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Avoid Eye Strain with These Simple Tips

As the population relies more and more on computer screens for work, entertainment, and communication, the number of people with eye trouble has skyrocketed. There’s even a collective term, computer vision syndrome (CVS), that covers all the symptoms: blurry vision,...

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Contact Lens Care Saves Your Lenses and Your Eyes

Contact lenses can be a great solution for vision problems if used and cared for properly. Poor contact lens care can cause infections and other eye health problems, which could lead to vision loss. Follow these easy instructions to get the most out of your contacts...

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Should You Consider Astigmatism Surgery?

Did you know that everyone has some degree of astigmatism? Some folks have a barely perceptible condition, while others could benefit from LASIK surgery for astigmatism to improve their vision. Like nearsightedness and farsightedness, astigmatism is what's known as a...

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The Benefits of Polarized Sunglasses

Many manufacturers of high quality sunglasses boast of their polarized lenses, but they rarely explain what that means or how the benefits of polarized sunglasses are achieved. How Polarization Works Light moves as a wave, just like waves of water on the surface of...

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LASIK Eligibility: What Prescriptions Can Be Treated?

Laser eye surgery can treat nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. However, LASIK eligibility depends on the severity of your visual errors. LASIK can treat most people in the standard range for common refractive errors, but not some people with extreme conditions....

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Preparing for Cataract Eye Surgery: 5 Diagnostic Tests

As you age, the normally clear lens of your eye can become more opaque in some spots; this is known as cataracts and can produce vision that is blurry or foggy. Cataracts often develop slowly and imperceptibly, but eventually produce symptoms that become difficult to ignore....

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Blocked Tear Ducts: What They Are and If You Need Surgery

If one of your eyes seems to produce more tears than the other, you might have an obstruction in your drainage system, more commonly known as blocked tear ducts. While it may appear that the troublesome eye is overproducing tears, the real issue is that the normal output of...

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From the Factory to the Eye Clinic: How Lenses Are Made

Have you ever wondered what goes into making the lenses in your glasses? How does the eye clinic take the information from your eye exam and use it to create glasses that are perfect for you? Woodhams Eye Clinic uses top-quality lenses from Essilor; check out their video to...

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