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Eye Health

Your eyes are your windows to the world. Learn how to maintain your eye health and what to expect from exams and treatments for common vision problems.
Nictalopia
What Is Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)?
Ophthalmologist doctor with the snellen chart
Symptoms of Astigmatism
tears
Watery Eyes: Overview and More
Pink Eye
How Long Is Pink Eye Contagious?
eye floaters
What Causes Eye Floaters?
For What Causes a Stye?
Styes: Causes and Risk Factors
Farsightedness
What Is Farsightedness (Hyperopia)?
Viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious.
What You Should Know About Viral Conjunctivitis
Red, irritated eye
What Is Fishing Eye Syndrome?
Young boy looking at wall eye chart
Does 20/20 vision really mean you have perfect vision?
Eye exam for a young boy performed by an eye doctor.
What Is Retinoschisis?
Eye with lower lid entropion.
What Is Entropion?
Older age woman putting drops in her eye
Eyes on Steroid Drops: How to Select the Right One
aphakia
What Is Aphakia?
woman's face close up
What Are Double Eyelids?
The city center of Madrid as seen from some myopia glasses.
How Myopia Is Treated
Doctor administering eye drops to a reclining woman
What to Know About Atropine Drops and Ointment
Mydriasis
What Is Mydriasis (Dilated Pupils)?
Heterochromia
What Is Heterochromia?
Esotropia
What Is Esotropia?
Oscillopsia
What Is Oscillopsia?
Ophthalmic practitioner holding device to her own eye
Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist: Find the Right Eye Doctor for You
man rubbing his eyes
What Is a Blocked Tear Duct in Adults?
Close-up of young woman
Living With Thyroid Eye Disease
Eyebright capsules, powder, and nasal spray
The Health Benefits of Eyebright
close up of eyes of man and woman
Causes and Risk Factors of Thyroid Eye Disease
woman at eye doctor
How Thyroid Eye Disease Is Diagnosed
Close-up of woman putting in eye drops
How Thyroid Eye Disease Is Treated
Young woman checking her eye in the mirror
Symptoms of Thyroid Eye Disease
a woman taking care of her eyes
How Do I Treat My Dry Eyes?
bag under the eye women
Why Are My Eyes Puffy?
close-up of eye
What Are Monolids (Epicanthal Folds)?
hypertropia
What Is Hypertropia?
Human eye
Types of Eye Infections
Close-up of brown eye
What Is the Most Common Eye Color?
For Erythromycin Ointment
What to Know About Erythromycin Eye Ointment
Man having an eye exam at ophthalmologist's office
What Is a Marcus Gunn Pupil?
Detail of a person's eye
Blurry Vision in One Eye
Female patient undergoing laser eye surgery at clinic
Eye Surgery to Correct Vision Problems
Woman at optometrist
What Is the Difference Between an Optometrist and an Ophthalmologist?
eye and letters
How To Improve Your Eyesight
color blindness test
What Is a Red-Green Color Blind Test?
Man takes photo with phone on rock empire
What Do Color-Blind People See?
Double Vision
What Causes Double Vision?
eyelid pain
What Causes Eyelid Pain?
a woman tired from looking at her laptop
Do Eye Exercises Improve Your Vision?
Young woman applying eye drops
What to Know About Prednisolone Eye Drops
halos around lights
What Causes Halos Around Lights?
a man looking a computer
Do Blue Light Glasses Work?
How Long Does Lasik Surgery Last?
How Long Does LASIK Surgery Last?
optician testing eyesight
How To Test for Depth Perception
man with hordeolum ill eye
How Long Does a Stye Last?
Applying eye ointment to the inside of the lower lid
How to Use Antibiotic Eye Ointments
woman putting eye drops in her eyes
Can I Use Neosporin for My Eye Infection?
An ophthalmologist performs an eye exam
How To Get Rid of Eye Floaters
Images show what to expect during an eye exam.
What is an Optometrist?
close up of woman with brown eyes
What Is the Rarest Eye Color?
Man takes Durezol eyedrop to soothe pain, redness and swelling.
What to Know About Durezol Eye Drops
Portrait of stylish young man sitting on sidewalk
The 7 Best Places to Buy Glasses Online in 2021
coloboma
An Overview of Coloboma