Eye Health & Optometry: Video Series

Long-sightedness, also known as being far-sighted or having hyperopia, refers to people who see things better far away rather than up close. Understand how the eye interprets light from far away with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Cleaning contact lenses involves pouring a puddle of solution on the palm of your hand, rubbing the lens in the puddle for 10 seconds on each side and squirting the lens with solution before storing it in fresh solution overnight. Keep contacts free of bacteria and mucus buildup with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Treatments for a scratched cornea can include wearing a patch, wearing a bandage contact lens and using antibiotic drops several times a day until the laceration heals. See how scratched corneas are treated with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Products that claim to prevent eyeglasses from fogging up are often not effective, but wearing contact lenses instead of eyeglasses is one method to avoid the problem. Compare eyeglasses and contact lenses with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Reading glasses are necessary when someone begins to push things back in order to read them, and this happens when the natural lens in the eye becomes less elastic and less able to readjust to focusing up close. Recognize the signs of far sightedness with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Preventing blindness involves having regular physical exams to rule out macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, which are the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Maintain overall health to prevent going blind with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Taking care of the eyes for diabetics involves controlling blood glucose levels, as blindness can occur from the lack of oxygen to the center part of the eye. Understand the direct relationships between eye health and diabetes with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Elderly drivers should get eye exams every year to make sure they are still within the legal requirements to keep a driver's license, but those with glaucoma, diabetes or macular degeneration should consider more frequent exams. Find out how older drivers are affected by their vision with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Putting contacts in the eyes is best done initially by laying a mirror flat on the table, balancing the contact lens on the index finger and using both hands to prop open the eyelid. Practice putting in contacts, which quickly becomes second nature, with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Caring for contact lenses varies depending on the type of contacts that are worn, but generally they should be kept in lens solution at night and replaced every two weeks. Compare the different types of contact lenses with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Improving vision can be done by being fitted for contact lenses, wearing prescription eyeglasses, correcting vision through laser surgery or getting cataract surgery early on. Use one of these methods to help improve vision quality with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Glasses work by refracting or converging light before it reaches the cornea in order to correct either far-sightedness or near-sightedness. Learn how eyeglasses are designed with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Lenses for eyeglasses are made out of resin, which is an optical plastic, and they are designed to either refract or converge light before it hits the cornea in the eye. Understand how lenses are created to correct vision impairments with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Ophthalmology is the study and treatment of diseases in the eye, usually through surgical methods to correct cataracts, vision impairments or abnormal growths. Find out what an ophthalmologist does with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

An optometrist is a physician who treats vision impairments through contact lenses or eyeglasses, but one is also trained to diagnose eye diseases and extract foreign objects from the eye. Understand an optometrist's job description with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

There are home remedies for bacterial conjunctivitis, which include taking boric acid or using an eye cup to cleanse the eye, but viral conjunctivitis must be treated professionally by a physician. Learn more about the differences between bacterial and viral conjunctivitis with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Truly colorblind people, which are extremely rare, see only black and white, but the more common color-deficient people either have a red/green defect or a blue/yellow defect. Differentiate between colorblindness and color deficiency with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

The different types of eyeglasses frames include metal frames, optical plastic, shell frames, full-rim frames, semi-rimless frames and three-piece mounts. Find frames that fit different face shapes with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Migraine symptoms can be ocular due to constricted vessels in the visual cortex, and they can include flashes of light, lightening bolts, constriction of vision or showers of spots. Recognize ocular abnormalities in response to a migraine with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

The term 20/20 vision refers to the distance from which people's vision is tested in relation to the size of the text that can be read from that distance. Calculate the quality of an individual's vision with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Contact lenses are removed by touching the contact in the middle of the lens, looking up and pinching the contact out using the thumb and forefinger. Learn other methods of removing contact lenses with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Eyeglass lenses are available in single-vision, bifocal, progressive and flat-top bifocal, each of which is designed to correct different combinations of near- or far-sightedness. Discover the different types of eyeglasses with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Dry eyes syndrome occurs when the mucin cells in the eye fail to produce the middle layer of tears on the surface of the eye, and it can be treated by using an artificial tear product. Understand why people are afflicted by dry eyes syndrome with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.

Lasik vision correction surgery is relatively safe, but it does have a few risks much like any other form of surgery. Understand how Lasik is performed to get a better idea of its risks with information from a practicing optometrist in this free video on eye health.