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I ran my personal best this past Saturday. I ran 13.94 miles (nearly 14 miles) – half a marathon. Two weeks ago I ran my personal best to that point – 10 miles. The week before, I ran 8 miles and the week prior to that – 6 miles. That’s in addition to 2 miles I run three times each week after dropping my boy off to orchestra practice before school. I’m not training for a marathon (although that is only because I never previously considered the possibility). I truly am doing it for my overall health – both physical and mental.

Summer is the time for fun in the sun and in the water, but it’s definitely not the time to take a break from eye safety.

March is Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month. Now before you think that this article may not apply to you, think again. Thousands of workers sustain job-related eye injuries each day.

Heterochromia is a condition present in some humans and animals where one iris is a different color than the other. The iris is a thin circular structure that surrounds your pupil and contains pigment or melanin, which gives our eyes their distinct color. The amount of melanin that has developed in the iris at birth and shortly after determines one’s eye color. Blue eyes contain the lowest amount of melanin while brown eyes have the most.

Styes can be an uncomfortable and annoying yet common experience. Fortunately, most of them will go away on their own or with minimal treatment.

This summer when it’s hot outside and you have the opportunity to jump into a nice cool pool, it may be tempting to do so without taking out your contact lenses. That process can be a bit of a pain and you may think that it’s no big deal if your contacts get some water on them. However, it is highly recommended that you remove your contacts before going for a dip in the water – this includes pools, hot tubs, lakes, and oceans. There are a variety of reasons for this.

It’s more common than you might think for contact lens wearers to make mistakes when it comes to caring for their eyes. While these mistakes may seem insignificant, they can have serious repercussions. One contact lens wearer tragically ended up blind after wearing her contact lenses for six months straight. The amoeba Acanthamoeba Keratitis began to eat away at her corneas, which resulted in blindness. But, do not let this rare instance deter you from using contacts––let it act as a precautionary tale.

How often do you brush your teeth? Daily? Twice daily? Why? Do you do it because your dentist said to? Do you do it to maintain healthy teeth and healthy gums? Do you floss?

The color, the shape, the expression, the eyelashes and eyebrows. In this post, we’re just going to focus on the color, because it’s a lot more complicated than you might expect!

DECEMBER IS HERE, and that means so is the holiday season! We’re looking forward to it just as much as you, which is why we got our team together to share some of our favorite holiday traditions!