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If you’re like a majority of LASIK patients who have been toying with the idea of being lens-free for years, you’re probably expecting to see stars after the procedure. What is this halo then? Halos, or glares as they’re also called, are a common occurrence during the first few days or weeks after the surgery … Continue reading Why Seeing Halos is Natural After LASIK Surgery
If you are one of the 166 million Americans in need of vision correction, or extremely prone to allergies and other weather-induced irritants, the environment you live in will have an enormous impact on your eyes. Here are some useful tips about geographical locations that support good eye conditions and a list of 10 cities … Continue reading 10 Best Cities in USA for Good Eye Health
Geography and climate have such an enormous impact on eye health. Some of the most scenic places in the United States – cities that look pristine, fresh and clean all year round — can leave you with allergies, irritations, and all sorts of other eye-related problems that you’d never have suspected. To clarify the 8 … Continue reading 10 Worst Cities in USA For Good Eye Health
Optical Illusion Tests Optical illusions are both fun and fascinating. They also provide us with the chance to experience how our eyes and minds can actually be fooled into seeing something that does not exist or failing to comprehend something that does. The mystery further deepens when the same image is perceived differently from one … Continue reading Fun Vision Quizzes!
Astigmatism Astigmatism is a refractive error of the eye in which the eye is not able to focus light properly. Instead of light focusing on a single point on the retina, there are multiple, focal points in front of the retina, behind it, or sometimes both. This causes the image to look blurred or distorted … Continue reading Test Your Eyes: Astigmatism
What is the Bezold Effect? The Bezold effect, first described by its namesake Wilhelm von Bezold, occurs when the hue of a color is altered in appearance by the presence of surrounding colors. For example, a yellow box adjacent to a blue one will appear darker than a yellow box adjacent to a red one … Continue reading Test Your Vision by Bezold Effect
How Your Vision Deceives You The human eyeball works with the brain to help people see images. It does this using many parts and the properties of reflection. Sometimes, the eye has trouble decoding colors or text. Certain medical conditions can make people see lights that are not present. How Reflection Works with the Eye Objects … Continue reading Deceptive Vision
A Deeper Look into Nearsightedness Nearsightedness, also known as myopia, is a common eye condition that causes objects that are in close view to appear clear while objects that are far away to appear blurry. The condition develops over time and can progress gradually or rapidly but often begins during childhood. Nearsightedness is often hereditary … Continue reading Nearsighted
LASIK eye surgery is a procedure that can permanently correct vision. It also reduces, and in many cases eliminates, the need for contacts or glasses. LASIK eye surgery is a safe and effective option for vision correction, but as with any surgical procedure, there are side effects that you should know about. Although some degree … Continue reading Dry Eye After LASIK
Facts About Myopia Myopia is the medical term for nearsightedness. People who are nearsighted or “myopic” have fuzzy or unclear distance vision, but can usually see well up close without using any glasses or contact lens correction. Most importantly, the vast majority of nearsighted people with healthy eyes can almost always be corrected by LASIK … Continue reading What is Myopia?
