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An eye doctor explains why your eyes twitch sometimes

Do you ever have that thing where the corner of your eye twitches? NYU Ophthalmologist, Dr. Joel S. Schuman tells us why your eyes are doing this, and what you can do to get them to stop.Produced by...

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An eye surgeon explains how to tell if you’re color blind

Over 3 Million people a year learn they have some form of color blindness, but many are unable to self-diagnose. NYU Ophthalmologist Dr. Joel Schuman knows the best ways to determine how to tell if...

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An eye doctor reveals the most dangerous thing you could do to your eyes

NYU ophthalmologist Dr. Joel Schuman explains common practices that could potentially damage your eyes.Produced by Gene Kim and Rob Ludacer. Camera by Darren Weaver.Follow TI: On Facebook Join the...

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Looking at a smartphone temporarily blinded 2 people — here's how it happened

Again and again, doctors tell us to unplug when we go to sleep or wake up.Smartphone use at bedtime ruins your sleep and can give you a kind of technological "hangover." But that's not the worst of it:...

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An eye doctor reveals how to tell if you need glasses

If you've never worn glasses before, it's tough to know if you should be wearing them. Symptoms can include blurriness, a veil over your vision or spots in your eyes. But there are hidden dangers that...

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3 ways your phone could be bad for your health

Smartphones have changed the way we think about our health. However, not everything about our phones is good for our bodies. Here are three ways your phone could be impacting your health.Follow TI:On...

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Astronauts are returning from space with mysterious eye problems

Space does plenty of whacky things to astronauts' bodies, like deteriorating their muscle mass and making them on average 5 centimeters (2 inches) taller.But scientists have uncovered another, more...

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An eye doctor reveals the biggest myths about eyesight

Are carrots really helpful for your eyesight? Will reading in the dark seriously damage your eyes, or was that just a lie your parents told you to go to bed? These mysteries and more, including how the...

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The one thing you need to look for when buying sunglasses

Make sure that your sunglasses have 100% UV protection — it's vital to your eye health.Follow BI Video: On TwitterJoin the conversation about this story »

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An eye doctor explains why you see specks floating in your eyes

If you find yourself following spots in your vision, there's no reason to worry. Here's the real reason we get them, when it happens and what to look out for.Follow TI: On FacebookMORE: It’s...

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This is how cats actually see the world around us

Artist Nickolay Lamm created a series of simulations depicting how cats see differently from humans. Using consultation from the All Eye Animal Clinic, The Animal Eye Institute, and Penn Vet, he...

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An eye doctor reveals how to tell if you need glasses

 If you've never worn glasses before, it's tough to know if you should be wearing them. Symptoms can include blurriness, a veil over your vision or spots in your eyes. But there are hidden dangers that...

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An eye doctor explains why your eyes twitch sometimes

Do you ever have that thing where the corner of your eye twitches? NYU Ophthalmologist, Dr. Joel S. Schuman tells us why your eyes are doing this, and what you can do to get them to stop.Follow Tech...

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The fascinating way cats see the world is nothing like what you might expect

Artist Nickolay Lamm created a series of simulations depicting how cats see differently from humans. Using consultation from the All Eye Animal Clinic, The Animal Eye Institute, and Penn Vet, he...

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This GIF shows what a baby can see every month for the first year of its life

LONDON — Despite being able to appreciate art, fake cry and understand basic physics, it takes infants years to see clearly.Mr Romesh Angunawela — a consultant eye surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital in...

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Computer glasses that claim to protect your eyes from screens are selling...

People are increasingly concerned that bright light — especially "blue light" from computer screens — is causing harm, making it a potentially dangerous public-health issue.Eyewear and screen-protector...

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The easiest ways to prevent the eyestrain caused by staring at screens,...

If you work at a computer, you know how awful your eyes often feel by the end of the day.After staring at screens, eyes become dry, itchy, blurry, irritated — and that discomfort is frequently...

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The easiest ways to prevent the eyestrain caused by staring at screens,...

After staring at screens all day, eyes can become dry, itchy, blurry, irritated — and that discomfort is frequently accompanied by a headache.This phenomenon is known as eyestrain, often referred to as...

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Fake solar eclipse sunglasses are flooding the market — and they can blind you

LOS ANGELES — When millions of Americans turn their faces skyward to witness the nation's first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in a century, many will reach for specially designed sunglasses, but...

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An eye doctor reveals the most dangerous thing you could do to your eyes

NYU ophthalmologist Dr. Joel Schuman explains common practices that could potentially damage your eyes.Produced by Gene Kim and Rob Ludacer. Camera by Darren Weaver.Follow TI: On Facebook Join the...

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