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Your eyes allow you to experience and see the world around you. If you do not take care of them, it will limit your access to everyday aspects of this world. For those who wear contact lenses, taking care of them is crucial.

When you experience dry, flaky eyelids, you could be suffering from eyelash dandruff or blepharitis. If this is the case, you can exfoliate your eyelids. However, you need to seek medical attention if the problem persists.

Do you look perpetually tired because your eyelids hang low? Perhaps people have even commented on your heavy, hooded upper eyelids that can cause your eyes to appear partially closed? If you can say yes to either of these, then you could have a condition known as blepharoptosis.

As more people continue to spend hours using digital devices, the eyes continue to feel the strain. The result of prolonged hours in front of screens is headaches, neck pain, muscle stiffness, and other symptoms. 

Myopia is one of the fastest-spreading eye conditions today in the United States, making it a global public health issue. According to reports, almost five billion people will suffer from this condition by the year 2050. This is a worrying outlook. Most eye care professionals are seeing an unprecedented influx of people with and/or concerned about myopia.

Eye misalignment, or strabismus, is a disorder where the eyes appear to be facing in different directions. The misalignment may either be intermittent or constant. Usually, when the eyes misalign, one eye will fixate on an object while the other either turns upwards, downwards, inwards, or outwards. Thanks to the rise in technology and research, doctors can now correct misaligned eyes using neurolens.

Myopia is a visual problem that affects your ability to see faraway objects or images clearly. This occurs when the cornea is too curved, or the eye is elongated and refracts light incorrectly on the eyeball.

Myopia or nearsightedness is an eye condition where an individual is not able to see distant objects. The condition usually begins in childhood and gets worse during adolescence or in the teenage years. Myopia is detected when the child begins school. 

The latest innovations in eye care technology make wearing contact lenses very safe nowadays. For example, most lenses are made of silicone hydrogel, allowing more oxygen to reach your cornea. This makes dry eye disease and other issues (which were prominent in the past) no longer as big a concern today.