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Amazing Interesting Eyes

Eyeball Licking: A Dangerous New Trend?

In the summer of 2013, news spread quickly about a dangerous new trend, called “worming” or oculolinctus, and a serious outbreak of disease among Japanese ...
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Amazing Interesting Eyes

Vision Charities to Help You Give Back This Holiday Season

  Imagine trying to succeed at work at school if you could not see clearly. Unfortunately, that’s the reality for far too many people in ...
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Kid's Vision

Teaching Kids About Pink Eye

Conjunctivitis is by no means limited only to children. An infection or inflammation of the conjunctiva — the membrane within the eyelid and protecting the ...
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Amazing Interesting Eyes

What the Eyes Tell Us About Overall Health

Eyes are your window to the world. Everything you experience is enhanced by what you see. By the same token, eyes can be a window ...
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Kid's Vision

How Vision Problems Affect Learning

Reading is an instrumental part of your child’s ability to learn. In order to write complete sentences or do mathematical problems, a child must first ...
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Newsletters

How Can You Prevent an Eye Infection?

Do your eyes feel swollen, itchy or watery? If so, you might want to book an appointment with your eye doctor to have your eyes ...
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Newsletters

How Did I Get a Stye?

A stye, medically known as a hordeolum, appears in the eyelid area as a red pimple-like bump, and is usually tender or painful. Styes typically ...
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Kid's Vision

Getting Kids to Wear Glasses

In most of North America, optometrists are known as Doctors of Optometry (D.O.). As physicians, they are able to diagnose eye disease and prescribe medications ...
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Nutrition and Your Eyes

As you’ve probably heard, carrots are good for your eyes. Technically, they can’t give you superhero-quality eyesight like you may have been told when you ...
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Newsletters

Stop Rubbing Your Eyes

It feels like a natural thing to rub your eyes when they are itchy, watery, or otherwise irritated. Keeping your hands away from your eyes, ...
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