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Myopia is often called short-sightedness. If your eyes are myopic, this means distant objects look blurry. Learn more about myopia progression and management.
Smoke from wildfires can cause red, watery, itchy, burning eyes, blurred vision and aggravate dry eye and allergy conditions. See how you can get relief.
Most people who develop a stye (hordeolum) want it gone fast. Learn what to do (and what not to do) if you have a stye and how your doctor can treat it.
Check out our parents’ guide to choosing children’s prescription glasses. Learn all about polycarbonate lenses and the newest children’s spectacle frames.
Read Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler's LASIK guidelines to find out if you're a good candidate for laser eye surgery.
Find out how long does pink eye (conjunctivitis) last. Learn why pink eye recovery time can be a few days or several weeks, depending on causes.
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Driving at night tips for older motorists: Driving glasses and lenses
Find out how to improve and enhance your night vision by driving with special glasses. Learn how to drive safely at night using these tips.
Glasses lens coatings: So many choices!
How anti-reflective, scratch-resistant, anti-fog and UV coatings improve vision, increase the durability of glasses and protect eyes.
Hyperopia (long sightedness): How to correct for it
Explore hyperopia and hypermetropia and the causes, symptoms and treatment of farsightedness. The options include eyeglasses, contact lenses and LASIK.
Kid's glasses: 10 tips for buying children’s eye-wear
Recognise the features to look for in our guide to buying kids’ glasses. Check out our ten tips for buying children’s eyewear, eyeglass frames and lenses.
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Know how to read your eye prescription? Learn how to read your eye prescription and how bad is your eye prescription from medical experts at All About Vision.
Explore visual acuity and the measure of eyesight. Find out about the perfect vision standard and whether it’s possible to have better than 20/20 vision.
Cataracts develop when the lens inside your eye turns cloudy. Find out more about this common disorder, including cataracts’ visual effects, other symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Recognise eye allergy symptoms and get relief from red, itchy and watery eyes. Learn the causes and prevention of eye allergies and hear about treatments.
Dr. Chris Knobbe explains how to reduce your risk of macular degeneration with good diet, exercise and lifestyle choices.
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Myopia control refers to methods optometrists use to try and slow myopia progression. Learn about myopia control contact lenses, glasses and atropine eye drops.
Discover what’s involved in the LASIK procedure. Check out our LASIK slide show for what to expect before, during and after this common eye surgery.
Childhood myopia is a growing concern around the world. Learn about the risk factors for nearsightedness in kids and whether your child may be at risk.
Get the latest information on children and screen time. Know what is too much screen time, and bad for kids, and the recommended screen time for children.
Do you have a bloodshot eye or red-eye,? Discover 19 causes of red eyes or bloodshot eyes and common treatments from our medical experts at All About Vision.
Control exposure to blue light to get protection from potential eye damage. Learn how blue light is both beneficial and harmful, especially to your eyes.
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All About Vision supports the efforts of Essilor Vision Foundation and OneSight to eliminate vision issues including uncorrected refractive error. We encourage our readers to consider supporting these humanitarian eye care non-profit organizations.
All About Vision
All About Vision supports the efforts of Essilor Vision Foundation and OneSight to eliminate vision issues including uncorrected refractive error. We encourage our readers to consider supporting these humanitarian eye care non-profit organizations.