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Eye Health Articles

Check out our list of articles below for more information on eye health topics such as eye anatomy, eye diseases, contact lenses, and more.

Contact Lenses

Contact Lens Precautions

After the accumulated wearing period prescribed by your Open Eyes Vision Care professional, your contact lenses should be discarded. By replacing...

History of Contact Lenses

Contact lenses as we know them today were not developed until 1936 when a New York optometrist named William Feinbloom fabricated the...

Monovision Contact Lenses

Monovision is a certain method of fitting contact lenses on a patient with presbyopia. Presbyopia is the gradual decline in near vision after the age...

Eye Health & Disease

Anatomy of the Human Eye

From the lens to the optic nerve, there are many parts to the human eye that work together to help us see clearly. Explore each part and...

Dry Eye Disease

Dry eye is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface characterized by a loss of homeostasis of the tear film, and accompanied by ocular...

Glaucoma Treatments

Alternative therapy is a treatment other than a conventional medical or surgical treatment that is used in mainstream health care...

Zioptan

The first preservative free prostaglandin ophthalmic solution eye drop medicine used to treat glaucoma has been approved by...

Chlamydial Conjunctivitis 

Chlamydial Inclusion Conjunctivitis is an infection of the conjunctiva of the eye that is caused by the sexually transmitted disease called...

Giant Papillary Conjunctivitis

Giant papillary conjunctivitis is an allergic reaction resulting in inflammation of the thin membrane on the underside of the eyelids...

Heres Simplex Keratitis

Herpes Simplex Keratitis or simply herpes keratitis (sometimes referred to as dendritic keratitis) is an infection of the cornea of the eye by the...

Zirgan Herpes Keratitis

The herpes simplex virus (HSV) can attack the eye and result in herpetic keratitis, which is a significant cause of corneal damage that can even...

Contact Lens Acute Red Eye

Contact Lens Acute Red Eye (CLARE) is an inflammation of the outer surface of the eye that occurs only in patients wearing contact lenses...

Glaucoma Diagnostic Tests

Glaucoma is detected through a series of special tests as well as a general comprehensive eye exam that includes Optical Coherence...

Nutrition & Vitamins

Most people are aware that supplements are helpful for many general health conditions, but few people are aware that specific...

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