“Children are born with an underdeveloped visual system that grows with them. As part of normal infant vision development, newborns can see objects only up close, and toddlers and preschoolers commonly are farsighted. Also, some school-age children need eyeglasses. Throughout their growing years, children are visually stimulated. Nothing stimulates a child’s vision more easily than…

“If you wear contact lenses, chances are you’ve slept in them and on occasion forgot to disinfect them. Of the 41 million estimated contact lens wearers in the United States; almost everyone is guilty of breaking the rules when it comes to contact care, according to a new survey from the Centers for Disease Control.”…

“Scientists are developing a new test that could detect glaucoma ten years before symptoms appear – and potentially save the sight of millions of people. The technology, which detects dying nerve cells in the eye, has the potential to identify other neurological conditions at an early stage, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Glaucoma is the…