by jamesd | Dec 12, 2022 | Vision Tips
Children dream for weeks about opening up a shiny new toy on Christmas day. They tear open the box and immediately start playing — disregarding any potential safety hazards. When purchasing gifts this season, it’s important to shop wisely and to teach your children...
by blumenstock | Nov 24, 2022 | Vision Tips
Smoking damages the entire body, and the eyes are no exception. The main health risk that tends to come to mind with a smoking habit is lung cancer, perhaps followed by oral health problems, but it doesn’t merely harm the parts of the body that come into direct...
by kreativelement | Nov 14, 2022 | Vision Tips
With today’s technological advancements, digital screens are hard to steer away from, especially for young eyes. Congruently, children’s toys and interests highly involve a digital screen. The new, shiny, flashy screen-based toys and electronics are more than likely...
by blumenstock | Nov 10, 2022 | Vision Tips
Melanin, the same compound that determines skin and hair color, is also responsible for different eye colors. Melanin helps to protect the eye by absorbing light (including some UV light) that hits the iris, which is the part of the eye that controls the amount of...
by blumenstock | Oct 26, 2022 | Vision Tips
People have been using tools to help them see clearly since at least 60 A.D. Roman philosopher Seneca is recorded to have used a glass globe of water to magnify text, while Emperor Nero would use a magnifying emerald to see gladiator fights better. We no longer need...
by blumenstock | Oct 13, 2022 | Vision Tips
Sleep deprivation hits the body and mind a lot like alcohol, but how does it affect our eyes? Getting enough sleep is great for our overall health and our eye health alike. At the other end of things, we can improve the quality of our sleep if we are more careful...
