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What To Do If You’ve Slept In Your Contacts
You’re not supposed to sleep in your contacts, but we know most of you have done it anyway (hopefully not on purpose). If you wake up with your contacts still in, don’t rush to take them out. Photo by...
View ArticleHow To Alleviate Eye Strain Caused By Computer Screens [Infographic]
Most of us spend a hell of a lot of time staring at monitors. Be it checking your emails to Netflix binges, all this time spent in front of computer screens is damaging to the eyes. This infographic...
View ArticleClassic Hacks: How To Instantly Reduce Dark Rings Under Your Eyes
They say that your eyes are a window of the soul — so it’s best not to frame them with the unsightly dark rings of a corpse. If you feel perennially exhausted and bleary-eyed, these tried-and-tested...
View ArticleThe Easiest Way To Put Contact Lenses In
Contact lenses are the best — but they can be incredibly tricky to get in. If you’re just getting started with contacts, or if you’ve always had trouble, here’s one easy trick to help you get them in....
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Are Cosplay / Halloween Contacts Safe To Use?
Photo by tanakawho. Contacts with cat pupils or neon colours can be fun, but are you sure you want to put a piece of plastic from a costume store into your eye? We’ve got some tips from the American...
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The Sun Really Did Burn An Eclipse-Shaped Hole Into Someone’s Retina
You know all those warnings to use protective gear when looking at an eclipse? A new study in JAMA Ophthalmology shows exactly what happens when you don’t. Photo by Tom Driggers. After this August’s...
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Smartphones Aren’t Ruining Your Eyes
Blue light from smartphones might be interfering with your sleep, but there’s no evidence that it’s blinding you, despite ad claims and, occasionally, headlines implying it is. VERY IMPORTANTDigital...
View ArticleHow To Choose Sunglasses That Actually Protect Your Eyes
Sunglasses are one of the few items that can simultaneously help protect your health and serve as a stylish accessory. As tempting as it is to buy a pair based solely on how cool they make you look,...
View ArticlePSA: Don’t Wear Contact Lenses While Showering Or Swimming
Contact lens technology has improved drastically since the days when your only option was putting hard plastic chips on your eyeball. But even with all the optical advancements, there are still some...
View ArticleDoes Blue Light Actually Affect Your Health?
Blue light before bedtime can make it harder to sleep, and the screens on phones, computers, and televisions emit plenty of blue light. This is all true. But if you’re focused on blue light as a major...
View ArticleHow To Prepare Your Kid For Their First Pair Of Glasses
When my 9-year-old son first mentioned that he couldn’t read the basketball score across the bottom of the TV, my heart admittedly sank a bit. As practically a lifelong wearer of glasses and contacts...
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How to Wear Contact Lenses Safely, If You’re Going to Wear Them Anyway
Back in April, we reported on the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) recommendation that contact lens wearers switch back to glasses for the time being, for pandemic reasons. In addition to...
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Are You Cleaning Your Contact Lenses Properly?
You’re rushing and accidentally drop a contact lens on the bathroom floor. Should you: a) run it under the tap and pop it in? b) spit on it and do the same? c) use the cleaning solution your...
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Optometry Research Projects Nearly Half the World Will Need Glasses by 2050
Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic....
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