Eye Care

Are your eyes red, itchy, irritated, crusty, watery, and making you miserable? You may wonder if your symptoms suggest pink eye, allergies, or even a more serious medical condition. Here's some help.

How to recognize common vision problems in children and take steps to ensure healthy vision.

What causes an eyelid to twitch? This article discusses 10 scientific reasons (and throws in a superstitious reason, for good measure).

Dry skin around the eyes is not a problem when you know how to treat it. Here are several options for treating dry skin around the eyes, from dietary and natural treatments to other solutions.

Eye twitching will usually be experienced by everyone at some point in their lives. For the most part, it's normal, but sometimes can be caused from other disorders. Here are the causes...

Getting a red spot on your eye is a common occurrence and is usually painless and harmless. This article will tell you about a few causes of red spots on the eye.

An infant with sticky eyes, or an adult with teary, watery eyes, may have a tear duct blockage. Learn about home remedies and surgical treatment options for blocked tear ducts.

A forceful sneeze or cough may cause tiny blood vessels in your eye to rupture. This type of event is called a subconjunctival hemorrhage.

What are the symptoms and risks to our sight as we get older?

Diabetic retinopathy can be a devastating disease. If left untreated, it can quickly lead to a permanent loss of vision and blindness. There are treatments for diabetic retinopathy. This article explains the treatments available and how to prevent diabetic retinopathy.

Your eyes and cataracts. Understand what they are, what do they do, and how can you get rid of them.

Five tips for cleaning and disinfecting your soft contact lenses, as well as ways to make your contact lenses last longer.

Sunshine on your shoulders can make you happy, but sunshine on your eyes may cause growths that permanently alter your appearance. Learn about these common eye growths and how to protect yourself.

Pterygium and Pinguecula are both caused by damage to the conjunctiva (a transparent, thin membrane that covers the white of our eye. There is a tendency to mistake one condition for the other.

Learn about various lens implants for cataracts, including premium lenses that may eliminate the need for glasses. This article is based on the author's personal experience with cataract surgery.

I have blepharitis, and it DRIVES ME MAD. Through my visits with an ophthalmologist, I've learned a few tricks for treating my itchy, red eyes.

No matter what the cause, having permanently enlarged red veins on the whites of your eyes can really take a toll on a person’s self esteem.

A broken blood vessel in the eye is correctly known as a sub-conjunctival hemorrhage. It can look pretty horrific but will not cause damage to your eyesight.

Do you struggle to insert and remove your contact lenses? Do you find it impossible to see in the mirror at the same time? Learn to insert and remove your contact lenses quickly and simply!

You'd love to throw away your glasses, but Lasik (laser eye surgery) scares you. At last, there's an alternative—orthokeratology! OrthoK involves wearing special lenses at night that gently correct the shape of your eyes while you sleep,