Bye Bye, Type I Diabetes?
A decades-old vaccine might have something to offer people with type 1 diabetes! A research team at Massachusetts General Hospital is about to begin a five-year-long trial to determine whether… read more
Keep Your Peepers Safe This 4th of July!
Thousands of people, many of them children, suffer eye injuries from fireworks each year in the United States. In the most severe cases, fireworks can rupture the globe of the… read more
Why Your Eyes Get Red in the Swimming Pool
Those red eyes you get from swimming aren’t caused by chlorine, according to an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s pee! For their annual Healthy Swimming… read more
Can You Swim with Contact Lenses?
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… read more
11 High Tech Inventions You Won’t Believe Are Real
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… read more
What Does It Mean to Be Color Blind?
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… read more
Do Your Kid Needs Glasses? Tips Before You Buy
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… read more
So You Think You May Have Pink Eye?
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… read more
Can Orange Glasses Help You Sleep Better?
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… read more
Can Brain Training Exercises Actually Help Your Vision?
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… read more
