Autumn Sprabary

What Does It Mean to Dilate Your Pupils? Having dilated pupils means the size of your pupils (the little black dots in the center of your eyes) is larger than normal. Pupil dilation is a natural response that the eyes have to low-light...

Reviewed by Thomas Stokkermans, OD, PhD on July 20, 2023 Yes, it is possible for a person to have purple, violet, or lavender eyes, though it is extremely rare. This occurs when the irises (the colored part of the eyes) have a purple or...

Color blindness, also called achromatic vision, is a condition that affects a person’s ability to recognize certain colors. The characteristic is usually inherited, meaning it’s passed to a person from a member of their family, and it...

Are Brown Eyes Dominant? Yes, brown eyes are dominant, in the sense that varying shades of brown eyes are the most common eye color. Genetics also make them the most common eye color. When comparing the genes that determine eye color, the...

Adjusting to your new glasses can take anywhere from a couple of hours to a few weeks. Everyone is different and adapts at their own pace, so as tricky as it may be, it’s important to be patient when adjusting to a new prescription. The...

When looking at different types of glasses, it seems that reading glasses and computer glasses each fall under a specific category, leading many to wonder are reading glasses and computer glasses the same? While on the surface reading...

Blue light glasses have become a popular tool to protect the eyes from the invisible yet blue-violet light projected by the sun as the main source and digital screens. While this is certainly handy, what about when you’re not looking at a...

Reviewed by: Dr. Matthew Miller, OD on June 24th, 2022 It’s rare these days to find someone who isn’t aware of or already in possession of blue light filtering glasses. While it’s super common to see people walking around, rocking a pair of...

Reviewed by: Dr. Matthew Miller, OD on June 24th, 2022 Like most things, reading glasses have adapted to the digital lifestyle nearly all of us now live. We have the opportunity to get our glasses and reading glasses equipped with lenses...

Reviewed by Thomas Stokkermans, OD, PhD on June 23, 2023 At some point as you get older, you will probably need a little help reading smaller text. Age-related changes within your eyes can make it difficult to focus on small print and...