by blumenstock | May 8, 2023 | Vision Tips
Cosmetics have come a long way from the toxic powders used in the Renaissance and Victorian eras. We’re very happy that modern makeup is free of ingredients like lead, arsenic, and mercury. Still, that doesn’t mean it’s all perfectly safe to have around the eyes. The...
by blumenstock | Apr 26, 2023 | Vision Tips
There are many differences between men and women — even when it comes to vision and eye health. Men, for example, are more likely to experience sight-threatening eye injuries than women, whereas women tend to be more vulnerable to certain eye diseases. So what can men...
by blumenstock | Apr 12, 2023 | Vision Tips
A habit of rubbing your eyes could come back to bite you. We do that sort of thing without really thinking about it in moments when we’re tired, when we get something stuck in one eye, or when our eyes feel dry or itchy. It’s an attempt to alleviate the problem,...
by blumenstock | Apr 10, 2023 | Vision Care
In our common day-to-day activities, we tend to use water as a cleaning agent — cleaning veggies for cooking, showering after a workout, washing our hands after playing outside, etc. However, this common cleaning practice is not created equal when it comes to cleaning...
by blumenstock | Mar 23, 2023 | Vision Tips
Anyone who enjoys a nice tan should be aware of the risks of tanning booths. Those risks include ones to eye health. A group of physicians, dermatologists, surgeons, and even eye doctors went before Congress to describe the negative health effects of tanning beds, and...
by blumenstock | Mar 13, 2023 | Vision Care
Protective eyewear is an essential tool for safeguarding your eyes during work or play. When speaking the word “eyewear”, many will picture glasses to help one see clearer or sunglasses to protect one’s eyes from the sun. Yet, protective eyewear is often forgotten....
by blumenstock | Mar 9, 2023 | Vision Tips
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, which makes it a great time to discuss eye safety on the job. That will mean very different things depending on your line of work. A manual labor job can present a lot of direct dangers to eye safety, while an office-type job is...
by blumenstock | Feb 23, 2023 | Vision Tips
Glasses and contact lenses are small things that make a huge difference. If you wear glasses or contacts, you probably remember what it was like the first time you put them on and could suddenly see individual blades of grass and leaves on trees. The ability to see...
by blumenstock | Feb 13, 2023 | Vision Tips
Springtime is right around the corner! The warmer weather means we’ll be spending more time outside, which means more exposure to harmful UV rays. Although it’s easy to remember to protect your skin with sunscreen and long sleeves, it’s also easy to forget to protect...
by blumenstock | Feb 8, 2023 | Vision Tips
Most of us notice a person’s eye color almost immediately when we meet them. A striking pair of eyes can make a deep impression, and what could be more striking than a pair of eyes that don’t match? In scientific terms, that’s heterochromia, a phenomenon fairly common...
