Your tears help keep the surface of your eyes moist and clear of harmful debris. Tears are produced by lacrimal glands and drain through ducts on the inner side of your eye that run to your nasal ...

People with lupus may develop symptoms that affect your vision, the tissues in your eyes, and the skin around your eyes. Discoid lupus can cause patches to form on the skin around your eyelids that ...

Our eyes are a window: they reveal when we’re not getting enough sleep, if we had too much wine the night before, or how much we’ve laughed throughout our lifetime. This is because the skin around the ...

If you’re not getting enough of these nutrients in your diet, talk to your doctor about eye health supplements. Our eyes play a crucial role in our health and how we operate in the world, as 80% of ...

When you’re living with ulcerative colitis (UC), it can affect parts of your body beyond your colon. That includes your eyes. UC is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). And about 10% of people ...

Few can deny how good it feels to clench your fist and dig knuckle-first into your itchy eyeballs. Whether you’ve got seasonal allergies or some dust in your eye, everyone feels the urge to rub at ...

Is there anything more annoying than splashing out 50 of your hard-earned pounds on an eye cream only to find, there’s been no real improvement? It’s a bugbear that often pops up with the patients of ...

As thousands of people prepare to watch a solar eclipse on 12 August, eye-health experts are urging viewers to use proper protective eyewear to avoid potentially serious damage to their vision. View o ...

On the other hand, Dr. William Barlow of the University of Utah's Moran Eye Center notes, "Dilation isn't always required. In fact, if you are seeing your eye doctor solely to get a prescription, ...

Have you ever wondered if VR is bad for your eyes? Here's what experts have to say about virtual reality headsets. We’re glued to different types of screens all day, but what happens when the display ...

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Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. For some people, “just ...