- What Your Eyes Can Tell You About Your Overall Health
- How to Wear Contact Lenses With Halloween Makeup and Face Paint
- Can Coffee and Caffeine Affect Contact Lens Comfort?
- Why Do Contact Lenses Sometimes Move, Fold, or Pop Out?
Health
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Your eyes can reveal more about your health than how clearly you see. Changes in the eyes can sometimes be early signs of health conditions affecting other parts of the body, even before noticeable symptoms appear. During a comprehensive eye exam, an eye doctor looks beyond your vision to examine structures such as the retina,…
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Back-to-school season means more hours spent looking at laptops, tablets, and phones for classes, homework, research, and studying. That extra screen time can leave the eyes feeling dry, tired, or irritated, especially for students who wear contact lenses throughout the day. Long screen sessions can reduce how frequently and fully you blink, which can make…
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Summer is officially here. The season of towering water slides, high-speed wave pools, and endless sunshine is in full swing. If you rely on contact lenses in your daily life, you might be tempted to keep them in while you hit the splash zones. However, in a water park, your lenses can quickly turn from…
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Colored contact lenses are safe to use but come with risks if not handled properly or purchased from unregulated sources. In 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classified all contact lenses, including colored lenses, as medical devices, and for good reason—they’re dangerous if not properly fitted and handled. By requiring a prescription and…
