Eye Exams as You Age: What to Get Tested and How Often
Most adults treat eye exams the way they treat smoke alarm batteries — they know they should address it, they have vague intentions to do […]
Vision and Athletic Performance: Why Eye Speed Matters
Watch a professional baseball batter face a 95-mile-per-hour fastball and the physics become uncomfortable quickly. The ball travels the 60 feet between the mound and […]
Can Supplements Improve Night Driving?
Night driving is the visual performance test that most people take without realizing it is a test. Unlike sport or gaming, where the stakes of […]
Foods Highest in Lutein and Zeaxanthin (and Why Diet Alone Isn’t Enough)
The case for eating your vegetables has never been more specifically grounded than it is in the eye health literature. Lutein and zeaxanthin, the two […]
Exercise and Vision: How Physical Fitness Affects Your Eyes
The cardiovascular case for regular exercise is so thoroughly established that it barely warrants rehearsal. The case for exercise as an eye health intervention is […]
How Screen Time Affects Your Eyes Over Time
Think about how many hours you have spent looking at screens this week. Now multiply that by 52. Then by the number of years you […]
Dry Eyes as You Age: Why It Happens and What Helps
Dry eye disease has a branding problem. The name suggests a minor inconvenience — a bit of gritty discomfort, easily fixed with a drop or […]
What Is Macular Pigment and Why Does It Matter?
If you were to look at a cross-section of a healthy human retina under the right conditions, you would notice a faint yellow tint in […]
Diet for Eye Health: The Complete Food Guide
The nutrition and eye health story is one of the better-evidenced areas in dietary medicine, and yet most people who care about their vision have […]
The 20-20-20 Rule: Does It Actually Work?
If you have ever mentioned eye strain to a doctor, an optometrist, or even a mildly health-conscious colleague, you have almost certainly heard the 20-20-20 […]