It’s National Sunglasses Day! All About Eyes supports The Vision Council’s dedicated day — June 27 — for wearing sunglasses to shade your eyes from the sun’s damaging effects. While this day raises awareness about the importance of sunglasses, people should wear them all year to protect their eyes. Summer brings out the urge to…

It’s that time of year again! While dry eyes can happen any time of the year, spring is a hard season for many people, especially if they have allergies and react to the pollen in the air. If you suffer from dry eyes, All About Eyes has solutions for you! What are Dry Eyes? Dry…

Preterm babies, those who are born prior to 37 weeks, can have a myriad of health issues, depending on how many weeks premature they are at birth. (Note that a full-term birth is 39-to-40 weeks gestation.) According to The March of Dimes, in 2023, a little over ten percent of births in the United States were…

Every year on March 23, we celebrate World Optometry Day, recognizing the important role optometrists play in preserving and enhancing vision. Our eyes are our windows to the world, and optometry ensures they remain healthy and functional for a lifetime.Optometrists are more than just vision correctors—they are healthcare professionals who diagnose, manage, and treat various eye…

When COVID hit in 2020, few could predict the outcomes that pandemic would have on the general population, not to mention the effect the lockdowns had on children’s eyesight from hours of on-line computer learning, cell phones, and tablet usage — all of which led to a marked increase in myopia rates worldwide. Myopia, or…

For many adults, New Year’s resolutions usually include losing those pesky ten, twenty, or more pounds that refuse to budge by joining a gym and going on a calorie-restrictive diet. With the introduction of semaglutide — a weight-loss drug for managing type-2 diabetes and obesity such as Ozempic or Wegovy — that goal can seem…