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If you're working from home, you may have noticed you're staring at a screen a lot more than you used to, which can impact your eyes.
A new prescription eye-drop that improves close-range vision could help many people with age-related vision problems.
Is all that time staring at your computer taking a toll on your vision?
Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter
With most local students starting school virtually, extra screen time will be unavoidable.But there are some very practical steps parents and educators can take to reduce the risk to students' vision.
Eye health experts warn that remote learning for your child can present vision concerns. That's because it adds up to even more screen time on top of the hours they may spend on watching TV, gaming and on tablets and smart phones.
Rick Armstrong, WRAL photojournalist
More people who normally wear glasses are turning to contacts due to challenges posed by wearing masks.
Children are starting to show symptoms of eye damage from excessive screen use.
Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter
Living It Up: Health and wellness expert Lyndada Harding shows how sitting the right way can benefit your health.
A new treatment is being tested that will rejuvenate cells to slow the progress of macular degeneration.
Jason Minton is the lead doctor for Opening Eyes, a program that gives Special Olympics athletes in North Carolina a chance to see an eye doctor. That can be hard to do if you don't have medical benefits.
Healthy eyes for Special Olympics athletes
When Kai Miller needed glasses, the Rocky Mount fifth grader worried that his new look would make him different than the rest of the class. His teacher had a solution: Spectacles for everyone!
Makeup can be a girl's best friend, but without proper knowledge of eye care, it can also be her worst enemy. That's because makeup can lead to eye infections which, or worst case scenario, can lead to vision loss.
Eye doctors and audiologists are starting to see the effects of too much screen time, even in the very young.
New research suggests the blue light from handheld electronics is hurting our eyes.
A South Carolina woman accused of poisoning her husband with eye drops shot him in the head with a crossbow in 2016, police said, but the incident was written off as an accident.
While some low-carb diet plans nix carrots because of their sugar content, health experts say the vegetable is plenty healthy..
Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/consumer reporter
Find out how to keep your child's eyes healthy.
An MRI scan of a woman who complained of eye pain found a contact lens that had been stuck to her eyelid for 28 years.
From chlorine to beach sand to sun glare, summer can be rough on kids' eyes. Here are some ways to protect them.
Most people take their ability to see and recognize colors for granted, but, for people with color blindness, it's a constant struggle.
Dr. Allen Mask, WRAL Health Team Physician
