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The end of spring doesn’t mean the end of allergy season. It means the start of summer allergy season – which includes many of the same symptoms as spring allergies and sometimes worse. The sneezing, sniffling and itchy eyes of summer allergies are caused by many of the same triggers of spring allergies – fromContinue reading “THE TRUTH ABOUT SUMMER ALLERGIES”

Preventive care can help you keep your eyes healthy and avoid common causes of blindness. If you’ve never had a vision problem, you probably don’t give much thought to your eyes. And you may not be aware of the changes that occur as you age, some of which can dramatically affect the way you seeContinue reading “10 Tips to Protect Your Vision and Prevent Blindness”

The sun supports life on our planet, but its life-giving rays also pose dangers. The sun’s primary danger is in the form of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Artificial sources, like welding machines, tanning beds and lasers, can also produce UV radiation. Most people are aware of how harmful UV radiation is to the skin. However, manyContinue reading “Protecting Your Eyes from Solar Radiation”

People who have allergies are often quick to seek help for symptoms such as sneezing, sniffling, and nasal congestion. But allergies can affect the eyes, too. They can make your eyes red, itchy, burning, and watery, and cause swollen eyelids. The same treatments and self-help strategies that ease nasal allergy symptoms work for eye allergies, too. Also called ocular allergies or allergic conjunctivitis, they pose little threat to eyesight other thanContinue reading “How to Get Relief From Eye Allergies”