Over our lifetime our eyes change in many ways. 

Baby

Our eye color is determined by how many melanocyte pigment cells are present on our iris.  If we have many our eyes appear brown.  If their are fewer pigment cells the irises may appear blue, green or grey.   Hazel eyes are an indeterminate color - maybe dark in some areas and light in other areas. 

Our babies eyes may change color.  Many baby's irises are gray at birth, and they may stay that color or they may darken over the first six to nine months of life. So gray or blue eyes can turn brown, green, or hazel, but brown eyes won't lighten and become blue.

The gene for blue eyes is recessive, meaning it does not produce a blue eye unless it's matching gene from the other parent is also for blue eyes. So even if both parents have brown eyes, they may both have a recessive blue gene and have a 25% chance of having a baby with blue eyes.  If both parents have blue eyes their is a 0% chance of having a blue eyed baby.

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Computer Vision Syndrome effects 75 million people

According to the American Optometric Association (AOA), Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is "the complex of eye and vision problems related to near work which are experienced during or related to computer use." In other words, you work on a computer for a while and your eyes bother you!

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Our office provides industrial prescription safety glasses manufactured by the best optrical company in the world.  We have plans offering special reduced costs on safety glasses to industries in the area.  Wearing safety glasses reduces injuries and saves money for the employer.

Eye injuries do occur. Knowing how to deal with them can mean the difference between minor eye damage and permanent injury, or even blindness.

If you get foreign material in the eye, don't rub. Lift the upper eyelid outward so the lid doesn't keep bumping into it. Hopefully the tears will flush the material out of the eye. If you have some bottled water gently splash some in your eye - if not gently splash some water into your eye from the sink. Repeat several times. If the material does not flush out, go to your doctor, health clinic or hospital. Do not try to remove an embedded particle as you will likely cause further damage.

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