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When it comes to wearing contact lenses, comfort and fit are key factors to ensure optimal vision and eye health. One crucial aspect that dictates these factors is the ‘base curve’, often abbreviated as BC. Though most contact lenses come in specific base curve options when your doctor prescribes them to you, it’s important to…
Read MoreIt’s Halloween time again, and many people are buying Halloween costume color contact lenses, often referred to as “Cosplay” (dressing as your favorite character from movies, anime, or video games) lenses. Yes, it is fun to enjoy the thrills that Halloween can bring, but be aware that there are risks associated with these contact lenses.…
Read MoreThe eyelids perform the functions of protection and support to the eye, which includes tear film production and spread. The thinnest skin of our body is located on the lids. Beneath this skin are thin orbicularis muscle fibers and connective tissue that, when in protective mode, can squeeze the lids tightly to protect the eye…
Read MoreEyelashes serve the purpose of protecting the eye from irritation from the surrounding world. It is pretty amazing how well they perform when you consider how many fine particles and debris tend to float through the air. Lashes act both like screens to stop external material from entering the eye and as “feelers” (like animal…
Read MoreIntroduction to Sclera The white part of the eye – that makes up the majority of the external visible part of the eye – is called the sclera. The first part of the word “scler-” means hard, as the full word “sclera” is referencing a “hard” membrane. The sclera receives this label because it is…
Read MoreIris Defined The iris is the part of the eye that gives it color, such as in blue, green, hazel, or brown eyes. It is composed of pigment, connective tissue, and muscles (which control the size of the pupil – the black hole in the center of the iris – of the eye). It is…
Read MorePupil Defined The “pupil” of the eye is the hole created by the iris (the color part of the eye) through which light is allowed to travel from the front of the eye to the back of the eye. The term “pupil” stems from the Latin word “pupilla” which originally meant, “little girl-doll”. The Greeks…
Read MoreCornea Defined The clear dome over the iris (the color part of the eye) is called the cornea. Another structure of the eye that the cornea is actually consistent with, the sclera, is also made up of hard collagen. Together, the cornea and sclera form the fibrous outer layer of the globe of the eye. …
Read MoreRetina Defined The word “retina” means “net-like”. When light enters the eye, it passes through the tears, cornea (the clear dome over the iris – the color part of the eye), the pupil (the black dot in the center of the iris which is actually a hole for light to enter into the eye), through…
Read MoreFovea Defined The word “fovea” means “depression” or “pit”. There is also a tiny point (about the size of tip of a pin) on our retina in the back of our eye (directly behind the pupil) called the fovea, because it is an area of the macula that is depressed a little, like a tiny…
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