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Best Vitamins for Eye Health
The best vitamins for our eye health are lutein, zeaxanthin, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin E, and omega-3 fatty acids. These vitamins can reduce the risk of eye diseases as well as improve overall health. Foods such as blueberries, dark chocolate, eggs and egg yolks, kale, red bell peppers and goji berries…
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Human Eyes vs Animal Eyes
All eyes have one thing in common and that is they focus onto a retina, turn the image into signals, and send them to the brain. Depending on what the animal does to survive, that requires different adaptations. Depth perception, the ability to see movement, and color vision are the ones we need. Humans eyes…
Read More Strabismus “Cross Eye”
A disorder in which the eyes do not align in the same direction which is strabismus, or pediatric ophthalmology squint also known as “cross eyes”. The six different eye muscles inability to work in coordination with one another is what causes strabismus. There are two different images being sent to the brain, leading to confusion,…
Read More High Eye Pressure
High eye pressure is also known as ocular hypertension, it refers to any situation in which the pressure inside the eye is higher than usual. This does not necessarily mean it is a disease, but it would be important to be on the look out for the onset of glaucoma which is referred to as…
Read More Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma is a kind of pediatric cancer affecting the eye’s retina. It usually occurs in children under 5 years of age. The retina has layers of cells that detect light and transmit data to your brain, this is found at the back of the eye and helps in visualization. There is a combination of therapies…
Read More Eye Floaters
When you have spots in your eyes, they are called eye floaters. Once you move your eyes, they could appear as black or grey specks, strings or cobwebs that move around and seem to dart away when you glance at them directly. Eye floaters usually start to occur when the liquid vitreous (the jelly-like substance…
Read More Yellow Eyes
When we see yellow eyes the first thing that comes to mind is jaundice. Jaundice is when your eyes’, sclera or whites, frequently turn yellow. Sometimes yellow eyes can occur by medication or specific medical conditions. The white of the eye should always be white, if this area of your eye is red or discolored…
Read More Home Remedies for Eye Irritation
There are many different ways to cure eye irritation for different eye problems. If you have swollen eyes from a stye. allergy or just inflamed eyelids, the home remedies you should try are eye compress twice daily for 15-20 minutes each time, wash your eyes and eyelids gently 2-3 times a day, apply cucumber, and…
Read More Clean Your Eyeglasses!
You can strain your eyes if you have dirty glasses. When straining your eyes you could get all sorts of uncomfortable side effects like headaches, itchy or burning eyes. Be sure to properly clean your glasses: wash your hands, rinse glasses, wash lenses with a eyeglass solution or even a drop of lotion-free dishwashing liquid…
Read More Different Eye Colors?
Heterochromia is when a person has different colors in their eyes. Eye color is dependent on the amount of melanin in our irises. It usually occurs when one part of the iris, or the whole iris has a different level of melanin to the rest of the iris or other eye’s iris. When you have…
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