You know all those warnings to use protective gear when looking at an eclipse? A new study in JAMA Ophthalmology shows exactly what happens when you don't.
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Contacts with cat pupils or neon colours can be fun, but are you sure you want to put a piece of plastic from a costume store into your eye?
Dark circles under or around your eyes make you look tired, but there plenty of other reasons you might get them. Here's the science behind dark eye circles, and how you can try to avoid them.
They say that your eyes are a window of the soul -- so it's best not to frame them with the unsightly dark rings of a corpse. If you feel perennially exhausted and bleary-eyed, these tried-and-tested maintenance tips will help to keep your peepers looking fresh (even when you feel like death warmed up.)
Two weeks ago I paid to have lasers fired into my eyes. The next day I woke up like Peter Parker, post-spider bite. I couldn't climb walls, but I could see so well I felt like a superhero. For the first time since I was a kid I could open my eyes and just see. My laser eye surgery story isn't quite comic book-worthy, but here's everything that happened, in case you want those powers too.
On the morning of March 9, there will be a total solar eclipse. From Australia, we'll only get to see a partial eclipse -- but the sight should still be highly arresting -- especially if you live in Darwin or Cairns. Here's how to watch this celestial event without damaging your eyes.
Water is great for cleaning most things, but not so much for your contacts -- unless you want an eye infection. Here's why you should never clean or store your contacts with water, and why should always use the cleaning solution your eye doctor recommends instead.
You're not supposed to sleep in your contacts, but we know most of you have done it anyway (hopefully not on purpose). If you wake up with your contacts still in, don't rush to take them out.
Contact lenses are great, but a recent report by the CDC found that 99% of contact lens wearers reported at least one bad hygiene habit. With that in mind, let's take a quick look at exactly how you're supposed to care for them.
If your eyes are feeling dry and itchy, it might not just be allergies. NPR points out that as we stare at screens more and more, our eyes are drying out because we're not blinking enough.
