Watery eyes are not usually something you need to be concerned about but it can be annoying when you feel that you are constantly dabbing your eyes with a tissue. Tears are essential for the nourishment and lubrication the human eye. Whenever you blink, you’re washing your eyes with tears produced by the lacrimal glands in your upper eyelids. These… Continue reading Causes of Watery Eyes and What You Can Do About It
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How to Use Eye Makeup Safely to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
Mascara, eye shadow and eyeliner are good ways to enhance the beauty of your eyes, but they can also be potentially dangerous if used incorrectly. As long as you use them properly, eye cosmetics are generally safe but, over time, all kinds of bacteria and fungi can grow in those packages and continued use will transfer those germs directly to… Continue reading How to Use Eye Makeup Safely to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
How Vitamin C and Bioflavonoids Benefit Your Eyes
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin and powerful antioxidant that helps keep your eyes, as well as the rest of your body, healthy. Research suggests that vitamin C and bioflavonoids have a complementary effect, making them both more effective when taken together rather than separately. As humans, we are unable to produce vitamin C in… Continue reading How Vitamin C and Bioflavonoids Benefit Your Eyes
How to Treat Seasonal Allergies That Affect Your Eyes
Millions of North Americans suffer with seasonal eye allergies. Seasonal eye allergies can start at any age. Symptoms can range from mildly annoying redness to inflammation that’s severe enough to impair your vision. Areas that have poor air quality can result in more severe symptoms. Here’s how to identify seasonal allergies that affect your eyes and what you can do… Continue reading How to Treat Seasonal Allergies That Affect Your Eyes
The Differences between Bifocal, Trifocal and Progressive Lenses
Almost all of us will develop presbyopia at some point in our lives because it’s the natural result of aging, usually starting around middle age and progressing at a constant rate after onset. Presbyopia refers to a condition where the eye loses its ability to focus on objects close up. Most people begin to experience blurred vision when reading or… Continue reading The Differences between Bifocal, Trifocal and Progressive Lenses
Causes of Eye Twitching and How to Relieve It
Eye twitching is the involuntary blinking or spasm of the eyelid. It isn’t a serious problem but it can be annoying. Usually an eye twitch lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes but, occasionally, eye twitching can last for a few days. It can occur on the lower eye for some people, while others experience it on their… Continue reading Causes of Eye Twitching and How to Relieve It
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