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Your eyes are an important part of your overall health. Read the healthy vision articles below to discover the best ways to care for your eyes, the right foods to keep them healthy and much more.
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Understanding Your Benefits
Check out this guide to help make your vision benefits work for you. Step-by-step, we'll walk you through the ins and outs.
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Color-blind quiz
Take our color blind quiz and check out our comparisons of what people with color blindness see.
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Shocking winter eye facts
Winter can be rough on eyes. Germs, low temperatures, snowballs, icicles. It’s a winter wonderland of vision hazards.
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Eye simulator for common eye diseases
Ever wonder what your loved one with macular degeneration really sees? Walk through a simulation of common eye diseases.
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A wild look at determining your animal eyes
Are you blind as a bat? Can you see as sharply as an eagle? Find out what type of animal your vision mirrors in this interactive quiz.
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Science or Myth
Our helpful, healthful quiz gives you an eyeful of ways to improve your vision.
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Bon EYEppetit: Holly jolly holiday platter
Veggie wreath and dip
Give your eyes a reason to be healthy and bright this holiday season with a holly jolly appetizer full of nourishment for your eyes. Encircled in a potpourri of fresh vegetables, including kale and broccoli (both containing the carotenoids lutein …
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Bon EYEppetit: Health nut smoothie
Almond milk and mixed fruit
Here’s a simple formula health nuts will love: Nuts + fruit = eye protection. Almonds are full of vitamin E, an antioxidant shown to reduce the risk of cataracts,1 while the flavonoids in orange juice assist with reducing age-related macular …
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Bon EYEppetit: Beans 2 ways
Back-to-school lunches
Make back-to-school lunches that are easy for you and healthy for your child. Since 80% of what children learn is processed through their eyes1, these beans 2 ways lunches contain nutrients to support their littler peepers. Beans are packed full …
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10 bad habits that could hurt your contact lenses — and your eyes
From a dip in the pool to applying mascara, there’s a wide range of seemingly harmless daily activities that could compromise your contact lenses – and therefore your vision. We’ve got a list of 10 common behaviors for maintaining better …
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8 Back-to-school rules to help protect your kids’ eyes
A child won’t raise their hand if they don’t know the answer to a problem, and that includes fuzzy vision. Most kids simply don’t realize if their sight is off. From tripping and tilting to picking the right lens, we’ve …
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Bon EYEppetit: Apple and carrot salad
Goodbye snow and hello spring. What better way to celebrate the long, warm days than with the season’s bounty in an apple and carrot salad. Fresh, crisp, refreshing – and good for your eyes too. This springtime medley is bursting …
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Eye-vexing allergies and how to relieve them
From the northwest coast to the southern shores, common allergies can affect our eyes at different times of the year. We’ve got a list of common allergies – by region and season – and simple ways to protect your eyes …
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Bon EYEppetit: Eggs in a basket with strawberry hearts
Treat your eyes to a special breakfast that not only tastes good, but is good for your health. Eggs are packed with vision-friendly nutrients – like lutein, which is found in eye yolks and can help fight macular degeneration, and …
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Tips to protect your eyes from the blue light in the sky
You’ve heard it before. Too much screen time can be straining on the eyes and could potentially increase the risk of cataracts or macular degeneration.[1] It’s all thanks to blue light ─ glaring from your smartphone, tablet or computer. Even …
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See better, hear better, feel better: keeping tabs on your sight and sound throughout the years
We stay fit and healthy to enjoy all of life’s amazing moments – from what we see and hear to what we taste, smell and touch. But what happens when one (or more) of our senses starts to fade? It’s …
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When a bird’s eye view isn’t enough: Understanding your vision benefits
In today’s digital culture, concentration and attention are at a premium,1 which means we may only give seconds, if any, to the fine print. And when it comes to understanding your vision benefits, you may not be seeing all that’s …
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Regular eye exams can help keep your heart healthy
Just as your primary care physician may listen to your heartbeat and check your blood pressure to monitor your heart rate, your eye doctor examines your eyes to get a clear look into your cardiovascular system. In fact, the eye …
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Top 6 visual skills for your soccer player
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world. And it’s also one of the most demanding of its players’ visual skills. Sussex University’s Tag Lamche has extensively researched the role of visual awareness in soccer. “Visual skills …
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The silent disease an eye exam can detect
We all know the routine. Every time we go to our primary care doctor, whether it’s for a cold, checkup or something more serious, we’re asked to roll up our sleeve to have our blood pressure checked. It’s a simple, …
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Is staring at the computer giving you tired eyes? You’re not alone.
Earlier this year Nielsen reported that Americans spend an average of 11 hours per day with electronic media. And while those experiences keep us entertained, informed and connected, they’re also an assault on our eyes. As you probably know, a …
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The magical, mysterious molecule that improves your vision … and how you can harness it
Antioxidants are like air. We can’t see them or taste them. But they’re almost always around us. And if there’s a shortage, our bodies are adversely affected. These magical, mysterious molecules enhance our quality of life. Nutritionists encourage us to …
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Unblurring the lines to corrected vision: What your symptoms mean
If you’re finding the world a little out of focus, take comfort in knowing you’re not alone. Roughly 75 percent of Americans experience vision symptoms that require eyeglasses, contact lenses or other care, according to the Vision Council of America.1 …
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The top 10 visual skills that will improve your golf game
As a golfer you spend time, energy and money trying to shave strokes off your game. But one of the best ways to improve is literally right in front of your face: better vision. Sports vision training can enhance skills …
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Five tips to protect your eyes from the sun
When it comes to protecting your skin from the sun, your options are limitless. Sunscreen comes in lotion, spray or stick form. UVA and UVB filters. Waterproof, sweat-proof, anti-aging, hypoallergenic. SPF 15 or SPF 50. You name it – the …
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Vision drills to improve your eye at the plate and in the field
Legend has it that Ted Williams, considered by many to be the greatest baseball hitter ever, had superhuman eyesight. People said his acuity was 20:3 and he could see the individual laces of a pitched ball. Like all legends, there’s …
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