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eReader Vs. Printed Book: Which Is Better For Your Eyesight?

eReader Vs. Printed Book: Which Is Better For Your Eyesight?

In today’s increasingly digital world, interactions with printed media are becoming less common every day. Between smart phones, handheld game systems, high definition televisions and computer monitors, more and more people are spending their time looking at screens, rather than pages. What effect is this having on our eyesight? It’s becoming common knowledge that these [...]

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Pink Eye: What it is & How to Treat it Naturally

Pink Eye: What it is & How to Treat it Naturally

Pink eye, or conjunctivitis, is one of the most common eye conditions that can afflict both children and adults. The bad news is that pink eye sure is annoying and contagious. The good news is that it’s very treatable. Pink eye is caused by the lining on our eyelids and the whites of our eyes [...]

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Eye Exercises for Astigmatism

Eye Exercises for Astigmatism

If you are currently suffering from astigmatism, then you already know, and all too well, that the main symptom of this condition is blurry vision. If you love to read or if your job entails working on a computer for hours, you already know how irritating and stressful it can be to have your vision [...]

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Natural Ways to Bring Down Eye Pressure

Natural Ways to Bring Down Eye Pressure

If you’ve been diagnosed with glaucoma or high pressure in your eyes, you’re not alone; glaucoma is, unfortunately, a very common eye disease that affects the aging population. Untreated, glaucoma can lead to blindness (it is, in fact, the second leading cause of worldwide blindness). It’s a condition that must be taken seriously as it [...]

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Take an Eye-Opening Break: Three Easy Ways to Refresh Your Eyes & Vision

Three Easy Ways to Refresh Your Eyes & Vision

Regardless of your profession, your eyes work hard all day long and the only time off they get is when you’re sleeping. The eyes are the busiest muscles in our bodies and they can easily get overworked. Maybe you’re so focused on your work that you don’t blink enough? Not blinking enough can lead to [...]

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The Many Ways Aging Can Impact Eyesight

The Many Ways Aging Can Impact Eyesight

Just as our bodies age, so do our eyes; the aging process impacts every single part of us, and unfortunately, our eyes are not immune to this. Our vision can worsen over time due to little other than the aging process. Year after year, we may need a stronger prescription and new glasses. As the busiest [...]

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The Difference Between Farsightedness and Nearsightedness

The Difference Between Farsightedness and Nearsightedness

If you’re new to the world of vision troubles and have just been diagnosed as being either farsighted or nearsighted, you’ve probably got some questions about what your diagnosis means and what the differences are between the two conditions. It can be difficult to know what questions to ask your eye doctor when you receive [...]

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Far-Out Ways to Improve Farsightedness Naturally

Far-Out Ways to Improve Farsightedness Naturally

Farsightedness, or hyperopia, makes it hard (and even impossible, in some cases) for your eyes to focus upon up-close objects. Similar to how cars must shift gears when driving up a hill, our eyes need added power when viewing objects up close. If our eyes, for myriad reasons, don’t have enough power, we can’t see [...]

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Don't Be Short-Sighted: Improve Your Presbyopia Naturally!

Can You Improve Presbyopia Naturally?

From the moment we wake up in the mornings to when we finally shut our eyes and go to bed for the night, our eyes are hard at work for us. As children we don’t think about the damage we could be doing to our eyes when we run outside to play; we just want [...]

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Eye Vitamins for Macular Degeneration

5 Vitamins a Day to Keep Macular Degeneration at Bay

Perhaps you are reading this because an aging parent currently suffering from macular degeneration has been urging you to look into eye vitamins that can help preserve vision, or maybe an optometrist has already diagnosed you with the signs that lead to advanced macular degeneration. Changing your diet and taking vitamins every day to remedy [...]

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Eye Exercises for Tired Computer Users

6 Refreshing Eye Exercises for Tired Computer Users

Staring at a computer screen all day long sure puts a strain on your eyes. Poor lighting, an increase in visual demands and not enough blinking are all factors that contribute to computer-related eyestrain. Added to that, many people now use electronic reading devices instead of books, which just makes the strain on your eyes [...]

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