Your eyes are your windows to the world. Learn how to maintain your eye health and what to expect from exams and treatments for common vision problems.

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Newly-Approved High Dose Eylea Cuts Down on Injection Frequency
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What Are Vitamin A and Carotenoids, and What Do They Do?
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Are Changeable Magnetic Frames for Glasses Safe?
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Eye Exams Are Now Recommended Every Year—But Do You Really Need One?
Astigmatism
Testing for Astigmatism
For Stye Treatment article
How to Get Rid of a Stye
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What Is Dacryocystitis (Tear Duct Infection)?
Bacterial pink eye
What Is Bacterial Conjunctivitis?
What to Know About Night Blindness - Illustration by Theresa Chiechi
What Is Nyctalopia (Night Blindness)?
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What Are Watery Eyes?
Pink Eye
How Long Is Pink Eye Contagious?
eye floaters
What Causes Eye Floaters?
For What Causes a Stye?
Causes and Risk Factors of Styes
Farsightedness
What Is Farsightedness (Hyperopia)?
Viral conjunctivitis is highly contagious.
Viral Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye): What to Know
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What Do Hooded Eyes Mean?
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What Are the First Symptoms of Pink Eye?
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Astigmatism and Vision Correction: What to Know
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Binocular Vision Dysfunction (BVD): Symptoms to Know Before Testing
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What’s Causing Pain in the Corner of Your Eye?
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Stages of Macular Degeneration
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How Does Vuity Work?
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How to Get Something Out of Your Eye
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Causes and Risk Factors of Thyroid Eye Disease
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Living With Thyroid Eye Disease
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Neuromyelitis Optica: Managing the Symptoms
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Bump on the Eyelid
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What Helps With Computer Vision Syndrome?
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Droopy Eyelid (Ptosis)
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What Is Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome?
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Causes and Risk Factors of Irregular Astigmatism
Ache from tunnel vision
Tunnel Vision
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What Is a Vitreous Hemorrhage?
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Eyelid Twitching
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Will My Eyes Ever Go Back to Normal After Graves' Disease?
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What to Know About Orbital Cellulitis
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What Is Macular Pucker?
Woman looking at face in mirror.
Dark Circles Under the Eyes
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Eye Conditions Linked to Sleep Apnea
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Burning Eyes and Headache: Causes and Treatments
Illustration of damage to the retina from retinopathy
What Is Proliferative Sickle Cell Retinopathy?
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Ophthalmoplegic Migraine/RPON
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What Is an Optic Nerve Pit?
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Preservative-Free Eye Drops
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What Is Central Vision?
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What Is Bull’s-Eye Maculopathy?
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What Are Warm Compresses for Eyes?
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What Is Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy?
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What You Need to Know About Getting a Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
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What Is Crystalline Retinopathy?
Dry eye symptoms
What to Know About Fish Oil for Dry Eyes
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Causes of Central Vision Loss and How It's Treated
Woman rubbing her eyes
What Is Excess Fluid in Eyes?
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Hypertensive Retinopathy vs. Diabetic Retinopathy: What Are the Differences?
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What Is Solar Retinopathy?
Red, irritated eye
What Is Fishing Eye Syndrome?
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What Does It Mean to Have 20/20 Vision?
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Retinoschisis: Overview and More
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Entropion: What It Is, Underlying Causes, Surgery, and Prognosis
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What Are Steroid Eye Drops?