Eye Safety in the Workplace

Eye Safety in the Workplace

For Workplace Eye Wellness Month, we’re giving you a guide to protecting your eye health at work! Obviously, eye safety will mean something very different depending on the type of work you do. Working on a computer is very different from working at a worksite, so...
Low Vision Awareness Month

Low Vision Awareness Month

February is Low Vision Awareness Month. Over 3 million Americans live with low vision and according to the National Eye Institute, that number is projected to exceed 8 million by the year 2050. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of low...
Glasses Care and Contact Lens Safety

Glasses Care and Contact Lens Safety

Glasses or contact lenses might be small, but they make a massive difference in our daily lives. Anyone who wears glasses or contacts (unless they’ve had them since they were toddlers) can remember what it was like to suddenly be able to see individual leaves and...
Learning All About Heterochromia

Learning All About Heterochromia

Statistically, the first thing we notice about a person when we meet them is their eye color. An interesting pair of eyes can make a lasting impression, but the most unforgettable are probably the ones that don’t match. The scientific term for mismatched eye colors is...
The Basics of AMD

The Basics of AMD

For people age fifty and older, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of permanent vision loss. AMD is the gradual loss of central vision as the part of the retina with the highest concentration of photoreceptor cells (the macula, which is...