Vision, Glasses & Contacts
Safety glasses over glasses: how to choose a pair that fits
Fit-over safety glasses, goggles that seal around your frames, or prescription safety glasses: a former optical shop worker on choosing, fit and stopping fog.
Hitomi Saijiki
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Recent columns
Vision, Glasses & Contacts
Computer glasses vs reading glasses: why the distance matters
Readers are set for a book, computer glasses for a screen farther away. How distance changes the strength, what computer glasses really are, and when to get an exam.
Eye Conditions
Viral vs bacterial pink eye: how to tell them apart
Watery and spreading, or thick and sticky? How viral, bacterial and allergic pink eye differ, how to stop it going around, and the signs that need a doctor today.
Vision, Glasses & Contacts
Colored contact lenses for Halloween: what to know first
Costume lenses with no prescription are still medical devices. Why you need a fitting, why you never share, how long to wear them, makeup tips and when to take them out.
Health & Living
Z87 safety glasses for yard work and DIY: what to wear and why
Mowers, trimmers and leaf blowers throw grit at eye level. What the Z87 marking means, glasses or goggles for each job, eyewear for kids who help, and first aid.
Vision, Glasses & Contacts
What happens if you sleep in contacts, and what to do next
Sleeping in contacts starves the cornea of oxygen and raises the risk of a serious eye infection. What to do the morning after, and which signs mean see a doctor today.
Seeing an eye doctor
How to find an eye doctor, what happens at a first exam, how to read clinic hours and what to do when trouble starts over a holiday. For symptoms that can't wait, see eye emergencies.
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- Eye ConditionsCataract, glaucoma, retinal problems, conjunctivitis and more: how common eye conditions work, how they are checked and when to see a doctor.
- Vision, Glasses & ContactsNearsightedness, presbyopia, choosing and caring for glasses and contact lenses, and avoiding lens trouble.
- Children's EyesVision checks for young children, lazy eye and squint, myopia, screens and school life, from a parent's point of view.
- Everyday Eye CareBlinking, breaks, light, sun protection and the small daily habits that keep eyes comfortable.
- Eyes in Later LifeHow eyes change with age, cataract and macular disease, appointments, and how family can help.
- Health & LivingDiabetes, blood pressure, allergies, sleep and diet: how general health connects with the eyes, and everyday living.
- Kyoto & the SeasonsSeasons, festivals and city life in Kyoto, and what each time of year means for our eyes.