Eye health Coverage

How to keep your eyes safe during the eclipse

The Great American Eclipse will be here on April 8. Keep in mind it's only safe to look at the sun during totality, which only makes up a few minutes of the eclipse. Nicolette Zangara shows us how you can keep your eyes safe for the event.

Duke doctor brings miracle of sight to thousands

Two years ago, Dr. Lloyd Williams made history in the west African country of Sierra Leone. He performed the first cornea transplant ever in that country. Since that time, he's donated months of his time and taught and performed thousands of surgeries.

Dealing with eyestrain while working from home

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.

New eye drops may help people with age-related vision problems

A new prescription eye-drop that improves close-range vision could help many people with age-related vision problems.

Prolonged screen time could lead to eye complications

Is all that time staring at your computer taking a toll on your vision?

5 On Your Side: How to help your strained eyes

Is all that time staring at your computer taking a toll on your vision?

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter

Steps to reduce risk to students' vision during virtual learning

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.

Optometrist: Risk for health issues, eye strain increases during remote learning

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

Coronavirus, masks & your eyes

More people who normally wear glasses are turning to contacts due to challenges posed by wearing masks.

Eye doctor recommends monitoring how long, how close children are to screens

Children are starting to show symptoms of eye damage from excessive screen use.

Kids showing signs of eye damage from screen use

Children are starting to show symptoms of eye damage from excessive screen use.

Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter

Simple ergonomics while sitting can pay benefits

Living It Up: Health and wellness expert Lyndada Harding shows how sitting the right way can benefit your health.

New laser treatment slows progression of vision loss

A new treatment is being tested that will rejuvenate cells to slow the progress of macular degeneration.

Chapel Hill doctor provides free eye screenings to Special Olympics athletes

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.

Mandy Mitchell, WRAL reporter

Healthy eyes for Special Olympics athletes

Healthy eyes for Special Olympics athletes

What a spec-tacle! Classmates get glasses so one boy doesn't feel different

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!

Pros: Infections from eye makeup can lead to vision loss

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.

Eyes, ears suffer when kids use tech too much

Eye doctors and audiologists are starting to see the effects of too much screen time, even in the very young.

Too much tech creating physical problems in the young

Eye doctors and audiologists are starting to see the effects of too much screen time, even in the very young.

Blue light from phones could be harming your vision

New research suggests the blue light from handheld electronics is hurting our eyes.

Blue light from phones could be harming your vision

New research suggests the blue light from handheld electronics is hurting our eyes.

Police: Woman shot husband with crossbow before eye drop poisoning

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.

Are carrots healthy?

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

Does your child need glasses? How to keep young eyes healthy

Find out how to keep your child's eyes healthy.

Contact lens stuck to woman's eyelid for 28 years

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.