Australian scientists came up with an interesting and innovative way to get rid of jet lag: with a pair of green glasses. The glasses, which look like ordinary sun glasses, emit green light which has the ability to reset our internal clock. The glasses, called Re-Timers, have recently hit the Australian market, just in time […]
Our grandmothers knew a thing or two about herbs. In a renewed effort to isolate active compounds of many commonly used herbs, scientists are looking at many old remedies. One of them is rosemary, well known for its effects on memory. In a study recently published in the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science journal, scientists […]
If eyeglasses are not an option and you hate putting in contact lenses you may want to consider LASIK eye surgery. Medically this surgery is called keratomileusia and it does have a tremendous track record of success. Most people love the results and would recommend this surgery to friends and family. However, there are those […]
We all know for healthy eyes that we should brush and floss them at least twice daily and rinse with a quality antiseptic, oh wait, that’s a different article. The point being is that most people are aware of what to do to keep their teeth healthy and strong, but few are aware of healthy […]
You probably heard it when you were a kid too and didn’t want to eat your vegetables either, and your mother would say, “Eat your carrots; they are good for your eyes”. But what nutrients are in carrots that would make them good for your eyes? What other foods contain these same nutrients?
Most people are aware that high cholesterol is likely to cause a variety of health issues. Cholesterol issues can have consequences for your eyes also.
There are almost 11 million Americans 12 years and older who need to have vision improvements. These include refractive errors and disorders; age related macular degeneration, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and ambloyopia plus strabismus.
The scientists are one step closer to creating a device which will recover the vision of people who are blind due to the disease which destroyed their retina. Two researchers from the Weill Cornell Medical College discovered the retina’s neural code, the way retina translates images into electrical impulses and sends them to the brain […]
Protect your eyes, God only gave you two of them, we’ve all heard that one before right? Well it’s true of course, we only have two and we should take every precaution to protect them, whether it’s wearing sunglasses when outside or wearing safety glasses to protect them from flying debris when we are working […]
Word of mouth has made common knowledge of carrots being a huge player in the health of your eyes. But it is rarely mentioned what foods can be eaten with them, or in place of them, to have the same effect on health. Exactly what other foods are good for the eyes and help reduce […]
