6 Interesting Facts about your Eyes You Should Know
Your eyes are some of the most complex organs in your body. Did you know that one million nerve fibers connect your visual and nervous systems, helping you see the things around you? Keeping your eyes in great shape is an important component not only of your visual health but also your general well-being. Let […]
The Effects Alcohol Can Have on Your Eyes
There are plenty of things we do in our day-to-day lives that are not necessarily good for our eyes or our vision as a whole. And while things like choose to not wear sunglasses while outside or skipping our regular eye exam are clearly poor choices when it comes to our eyesight when it comes […]
Causes of Dry Eye Syndrome
If you experience dry, itchy, burning eyes, redness or pain, a gritty feeling of something in your eyes or even excessive tearing, blurred vision, eye fatigue or discomfort wearing your contact lenses, the issues may be many including allergies, reaction to an irritant or medications. But it can also be a symptom of dry eye […]
Options to Consider with Contacts When Reading isn’t Easy
As you age the age related changes in the internal lens disallows the eyes to focus enough to allow the person to take part in reading or other activities. This is often the case after the 4th decade of life, and is called presbyopia and is often the cause of impolite birthday cards and gag gifts. […]
Tips for First Time Contact Lens Wearers
Congratulations on getting your first pair of eye lenses, it will definitely help your vision and keep up your charm as an individual. And you might be marveling at the technology which built this eye lens, especially since now you can see small visual details- like the dews on the grass and small specks of […]
Turning 40? You may need to switch to Contact Lenses
You’re hitting the age of 40 and now you are closing or have become a middle-ager and with that come the many age-related changes that will affect your body as you get older. At this age, the changes may not be debilitating, but they are a reminder that there needs to be some gentle modifications […]
The purpose of Eye-Lashes and Eye-Brows
You may think that eyebrows are only there to show expressions, and eye lashes are there to flirt with someone, but there’s more to it. Thick eyelashes and thick eyebrows are in right now, fashion wise. But did you know that eyelashes and eyebrows perform other functions other than showing expressions? They help protect our […]
How to care for your eyes during monsoon
The quintessential monsoon in Mumbai which is marred with continuous rainfall is not just for the awesome mausum, the great food, long lazy-drive and drenched treks, it is also about vector-borne diseases, viral fevers and eye infections. It is seen that the change in weather can easily cause certain fevers and infections as people grip […]
Myopia, its prevention and cure !
Prevalence of myopia is reaching epidemic proportions. It is proposed to increase to 50% from its present 23% by 2050. The risk of myopia is three times higher when both parents are myopic than when none are. It is likely that genetic and environmental factors interact towards the development of myopia. Myopia is caused by […]
Tips on eyewear care and cleaning for specs wearers
It is an easy way to think that glasses are hard and cloth is soft, but that is hardly the case anymore, it is the small things that causes the problems. Small particles and dust get into the surface of the lenses. Rubbing the lenses with a rough cloth or paper tissue, will not only […]