a woman with an ocular migraine.
The Difference Between Migraines with Aura and Ocular Migraines
There’s nothing like it–the excruciating, throbbing pain in your head that can only be a migraine. If you suffer from migraines, you may have noticed some visual disturbances in...
two people looking out to a city view
How Eyes See at Night
If you know how our eyes work, you know they need light to see. So how do we see so well in almost complete darkness? Our eyes let us see an incredibly wide range of lighting...
styes and contact lenses
Styes: How We Get Them and How to Get Rid of Them
Do you have something that looks like a pimple on the outside or inside of your eyelid? Is it terribly uncomfortable and unsightly? That would be a stye. Also known as an...
A woman's eye.
Astigmatism Essentials
If you’ve been diagnosed with astigmatism, don’t let the name scare you. Granted, the term sounds ominous—especially if you mistakenly refer to it as a “stigma…tism” But the truth...
“Baking” a Better Contact Lens
One type of contact lens may help with astigmatism, while another corrects nearsightedness. But outside of those minor differences, all contact lenses are pretty much the same...