POV: It’s nighttime, you’re cruising home on the highway under the stars and the world seems perfect – until suddenly, your eyesight checks you back into reality. If you’ve experienced difficulty driving in the dark, you may be suffering from night blindness, or nyctalopia.
Add “dry” before anything and it’s just a bad situation. Dry cake. Dry bread. Dry conversation. And dry eyes! This is a condition that leaves you feeling irritated and itchy. What exactly makes an eye dry, though? How do you know if your eyes are dry or just temporarily irritated? And if you do have dry eyes, how can you treat them? Keep reading as we explore dry eye in more detail.
You wake up, go to the mirror to take a gander at your beautiful self, and BOOM! What’s THAT? A colored spot on the white of your eye takes you by surprise, and then down a WebMD rabbit hole. Fear not; we’re here to tackle the truths of discoloration.
Ultraviolet light: The rays are notoriously harmful to our skin, but how much do you know about the effects on our eyes? UV light can damage your eyes in a number of ways; it’s crucial we educate ourselves on the impacts of these harmful rays.