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Glaucoma is a disease that damages the optic nerve in the eye. It develops and worsens gradually. It often occurs when pressure builds up inside the eye. The rise in pressure, also known as intraocular pressure, damages the optic nerve that transmits images to the brain. Most people with the condition get it in their old age. It often runs in families and can progress gradually. You can experience total blindness or permanent vision loss if the damage worsens.

Myopia, or nearsightedness, is a widespread vision disorder that is prevalent throughout the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 28 percent of the world's population, or roughly 1.4 billion people, have myopia. Studies show that this condition is becoming more common, especially in children and teenagers. By 2050, up to 50 percent of the global population could be nearsighted.

Pink eye is an eye infection that causes inflammation of the conjunctiva. It is also called conjunctivitis. Often affecting young children, it is contagious and can sweep through playgrounds and preschools. Adults and teenagers can also get it.

Some eye conditions make it difficult to wear regular contact lenses. One of those is keratoconus. Fortunately, there are special types of contact lenses that make it possible for people with keratoconus to benefit from wearing contact lenses.

Around the age of 40, many people who could previously see well without glasses, or who only wore glasses for distance vision, start to notice that their ability to see nearby objects clearly starts to deteriorate. This is completely normal and known as presbyopia.

Fashion trends tend to evolve, or even change completely, every year, and eyewear is no different. To help you stay in style, here are the top eyewear trends we can expect to see in 2022.

Colored contact lenses, also known as costume or decorative lenses, have gained popularity, especially in this new age of Instagram and Facebook. Celebrities and models wear colored contact lenses to change their look, and many people are emulating this. 

Many people don’t know that contact lenses don’t have to be a single prescription. In fact, there is a wide range of different contact lenses including bifocal and multifocal lenses. Not only that, but these lens types are usually also available in a variety of different lens types, including silicone hydrogel, soft, rigid gas permeable, long-wear, and daily contacts. 

Children who have unresolved vision problems tend to have issues in the classroom and with other daily activities. Thus, you should take your baby to the eye doctor for the first checkup at six months old. 

Many people who admit to pain, fatigue, and dryness in their eyes after staring at a screen for an extended period purchase computer glasses to ease these symptoms. Although these lenses help to reduce irritation, they do not entirely resolve them. Some still have these symptoms. The reason is that the computer glasses do not block the harmful blue light rays that irritate your eyes.