Smoking and Eye Health: The Risks You May Not Know
Smokers know the cardiovascular and pulmonary risks. Most have been told about cancer risk more times than they care to count. What rarely enters the […]
Sleep and Eye Health: What Happens to Your Eyes Overnight
Sleep’s reputation in health circles is well established. It’s when the brain consolidates memory, when muscles repair, when hormones reset, when the immune system does […]
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Eye Health: What the Research Actually Shows
Omega-3 fatty acids have accumulated a substantial and occasionally contradictory body of evidence in eye health research. The popular claim — “omega-3s are good for […]
Hydration and Your Eyes: More Connected Than You Think
The relationship between hydration and eye health is one of those topics that sounds straightforward until you look closely, at which point it becomes considerably […]
Eye Health at High Altitude: What Changes and Why
Most people who travel to altitude — for skiing, hiking, climbing, or simply visiting a high-elevation city — are prepared for the possibility of headache, […]
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 […]
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 Relationship Between Blood Pressure and Eye Health
Ophthalmologists have a saying that is either slightly poetic or mildly unsettling depending on how you receive it: the eye is a window into the […]