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Keeping Your Eye on the Ball Can Be Harmful
Playing sports is lots of fun and good for your health - until you take a pitch or a stick to the eye. Even watching a game in person presents a risk to your vision. Each year, an estimated 100,000 people are hurt by sports-related eye injuries. About 13,500 of these...
Protective Eyewear Reduces Injury Risk by 90 Percent
When you watch the home renovation shows on HGTV, do you notice anything consistent about the host and contractors when they are working? Besides making a kitchen cabinet replacement project look easy, they also are wearing eye protection. More than half of all eye...
Causes of Itchy Allergy Eyes and How to Treat Them
Spring is a beautiful time of the year in the Midwest - grasses turn green, leaves sprout from trees and flowers bloom. For allergy sufferers, though, a trip outside to view nature's awakening from a long winter's nap can be annoying. The sneezing and watering eyes...
What Happens When You Don’t Wear Sunglasses?
Sunglasses aren't just a fashion statement this summer. Wearing sunglasses on a regular basis is a simple way to protect your vision and avoid common eye diseases and conditions. How the Sun Can Damage Your Eyes Too much sun is just as bad for your eyes as it is for...
3 Facts about Myopia and What You Can Do For Your Child
Myopia, often referred to as nearsightedness, is an eye disease in which the eye elongates more than it should, causing light to be focused in front of the retina instead of on the retina’s surface. Essentially, your child’s eye is growing too long. Because the eye...
Protect Your Child’s Eyesight By Encouraging Them To Play Outside
Kids are spending increasing amounts of time on screens and less time outside playing. This is especially true with the pandemic upheaving our lives and forcing us to stay home for virtual learning or work from home. The consequences are not just limited to heightened...