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Countless adults, teens and even children will be wearing colored contact lenses this Halloween, but few are aware of the risks involved.

While most people have sunglasses high on their packing list for a tropical vacation, many people don’t consider it as much of a priority for colder climate getaways.

Whether it is homework, email, gaming, chatting with friends, searching the web or watching Youtube, kids these days seem to have an endless number of reasons to be glued to a screen.

On August 21st, for the first time since 1979, a solar eclipse will be visible across North America.

Like peanut butter and jelly, school and vision go hand-in-hand. Both are important partners in ensuring that children excel in their learning, extracurricular activities, and relationships with their peers.

As the leading cause of blindness worldwide, glaucoma has earned the nickname “The Sneak Thief of Sight”. This is because often there are either no symptoms or a sudden onset of serious symptoms that can quickly lead to vision loss if not treated.

The symptoms include itchy, burning, scratchy eyes, a foreign body sensation,sensitivity to light, and tearing. Other symptoms include crusting, matting of thelids, redness, eye rubbing, tired eyes, and blurring vision.

Diabetes is a growing health crisis in North America as an estimated 29 million Americans and 3.4 million Canadians are currently living with the disease.

Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is one of the most prevalent eye diseases affecting the working age population.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month in the USA and Canada, a time when those living with the disorder, their family members, friends, and community come together to raise awareness and share helpful information.