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Gritty eyes feel like they have something foreign in them. Most people describe it as the sensation of having sand in the eyes. You may feel the irritation or scratched feeling without having anything in the eyes causing the discomfort. It can either be mild or severe.

The American Optometric Association recommends that eyeglass wearers clean their spectacles regularly. Grime and dirt collect in eyeglasses every day. The debris can cause distortions. You may start to experience headaches and eyestrain because of these irregularities. Below are the right techniques for cleaning your eyeglasses and the things to avoid while doing so.

Optomap is a type of OCT or optical coherence tomography scan. These advanced scans use a special type of light to capture a 3D image that shows a cross-section of the different layers of the eye. This enhanced screening enables your eye doctor to visualize key areas of the eye with superior detail – something that makes detecting and diagnosing eye diseases much faster and easier. The sooner eye health problems are detected, the more likely your eye doctor is to be able to recommend treatment that will prolong your eye health.  

Did you know that more than 150 million people in the United States wear corrective lenses to improve their eyesight and help them to see more clearly. Although corrective lenses are very effective, they do have their own limitations and frustrations. Fortunately, there are treatment options that enable people to avoid the need to wear prescription lenses. One of these is Ortho-K.

When it comes to prescription eyewear, you really have two choices. These are glasses and contact lenses. While glasses remain the most popular choice, an increasing number of patients are now choosing to wear contact lenses too.

Nowadays, it seems like everyone is staring at a phone, television, computer, or any other digital device throughout the day. This is why digital eye strain is so prevalent. Most people who routinely use digital devices experience some symptoms of this condition.

Most people are aware that it is important to protect their eyes from the harmful effects of the sun and the UV light that it produces, but far fewer realize that the sun also emits blue light. In fact, the sun is our biggest source of natural blue light – the brightest color on the visible light spectrum, it is the blue light that causes the sky to appear blue on sunny days.

Since implementing the health and safety protocols to curb the spread of coronavirus, many eye specialists say that there’s been a massive increase in patients complaining about eyestrain.

Like most people, you must have also suddenly found yourself working from home for the foreseeable future. Without realizing it, you could be putting more strain on your eyes than before.

You may not have heard of dry eyes before, but it is a very real and common condition. The symptoms of dry eyes can be so mild that we don’t realize that we are affected, and they may resolve themselves before we need to seek support from a professional. However, for some people, their dry eye may be a chronic and ongoing problem that causes a range of symptoms that interfere in their day to day lives. The good news is that if you do need help to manage the effects that dry eye is having on your life, there are various treatments available. Here’s what you need to know about dry eyes and the treatments that you may be recommended.