Most people don’t take regular eye check-ups very seriously. But that is because most people don’t know that they can cause serious damage to their eyes by not getting them examined regularly. It often happens that patients come in with the damage already done. If they had gone for regular checkups, they could’ve stopped the damage from happening. So, people should know when to start getting check-ups and how often they should get them done. This has been standardized by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

University of Iowa researchers have found the existence of a new, rare inherited retinal disease. Now the search is on to find the genetic cause, which investigators hope will increase understanding of more common retinal diseases.

Nearly 75 million Americans spend many hours a day working in front of a computer. Over 50 percent report some form of eye strain, including eye fatigue, dry eyes, burning eyes, light sensitivity, blurred vision, and headaches as well as pain in the shoulder, neck or back.If you are one of those suffering from computer eyestrain, here are some steps to take to protect your eyes and reduce eyestrain:

Over these days, my eyes have been seriously hurt. It is not because I bumped my eyes into something or something blew into my eyes, but that I carelessly used a public towel.