepharitis is caused by malfunction of oil glands located in the eyelids. The oil glands may produce too much, not enough or the wrong type [...] Read more »

What is Macular Degeneration?

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The easiest way to understand what is macular degeneration is to understand what the basic structure of the eye is. The innermost layer of the human eye is the retina. It is one of the most important structures of the eye as it is responsible for capturing the light rays that enter the eye, converting [...] Read more »

Open Angle Glaucoma Symptoms

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Open angle glaucoma is the most prevalent type of glaucoma. It is often called “the silent thief of sight” as open-angle glaucoma has no symptoms in its initial stages. What this means is that people usually don’t feel any eye pain and there is no change in their vision. However, the elevated intraocular pressure caused [...] Read more »

Vision Glossary

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Often, when we read vision related articles, we come across various medical terms we are unfamiliar with. The following Vision Glossary is designed to help you understand some of the most common vision related terms. ACCOMMODATION: the ability of the eyes to adjust their focus as the distance between the individual and the object changes. ACUITY: [...] Read more »