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Can You Swim with Contact Lenses?

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contact lenses should be avoided whenever possible to help prevent bacterial contamination of your eye. Swimming with contacts can result in eye infections, irritation and potentially sight-threatening conditions such as a corneal ulcer. The FDA recommends that contact lenses should not be exposed to any kind of water, including tap water and water in swimming… Read More

11 High Tech Inventions You Won’t Believe Are Real

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Eyes are a window into the soul — but the latest technology brings functionality to our eyes that we never dreamed possible… Some of these products are prototypes or the result of research, while others are already on the market. We can expect the most valuable technologies to become commonplace in the future. Read more… Read More

What Does It Mean to Be Color Blind?

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Color blindness is not a form of blindness at all, but a deficiency in the way you see color. With this vision problem, you have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as blue and yellow or red and green. Color blindness (or, more accurately, color vision deficiency) is an inherited condition that affects males more frequently… Read More

Do Your Kid Needs Glasses? Tips Before You Buy

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If you’re a parent in search of the right pair of eyeglasses for your child, you probably know that walking into an optical store can be confusing. There is no shortage of children’s eyeglass frames. The problem is, how do you figure out which ones your child will be willing to wear, and which will… Read More

So You Think You May Have Pink Eye?

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Some things are ‘pretty in pink,’ like cotton candy, baby piglets and especially Pink, the singer. However, pink is definitely not so pretty when it involves your eyes. At Florida Eye, we see many different eye concerns, with ‘Pink Eye,’ (conjunctivitis) being one of them. How do you know when it’s time to visit your… Read More

Can Orange Glasses Help You Sleep Better?

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Most evenings, before watching late-night comedy or reading emails on his phone, Matt Nicoletti puts on a pair of orange-colored glasses that he bought for $8 off the Internet. “My girlfriend thinks I look ridiculous in them,” he said. But Mr. Nicoletti, a 30-year-old hospitality consultant in Denver, insists that the glasses, which can block… Read More

Can Brain Training Exercises Actually Help Your Vision?

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Focusing the Brain on Better Vision In a New York Times article, writer Jan Hoffman reports on the findings of new research which suggests that contrast sensitivity, the ability to distinguish gradations of light to dark, making it possible to discern where one object ends and another begins, can be improved with brain-training exercises. According… Read More

Advances in Vision: The Bionic Eye

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More than 285 million people around the world have vision loss and blindness. No matter what the degree, losing some or all of your sight can be emotionally devastating, says Anne Sumers, MD. She’s an eye doctor and a spokeswoman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. “It’s very hard for any individuals to feel like… Read More

3 Things to Look for When Buying Sunglasses

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Did you know that 0% of skin cancer occurs on the eyelid, yet not even half the population takes the one simple precaution to avoid damage to the delicate skin around the eyes – wearing sunglasses with UV protection. Read more.

Why Do We Cry? The Three Types of Tears

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Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly producing tears. Ted-Ed’s Alex Gendler tracks a particularly watery day in the life of Iris (the iris) as she cycles through basal, reflex and emotional tears. See this creative video.

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