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Four Eye Care Tips For The Winter

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The cold, harsh winter weather presents a few hazards to your health. Not only can it dry out and chap your skin, but it can also dry out your eyes, increasing your risk of corneal scratches and infections. To make sure winter does not land you at an emergency eye doctor appointment, follow these eye care tips. Opt for glasses over contacts on the windiest days. Cold winter wind can dry your eyes out at any time, but this effect is even more pronounced when you wear contacts. Read More»

Four Things to Talk to Your Kids About When There's a Lice Breakout at School

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If there has been some talk of a lice breakout at school, you need to talk to your kids about how to avoid head lice. First, you need to talk to your kids about why they don’t want lice in the first place. It’s itchy, they’ll have to go to the doctor for treatment, and they will have to wash their bedding every morning to ensure that the lice doesn’t spread. Once you’ve talked to your kids about why lice is so annoying, you will want to talk to them further about these four things: Read More»

5 Reasons People Have a Tattoo Removed

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Getting ink can be a rite of passage or a celebration of a special moment in life. A tattoo symbolizes forever, but some things just don’t last. Here are five common reasons people have tattoos removed.  To Forget Someone Many people are swept away in a moment of passion and decide to get a loved one’s name tattooed somewhere on their bodies only to one day regret that decision. Similarly, it’s easy to be talked into getting a tattoo that represents a group of friends you thought you’d be with forever and then have those relationships fizzle after a few years and a burst of developing maturity. Read More»

Conventional And Newer Lasik Surgery Can Improve Your Vision

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The aging process can be unkind to your eyes to a degree that nearsightedness, farsightedness, and cataracts develop. Here’s the thing though. Despite your aging eyes, technology to address your eye ailment keeps improving and especially so where Lasik surgery is concerned. Since eye ailment conditions differ in people, it’s important for you to find out from your ophthalmologist what the best laser surgical treatment for your eye condition is. Conventional and newer Lasik surgery can improve your vision. Read More»

Ways To Protect Your Eyes If You Have Diabetes

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Diabetes is a health condition that can be hard to control and can affect many parts of your body. One part of your body commonly affected by diabetes is your eyes. If you have diabetes, you will be more prone to developing eye problems; however, you might be able to prevent damage to your eyes by taking the right steps. Here are several things you should know about diabetes, the eye problems it can lead to, and ways to prevent these things from happening. Read More»