Maintaining Your Surgical Loupes

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Surgical loupes are invaluable tools which allow you to be more precise as you perform incisions and other work. If you're trying out your first pair, you probably want to ensure that nothing happens to them. These loupe maintenance suggestions could help you hang on to them and keep them functional. Purchase Ear Hooks and Retainers After taking time to find the perfect loupes for your practice and purchasing it, you may not yet realize that you are risking their good condition every time you put them on your face.

25 October 2017

Can Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements Benefit Your Eyes?

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It can be hard to get all the nutrients you need to keep your eyes healthy, especially if you can't always follow a healthy diet. Some supplements, such as Omega-3 fatty acid, have been shown to have a positive impact on the health of your eyes. While no supplement can claim to actually cure disease, ones like Omega-3 may be able to guard or reduce the chance of your eyes getting certain diseases.

2 August 2017

A Stye In The Eye

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If you end up with a bump on your eyelid that's extremely irritating then the chances are good that you have developed a stye in your eye. While styes can irritate your eye and cause you discomfort they are relatively harmless, which is good news for you. More good news is you can generally treat them yourself at home. You can learn what you should do if you get a stye in your eye by reading the information that is provided in this article.

9 June 2017

A Little Clarity On Cataracts: Understanding, Diagnosing, And Treating Cataracts

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Your eyes play an important role in your daily life. From reading and driving to watching the news and your child's first steps, it is easy to see why having healthy eyes and vision is essential. Unfortunately, certain conditions may arise, reducing the quality of your vision and your underlying health. Considering an estimated 20.5 million Americans, 40 years of age or older, are affected by cataracts, learning about this common eye condition is smart.

11 December 2015

6 Causes Of Photophobia & How To Treat This Sensitivity To Light

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If bright lights that others seem to tolerate well leave you covering your eyes out of fear that they will trigger yet another headache, then you likely have photophobia, which is a severe sensitivity to light. There are many underlying causes of this problem, and some are more medically problematic than others. However, you can treat your photophobia easily to greatly reduce or even eliminate your frequent migraine headaches. Two steps to take now that you know there is a term for your problem is figuring out what the cause may be and finding a solution to manage your light sensitivity.

22 July 2015

Considering Costume Contacts? 3 Things You Need To Know

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Have you been searching for a new look? Changing your eye color can make a definite but subtle change in the way your face looks, and it's easily achieved with colored contacts. Or, if you're looking to make a more dramatic statement, you can do it with decorative contacts that let you change your eyes in obvious and unlikely ways – turn your eyes red like those of a vampire or make your human eye look like a cat's eye.

13 July 2015