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Flushed Contact Lenses Are Polluting Our Oceans
If you’re one of the millions of Americans flushing your contact lenses down the toilet or sink, listen up. Researchers found that the plastic moves through sewage, slips into and pollutes our oceans and can be traced in the food we consume.
Schott Zwiesel
FOOD & DRINK
Rosé Wine Glasses Exist, But Do We Really Need Them? Experts Weigh In.
By Shana Clarke
They supposedly "intensify the wine’s fruit and floral aromas and silkiness as it enters the mouth."
Smiling young woman trying on glasses on mirror in optician.
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STYLE & BEAUTY
7 Of The Best Places To Buy Glasses Online For Cheap
By Brittany Nims
Your guide to affordable glasses, prescription sunglasses, bifocals, trifocals and more 🤓
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POLITICS
Behold Sen. Orrin Hatch's Magical Harry Potter-Esque Glasses
By Lee Moran
"They're new, you've probably never heard of them."
BOZEMAN, MT - AUGUST 21: Students and onlookers look toward the sun through eclipse glasses on the campus of Montana State University on August 21, 2017 in Bozeman, Montana. (Photo by Leigh Vogel/WireImage)
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BUSINESS
Amazon Sued For Allegedly Selling Defective Eclipse Glasses
By Tina Bellon, Reuters
Starting on August 10, Amazon began to email customers to issue a recall of potentially hazardous solar eclipse glasses.
EDUCATION
Vision and Blindness
By Robert Slavin, Contributor
Robert Slavin is Director of the Center for Research and Refor...
Correction This blog is sponsored by the Laura and John Arnold Foundation In an earlier version of this blog, I forgot to
WELLNESS
What is it Like to Have PRK Surgery?
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
*Takeaway- the surgery was essentially a Kubrick film marathon. It also kind of reminded me of that scene from RoboCop where
Couple wearing eyeglasses
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STYLE
Turns Out A Single Company Controls Several Of The Outlets Where You Buy Eyeglasses
By James Cave
Luxottica has an outsized influence over the entire industry, and they can charge you whatever they want.
BUSINESS
How Millennials Buy
By Michael McGuire, Contributor
President & CEO, 88 Brand Partners & QNA Group
Each generation is different from the one that precedes it. Sometimes these differences are stark -- the era of Eisenhower leading into the Woodstock years, for instance -- and sometimes they are much more subtle. An overlooked way to examine the size of these generational differences is to compare the buying habits of one generation to another.
WELLNESS
8 Things To Know Before You Get Lasik
By Health.com, Contributor
Health.com
But if you're considering Lasik, you probably have some questions like, "Will I be laid up for days?" "Will it hurt?" And: "What are the odds it'll work?" Before you go under the laser, here are a few things you should know.
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WOMEN
Men Are Not Attentive To Girls Who Wear Glasses
By Sarah Jayne, Contributor
Sarah Jayne is a creative writer, blogger & storyteller throug...
Exploring the stereotypes of the women behind spectacles
FIFTY
10 Reasons Hearing Aids Are NOT Like Glasses
By Shari Eberts, Contributor
Hearing health advocate, writer, avid Bikram yogi
Do your friends and family ever wonder why you don't hear better with your hearing aids? Mine sometimes do, which can be frustrating, especially when you are working extremely hard to hear the best that you can.
STYLE & BEAUTY
Let Me Introduce You To "Asian Fit" Glasses
By Refinery29, Contributor
The #1 new-media brand for smart, creative and stylish women e...
Some people dread swimsuit shopping. Others consider the process of finding jeans that fit as enjoyable as a colonoscopy. For me, I've never not ended a session of eyeglasses shopping without choking back rage tears at the optometrist's. And, as someone who's needed glasses since the second grade (my vision finally plateaued at -7.5 in middle school), I've had a lifetime of anguish to come to the conclusion that I have a deformed head.
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STYLE & BEAUTY
21 Hilarious Signs You Grew Up With Glasses
By Minou Clark
The struggle was real ... blurry. 🤓
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HOME
20 Brutally Honest Wine Glasses That Sum Up Your Weekday Struggle
By Abigail Williams
Hakuna Moscato! (It means drink wine).
WELLNESS
Baltimore's Model Of Public Health Recovery And Resilience
By Leana Wen, M.D., Contributor
Contributor
Through the lens of public health, we can aspire to create well-being in all of our communities and ensure that everyone can reach their full potential.
POST 50
5 Ways to Keep Your Eyes Healthy this Summer
By Dave Austin, Contributor
Managing Director, Influent50, an AARP Services, Inc. Agency
June is National Cataracts Awareness Month, so there's no time like the present to take the steps necessary to ensure proper
STYLE & BEAUTY
Confession: I Wear Glasses To Look Cooler
By Refinery29, Contributor
The #1 new-media brand for smart, creative and stylish women e...
Chicnova Round Optical Glasses, $3.70, available at Chicnova. As I write this, there's something in my way. It's distracting
A young woman slices into a fresh homemade loaf of organic bread in her Seattle, Washington, home.
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WEIRD NEWS
Botched Bread Loaf Makes Spectacle Of Baker
By Lee Moran
Flour? Check. Water? Check. Glasses? Hmm, check.
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GOOD NEWS
Watch This Baby's Ridiculously Cute Reaction To Seeing His Mom Clearly For The First Time
By Lee Moran
"That's a smile we just hadn't really seen before."
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