Eye Health and Safety at Work
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, which makes it a great time to discuss eye safety on the job.
Crystal Eyecare
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What are Scleral Lenses?
Scleral contact lenses are a type of gas-permeable contact lens that is larger in diameter than traditional contact lenses. They cover the entire cornea and rest on the sclera, the white part of the eye. Scleral lenses are filled with saline solution before insertion, which provides a cushion between the lens and the eye. Scleral […]
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What Is Heterochromia?
Most of us notice a person’s eye color almost immediately when we meet them.
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Spotlight: Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of permanent vision loss for people over the age of fifty.
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Tips on Maintaining Healthy Eyesight
An underrated ingredient of a good quality of life is healthy eyesight.
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What’s With All the Attention to “Blue Light?”
What do we Mean by Blue Light As of this writing there’s quite a bit of concern with how much “blue light” one is getting. To sort some of this out I want to explain what we mean by blue light and make some suggestions that might help. The visual spectrum goes from red to […]
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Good Practices for Safe Night Driving
The shorter days of winter inevitably lead to more night driving than in the other seasons.
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Autoimmune Diseases Can Affect Vision
Many autoimmune diseases can interfere with the health and function of the eyes.
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Smoking Puts Eye Health at Risk
Smoking damages the entire body, and the eyes are no exception.
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Why Do We Have Different Eye Colors?
Melanin, the same compound that determines skin and hair color, is also responsible for different eye colors.