Caring For Your Contact Lenses

Kidney Month: 10 Ways to Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

Concerned about your kidney health? In honor of National Kidney Month, we are sharing 10 tips that'll help you keep your kidneys healthy for the long run.

Top 10 Common Habits that Damage Your Kidneys

The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, located against the back muscles in the upper abdominal cavity just below the rib cage, one on each side of the spine. The kidneys detoxify the blood and aid the body in filtering out waste products through urine. Another primary function of the kidneys is to remove excess water …

How To Keep Your Kidneys Healthy

Here's a fact you can impress your friends with -- every 30 minutes your kidneys filter all the blood in your body eliminating waste and excess fluid. P...

10 Common Habits That Damage the Kidneys

The kidneys purify the blood of unnecessary substances which are then discharged through the urethra.

Everyone should cook with MSG, says food scientist

"I like to encourage my kids to eat a little healthier, so I'll sprinkle a little 'supersalt' in there. That stuff is really powerful."

10 Common Habits That Seriously Damage Your Kidneys

Our kidneys are super important for our health. Find here 10 common habits that may seriously damage your kidneys.

How to Take Care of Contact Lenses

You are at risk for a serious eye infection if you do not clean and disinfect your contact lenses exactly as directed.

How to Clean Contact Lenses

Contact lenses are medical devices, and should be treated with care. If they pick up any dirt, they could transfer bacteria to your eye and cause a serious infection. If you drop your contacts or if they make your eyes itch constantly, do...

Contact Lens Tips Blog

Read FYidoctors blog to learn the five things every contact lens wearer should know to avoid infections and other serious conditions.

How to Care for Contact Lenses

Whether you recently got contacts, or just need a refresher - these are the do’s and don’ts of caring for your contact lenses.

What causes contact lens infections?

There are a number of things that can cause a contact lens-related infection.

Why Do Contact Lenses Expire?

Learn why you should discard soft contact lenses when they expire.

Glasses, contact lenses or laser surgery

It can be done now, thanks to medical and technical advances. Today, an eye care professional can help almost everyone with a vision problem. Glasses, contact lenses and laser surgery are all ways to achieve clearer vision. Each of these options to correct vision weaknesses has its advantages and disadvantages.

What Contact Lenses are Doing to Your Eyelids

New research from the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons has found that people who wear contact lenses are more likely to experience premature eyelid drooping.

Eye care tips for contact lens wearers

7 Tips to Remember If You Wear Contact Lenses

For many, contact lenses are a convenient and attractive alternative to glasses when they’re used appropriately. Anyone, from teenagers to the elderly, can benefit from

How to avoid eye infections from contact lenses

Millions of Americans wear contact lenses to correct their vision, but if they're not cared for properly, they can cause some serious eye infections.

What do sinks & contact lenses have in common?

Every infectious diseases doctor hates Fusarium, as therapeutic options are limited and relatively ineffective. I suspect the ophthalmol...

6 Simple Maintenance Tips for Contact Lenses

Although contact lenses are worn by people every day, they