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1 6 Tips For Contact Lens Wearers
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2 Time Out For Mac Reminds You to Take a Break
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3 Your Contact Lenses Could Make You Blind
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4 The Unintended Side Effects of Movies in 3D
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5 Dealing With Office Eyes
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6 5 Reasons to Wear Sunglasses
Food
7 Eggs For Eyes?
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8 Health Tip: Replace Contact Lens Case Every Three Months
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9 Protect Your Peepers When on the Run
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10 The Lowdown on Lutein
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11 Don't Forget to Blink
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12 Bugging Out: How to Deal With Computer Eye Strain
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13 Computer Eye Strain
Omega-3
14 Eat for Your Eyes
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15 Start a Healthy Eye Routine to Combat Office Environs
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16 Do You Get Your Eyes Checked If You Don't Wear Glasses or Contacts?
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17 Tips For Summer Contact Lens Wearers
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18 Fact or Fiction: Eyesight IQ
If the eyes are the window to the soul, then it's important to keep those windows in the best possible condition. Kids who aren't seeing clearly often have academic and behavioral issues that can impact their school experience, leaving tots, teachers, and parents frustrated and confused. Luckily, most vision problems are easily rectified with regular vision screenings and eye care. Are you up to Read more
I wore bright magenta glasses from fourth grade until my 13th birthday when my dad took me to get my first pair of contact lenses. It felt so liberating not to have anything on my face and to still be able to see. I quickly realized that there's a lot of extra care that comes with being a contact lens wearer. Now that Summer has arrived, here are some helpful tips to keep your eyes protected and Read more
Every year I dutifully go see my optometrist to make sure my eyes are healthy, sure, but mostly because I need to renew my contact prescription. If you're one of the 150 million in the United States who also wear glasses or contacts, you're probably the same. For the rest of the population, the American Optometric Association recommends getting your eyes checked every two years in order to find Read more
Many of us spend all day sitting at an office desk, and we know how unhealthy that can potentially be. If you find yourself forgetting to do those important desk exercises or even getting out of your office chair altogether, you'll want to check out the Time Out download from the Mac App Store. Time Out is a free app for your Mac computer that fades out your screen after a specified interval so Read more
You work out every day and have a dental hygiene routine that would make any DDS proud, but are you proactive about your eye health? Since a lot of us spend countless hours a week on sitting at desks and staring into computers, maintaining a healthy eye routine is essential. From the glare of the monitor to the dry office air, it seems that our workhorse eyeballs never get any respect. So with Read more
We're finally enjoying some warm, sunny weather here in San Francisco, but even when it's not Summer or incredibly sunny, sunglasses are a must-have accessory for your health. Here are five reasons you should absolutely wear sunglasses. Avoiding sunburn. It is possible to sunburn your eyes, resulting in redness, irritation, and a gritty feeling similar to sand in the eyes. Ouch! Maintaining Read more
High heels, over-sized purses, skinny jeans, and heavy hoop earrings aren't the kindest to our bodies, but many women don them in the name of fashion. These days, the dangerous cutting edge fashion trend is all about the eyes, a la Lady Gaga's enlarged pupils in her "Bad Romance" video. Even though Gaga's eyes in the video are mostly computer-generated, many woman aim for that big-eyed effect Read more
Just like me, about 34 million other people in the US are contact lens wearers, and 100 billion wear them around the world. Since contacts are so popular and our eyes are so precious, it's important to take good care of both. Here are some things to keep in mind if you sport contact lenses. Always wash your hands before inserting or removing your lenses. Touching your eye with germy fingers is a Read more
The 3D trend may be great for the movie and television industries, but it's literally making some moviegoers sick. In five percent of the population, moves in 3D can actually induce motion sickness. The cause lies in your eyes; 3D movies impose two slightly different images on top of one another, creating depth perception. Both of your eyes have to work together to create the proper Read more
After a Winter of being cooped up indoors, daylight saving has arrived, the weather is warming up, and I can't wait to get outside for regular runs in the sunshine! But besides being dangerous for your skin, increased time in the sun can be bad for your eyes, too — UV exposure can lead to cataracts and glaucoma. I wear sunglasses while I'm walking to work or outdoors on the weekends, but I Read more
