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Macular degeneration causes eyesight to deteriorate, commonly in the center of your field of vision. Unfortunately, this eye condition is becoming more and more prevalent, so it’s important to...

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Comparing human vision to animal vision recently got us thinking—how do the animals in our homes see us? The physiological makeup of cats’ and dogs’ eyes is...

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Lately, we’ve been taking a hard look at animal eyes—from the weird and wonderful to downright odd eyes around the animal kingdom.

But to really understand how human eyesight...

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It’s fun to look at the world around us for perspective on just how amazing the sense of sight is. When you think about how others see the world,...

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Did you know the earliest known wearable eyeglasses are thought to be from 13th Century Italy? Contact lenses have a shorter but equally interesting history that can be traced...

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Hi, I’m Grant! I work for SecretPenguin, ilumin’s branding agency. This is a story about the highs, the lows, the anxiety, and the unexpected turns of my first eye...

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There’s no doubt that driving at night has its challenges. But is it truly dangerous? Is it bad for your eyes? Can you do anything to make driving at...

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Chances are, there has been at least one time in your life where you’ve woken up and looked in the mirror, only to find that the whites of your...

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In the United States, it is estimated that around 45 million people wear contact lenses. That’s a pretty large number, especially when you consider the different ways people tend...