child at eye appointment
Nearsightedness vs. Astigmatism: What’s the difference?
A lot of children and adults have astigmatism, which is a light-focusing issue like nearsightedness (myopia) and farsightedness (hyperopia). In fact, you can think of astigmatism...
a doctor reviewing scans
Double Vision; should I be concerned?
What is double vision? While some instances of double vision can be cute, some can be anything but, and rather disturbing. Double vision (diplopia) is an unfortunate, and...
bizarre eye conditions.
7 Bizarre Eye Conditions
"Step right up and see the amazingly weird eye conditions–hairy eyes, red eyes, cat eyes, and eyes that cry blood!” They may sound like carnival acts, but these truly bizarre eye...
Visually impaired man with his dog.
What Do Visually Impaired People See?
It sounds like a simple question–what do visually impaired people see? Yet as humans, our reality is so visually oriented, it is hard to imagine what a non-visual world could be...
optical illusion.
How Optical Illusions Work
They say “seeing is believing.” It is true that we tend to believe what our eyes tell us, but in the case of optical illusions, what our eyes tell us is not always the truth...
Woman sleeping.
What Do Your Eyes Do As You Sleep?
We spend an average of 2,920 hours a year sleeping, which accounts for about a third of our lives. It looks like we’re doing nothing–just lying still and being unresponsive–but...