The internet has changed a lot about how we do things, but not all of those changes are improvements. Having access to all kinds of information within seconds, shopping from home, and easily staying in touch with old friends are [...]
Human eyes are complex and powerful organs, but there are a few animals who have us beat when it comes to eyesight. Let’s take a look at some of the best peepers in the animal kingdom and find out what [...]
You’ve heard of reading glasses. You’ve heard of sunglasses. But what are computer glasses? Have your eyes ever felt tired and itchy after a long day of working in front of a computer screen? Or maybe you’ve been having more [...]
Have you ever wondered how 3D movies work? Well the answer is different depending on what era of film you’re looking at, but the basic idea is to attempt to trick the eyes into thinking they’re not actually looking at [...]
Nights are long in the winter, and that means fewer hours of daylight for our morning and evening commutes. Many of us feel safer driving during the day, particularly if our eyesight isn’t perfect. The dangers of night driving are [...]
Tears play a vital role in the health and function of our eyes. That’s what makes dry eye such a serious problem. Tears serve as our eyes’ first line of defense against irritants like dust and germs, washing them away [...]
It doesn’t take much to irritate the surface of our eyes. Something as small as a speck of dust could make our eyes go from fine to itchy and watering in a second, but this sensitivity serves the crucial function [...]
It wasn’t so long ago that the idea of a smart contact lens seemed like the stuff of science fiction, but it’s pretty close to becoming science fact. What exactly are smart contact lenses, and what would they be for? [...]
Nearly everyone over the age of 65 will experience a reduced elasticity of the lenses of their eyes — a condition called presbyopia. Those of us lucky enough to have perfect vision until that age will only require reading glasses [...]
Do you remember in old cartoons when a character would see a delicious plate of food and his eyes would comically bulge out like footballs? That pointed cone shape of the eye in such scenes isn’t much different from the [...]
