Seeing is a powerful sense. From birth, you continuously react to a visual world. Over time, you may come to take vision for granted but you definitely notice when it changes. Adjusting to prescription glasses, whether it’s your first time behind a lens or just a new prescription, takes time. With a little help, the… Read More
‘Peripheral’ means on the edge of something or not critical. Hence, we might refer to a minor problem as a peripheral importance. Our computers have loads of peripheral devices. These include inputs and outputs such as keyboards and monitors. Our eyes are our most important input devices. If they start reporting peripheral distortion, we should… Read More
Mother Nature went through a great deal of trouble to protect our precious eyes. First, she put them in recesses of our faces. Then she completed her masterpiece by adding eyebrows, eyelashes, eyelids, and tear ducts to keep them clean. Hence, there is no need to rub them hard when they feel irritated. Instead, we… Read More
For most wearers, contacts are a great alternative to glasses. They offer improved peripheral vision, weigh practically nothing, and for the self-conscious contacts are more discreet aesthetically speaking. Putting in contact lenses for the first time can be difficult, even daunting because the tendency is to naturally repel any foreign object near the eye. This… Read More
One of the best ways to understand the health of your eyes is through their color. Even if you don’t know anything about ophthalmology, red or dull eyes are a sign that something is wrong. If you want to make sure that your eyes are always bright, healthy, and shiny white then be sure to… Read More
For many years, the standard practice when going to get an eye exam was for the doctor to dilate your eyes. By doing this, he or she could take a better look at your pupils and diagnose any issues. Although still widely used today, dilation has been succeeded by an innovative new practice, digital retinal… Read More
We all know the drill, our parents made sure we understood the importance of eye care in terms of maintaining the best possible vision. At least once-a-year check ups with the eye surgeon are hugely important even if we feel that everything is fine. The message is clear; never take your eyes for granted. Eating… Read More
If wearing glasses is inconvenient or you simply want a break from frames sometimes, contact lenses can be an ideal alternative. To clear up the facts from the fiction, here is the truth about wearing contact lenses. Adapting to Contact Lenses When you first put in contact lenses, you will be consciously aware of their… Read More
Is it an allergic reaction, or is it something more serious that needs professional guidance? This is something that just about everybody who has experienced eye irritant issues asks when the problem strikes. A quick rub often helps, but this may add to the problem and make the irritation worse. Drops can provide relief, but… Read More
What is in a robot, what’s in the term? In science fiction, a robot is a machine in human disguise, without the brain but able to do the movements. A human robot, by comparison behaves in a mechanical, unemotional manner according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. The robots used in the eye care industry carry out complex… Read More
