It started with phone calls, led to texting and calendars and games, and now it seems, whether you’re on a Blackberry, iPhone, Google Android, or Windows Mobile, your smart phone can do anything – from setting your oven timer to mapping your hiking trial via GPS to editing your digital photos. You can even download [...]

If, over the years, it’s become harder for you to read road signs, distinguish between red and green traffic lights, or deal with the glare of oncoming cars at night, then we have both good new and bad news. The good news is, you’re not alone, according to U.S. News & World Report. “The unavoidable reality, [...]

According to the National Eye Institute, twice as many women as men are diagnosed with vision-threatening diseases each year. Across the globe, women are more likely to suffer blindness and vision loss. Of the common eye diseases, dry eye syndrome is two to three times more common in women than in men at any age [...]

Floaters are: a. Wisps of cloud moving across the sky b. Air-filled mattresses for summertime fun on the lake c. Insects that have accidentally fallen into your lemonade d. None of the above If you chose “d,” then you are correct. If you’ve ever noticed small specks or shadowy shapes moving in your field of [...]

What do you and Larry Fitzgerald, former Pro Bowl MVP and record-holding wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, have in common? a) You both enjoy the weather in Arizona? b) You both will watch this year’s Pro Bowl —you from your couch, him from the field? c) You have both improved your vision using eye [...]

Google “healthy habits” and you get about 8 million pages. Googling “bad habits,” though, yields a rich trove of over 18 million pages, on subjects ranging from bankruptcy to thumb-sucking to watching too much TV. We’re so used to seeing the words “bad” and “habit” together — like Simon & Garfunkel, peanut butter and jelly, Shakespeare and [...]

New Year’s Resolutions: It’s that time of year again. You vow to lose 10 pounds, clean out your closet, balance your checkbook, and actually go to the gym, as opposed to just thinking about it. You’ll read more, watch TV less; take up sailing or knitting or golfing or whatever “ing” you’ve always wanted to [...]