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Eyewear & Contacts • May 14, 2025

What Glasses Are In Style for 2025?

Eyewear has long evolved past its purely functional purpose, becoming a critical aspect of personal style and an essential accessory. With each year, glasses trends shift to reflect broader cultural movements in fashion, technology, and sustainability. In 2025, bold oversized frames and tech-inspired designs are making a strong comeback. At the same time, classic vintage…

A close-up image of a person's right eye with a stye on their upper eyelid.

Eye Health • May 14, 2025

How to Treat a Stye at Home

If you've ever dealt with a red, swollen eyelid, you know how uncomfortable styes can be. These red, painful lumps can lead to all kinds of uncomfortable symptoms. While they're a common eye condition, they can be extremely frustrating—but there's no need to suffer in silence. Styes typically resolve on their own within a week…

An optometry patient admiring their skin in a mirror after red light therapy treatment.

Dry Eye Disease • March 28, 2025

The Benefits of Red Light Therapy

If you're dealing with tired eyes and skin, red light therapy could be the solution you need. It's an innovative treatment designed to stimulate the area around your eyes and rejuvenate your appearance. It's a safe, versatile treatment that brings both comfort and convenience to eye care. Red light therapy uses safe, low-level light to…

A young adult at work in an office, taking off their glasses and rubbing their eyes at their screen due to dry eyes.

Dry Eye Disease • February 27, 2025

Dry Eyes & Screen Time: How Are They Related

Screens are an irreplaceable part of our everyday lives. Most people use them for work—they're everywhere, from cars to billboards. If you've ever spent too long at a screen, you've likely noticed a dull, sore pain in your eyes called digital eye strain. But what about dryness? While screen time can contribute to dry eyes…

A black eyeshadow brush applied brown eyeshadow to a person's closed eyelid in an extreme close-up.

Eye Health • February 27, 2025

Eye-Safe Makeup: Protect Your Eyes with Clean Beauty

Your eyes are one of your body's most sensitive and essential parts, but they’re often overlooked in the makeup routine. The allure of bold eyeshadows, dramatic liners, and sky-high mascaras can sometimes overshadow the need to protect your eye health. Eye-safe makeup is a game changer for anyone who loves makeup but doesn’t want to…

Closeup of a person’s brown eyes, with a red and irritated stye on the lower eyelid of their right eye

Eye Health, Stye • January 29, 2025

How Long Does an Eye Stye Last?

Eye discomfort can be debilitating when it comes on suddenly, especially if there’s pain that makes it difficult to focus on anything else. One such issue is styes, a minor bacterial infection, that can cause painful bumps on the eyelids. Fortunately, styes typically only last for 1 week and will go away on their own,…

An eye doctor performing IPL on a woman to treat her dry eye syndrome.

Eye Care Treatments & Medications • January 8, 2025

Can IPL Cause Eye Damage?

Are you struggling with symptoms of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), such as dry, irritated eyes? Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy might be the solution you're looking for. Understanding the treatment, its benefits, potential side effects, and aftercare is crucial to making an informed decision. What Is IPL Therapy? Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) therapy is a…

Dry Eye Disease, Eye Care Treatments & Medications, Warm compresses • January 8, 2025

Warm Compresses for Dry Eye: Do They Work?

There is a lot of information available on the Internet today about dry eye and the various treatments you can turn to for relief. And one of the most common treatments people are turning to are warm compresses. But because we’re so passionate about providing patients like you with trustworthy advice, especially about managing your…

Woman in white background rubbing her eye with one hand and holding a pair of glasses in the other.

Blepharitis • January 8, 2025

How Do I Prevent My Blepharitis From Flaring Up?

Blepharitis is a chronic condition that requires consistent management. Much like brushing your teeth so you don't get a cavity versus only brushing when you do! However, some people with blepharitis may experience more severe symptoms if they don’t diagnose or treat their condition correctly. One of the most effective ways to manage blepharitis is…

A close-up of a woman with beautiful smile taking omega 3 supplement.

Dry Eye Disease, Eye Health, Omega-3 • January 8, 2025

Best Supplements for Dry Eye

Dry eye disease is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. If you're struggling with dry eye disease, you're not alone. Thankfully, there are a variety of effective treatments, including at-home and in-office options. Changing your lifestyle and incorporating healthy foods rich in vitamins and nutrients may be effective in reducing or alleviating…

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What Glasses Are In Style for 2025?

How to Treat a Stye at Home

The Benefits of Red Light Therapy

Dry Eyes & Screen Time: How Are They Related

Eye-Safe Makeup: Protect Your Eyes with Clean Beauty

How Long Does an Eye Stye Last?

Can IPL Cause Eye Damage?

Warm Compresses for Dry Eye: Do They Work?

How Do I Prevent My Blepharitis From Flaring Up?

Best Supplements for Dry Eye

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