Your eyes are your windows to the world. Learn how to maintain your eye health and what to expect from exams and treatments for common vision problems.

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Could Melatonin Protect Your Eyes as You Get Older?
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Here’s How to Tell If Your Sunglasses Actually Protect Your Eyes, According to Experts
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How to Watch the Solar Eclipse Without Damaging Your Eyes
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This Ingredient in Eyelash Growth Serums Might Cause Some Unwelcome Eye Changes
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Newly-Approved High Dose Eylea Cuts Down on Injection Frequency
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What Are Vitamin A and Carotenoids, and What Do They Do?
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Are Changeable Magnetic Frames for Glasses Safe?
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Eye Exams Are Now Recommended Every Year—But Do You Really Need One?
Astigmatism
Testing for Astigmatism
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How to Get Rid of a Stye
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What Is Dacryocystitis (Tear Duct Infection)?
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What Is Bacterial Conjunctivitis?
Pink Eye
How Long Is Pink Eye Contagious?
For What Causes a Stye?
Causes and Risk Factors of Styes
Viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious.
Viral Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): What to Know
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What You Need to Know About Arcus Senilis
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What Causes Eye Miosis (Constricted Pupils)
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Why Do I Have Watery Eyes (Epiphora), and What Helps?
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Xiidra vs Restasis: Which One Is Right for You?
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My Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD) Is 90% Better Thanks to These Steps
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7 Common Eye Diseases and How They Are Treated
Symptoms of Presbyopia
Presbyopia: How Aging Affects Your Vision
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How Tears Evaporate and Lead to Dry Eye
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Dry Eyes at Night: When Symptoms Depend on the Time of Day
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How Does Laser Eye Surgery Work?
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How to Tell If Laser Eye Surgery Is Right for You
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Can Your Eyes Get Sunburned?
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Hyperopia (Farsightedness): What Can You See?
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What Causes Broken Blood Vessels in the Eye?
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What Do Hooded Eyes Mean and How Are They Fixed?
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What Are the First Symptoms of Pink Eye?
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Astigmatism and Vision Correction: What to Know
An illustration of a person with BVD having a difficult time focusing on a book.
Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD): Symptoms to Know Before Testing
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What’s Causing Pain in the Corner of Your Eye?
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Stages of Macular Degeneration
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How Does Vuity Work?
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Causes and Risk Factors of Thyroid Eye Disease
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Living With Thyroid Eye Disease
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Neuromyelitis Optica: Managing the Symptoms
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Bump on the Eyelid
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What Helps With Computer Vision Syndrome?
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Droopy Eyelid (Ptosis)
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What Is a Vitreous Hemorrhage?
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How Does Graves' Disease Affect Eyes?
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What to Know About Orbital Cellulitis
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What Is Macular Pucker?
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Dark Circles Under the Eyes
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Eye Conditions Linked to Sleep Apnea
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Burning Eyes and Headache: Causes and Treatments
Illustration of damage to the retina from retinopathy
What Is Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy?
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Ophthalmoplegic Migraine/RPON
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What Is an Optic Nerve Pit?
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Preservative-Free Eye Drops
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What Is Central Vision?
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What Is Bull’s-Eye Maculopathy?
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What Are Warm Compresses for Eyes?
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What Is Crystalline Retinopathy?
Dry eye symptoms
Fish Oil for Dry Eye Relief: Does It Work?
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Causes of Central Vision Loss and How It's Treated
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What Is Excess Fluid Inside the Eyes?