Most of us spend several hours in front of a computer, tablet, and smartphone. It all adds up to a surge in eye strain. Looking at these devices for extended...
Professionals from the CDC to your local eye doctor caution that wearing contact lenses may increase your chance of getting an eye infection if you don't practice strict safety precautions...
Smoke from summer wildfires raging throughout the west can travel hundreds of miles. And with it comes invisible micron-size particles that wreak havoc on our health and float in the...
Ophthalmologists have noticed an uptick in patients with new dry eye symptoms—especially among the elderly, immunocompromised, and clinical staff who wear masks almost full-time.
Sleep in your eyes, sleep crust, sand, eye gunk—whatever you call it, we all get it—that crusty stuff in the corners of your eyes when you wake up in the...
When you’re staring at a computer screen all day, you don’t blink as often and your eyes dry out faster. Dr. Leah Owen from the Moran Eye Center talks about the 20-20-20 program, a nationwide initiative to recognize and combat eye fatigue. She suggests some exercises to alleviate dryness and talks about how we can benefit from this new initiative.
You might think dry eye disease is a result of simply having a lack of tears. The condition is actually an inflammatory disease. Dr. Majid Moshirfar explains the causes of dry eye disease —and what you can do to treat it.
Dr. Maji Moshirfar from the University of Utah's Moran Eye Center tells us why fall is dry eye season, what causes it, and how to cure the disease.
