What gives my eyes their color? Your eye color refers to the color of each eye’s iris, a double-layered ring of muscle tissue around your pupil that controls how much
What gives my eyes their color?
Diabetic Retinopathy?
What is diabetic retinopathy? Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that can cause vision loss and blindness in people who have diabetes. It affects blood vessels in the retina (the
Color Blindness
What is color blindness? If you have color blindness (color vision deficiency), it means you see colors differently than most people. Most of the time, color vision deficiency makes it
Uveitis
What is uveitis? Uveitis is inflammation inside your eye. Inflammation usually happens when your immune system is fighting an infection. Sometimes uveitis means your immune system is fighting an eye
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-Related Macular Degeneration AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in those 50 and older. 11 million people in the United States have AMD Macular Degeneration, or more commonly
How Does the Weather Affect Your Eye Health?
Spending time outside can be great for your physical and mental health, but it’s also important to shield your eyes from the elements. In fact, a variety of weather conditions
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Convergence Insufficiency
What is convergence insufficiency? Convergence insufficiency is an eye condition that affects how your eyes work together when you look at nearby objects. This can cause blurry or double vision
Amblyopia
What is amblyopia? Amblyopia (also called lazy eye) is a type of poor vision that usually happens in just 1 eye but less commonly in both eyes. It develops when
Retinal Detachment
What is retinal detachment? Retinal detachment is an eye problem that happens when your retina (a light-sensitive layer of tissue in the back of your eye) is pulled away from
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye called the optic nerve. The symptoms