Dangers of Rubbing Your Eyes

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We all rub our eyes thinking it’s a harmless thing to do. Most of us do it on a daily basis, whether it’s hay fever or a common cold or even just feeling tired and groggy. It stimulates tears to flow, lubricating dry eyes and removing dust and other irritants. When you press down on…

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Animal Eye Knowledge

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Human eyes are already interesting as is. Did you know that a shark’s cornea has been used in human eye surgery, as it is the most similar to the human cornea. Rectangular pupils? Never seen or heard of that one, but goats do have rectangular pupils to give them a wide field of vision.  Us…

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Ultraviolet Awareness Month

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It is a golden time to highlight Ultraviolet Awareness Month since summer is right around the corner. Every human being of any skin pigmentation and age is susceptible to UV damage. Make sure to wear the proper UV blocking sunglasses and wide brim hat to protect yourself from the damaging UV rays. People with light-colored…

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Alarms Off & Weekend Mode On!

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Happy Friday! It’s finally the weekend where many of us will be getting in some extra hours of sleep. Some of us have really busy lives with not enough sleep, but we need to make sure to at least have 5 hours of sleep every night for our eyes to replenish for a new day….

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Prepare For Summertime!

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Summer is right around the corner. That means vacation, beaches, pools and being out in the sun a lot more.  Did you know that eyes can get sunburned?  Yes, just like your skin can get sunburned you can also get sunburned eyes. Sun damage could come back to haunt you later in life so protect…

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