We have all heard it at some point in our lives. We need to eat our carrots or risk losing our eyesight. Sure, a lot of that is just parents trying to get kids to eat vegetables, but there is a hint of truth to the statement. Carrots and other foods are packed with vitamins and nutrients that can help promote healthy vision.

The hormonal changes caused during pregnancy affect many aspects of your body. While most of these changes are temporary and return to normal after the pregnancy's conclusion, they can be pretty significant. It is essential to know what changes to expect, how to cope with the impacts, and when you might need to seek further medical advice.

No two eyes are the same. They are a literal visual fingerprint for our unique look and how we look at the world. Affected by a host of genetic markers, hormonal changes, and environmental factors, their development and health can vary widely from individual to individual. 

A large share of those differences comes down to your biological sex. In other words, men and women do quite literally see the world differently.

While some individuals develop vision issues early in life, either due to genetics, environmental factors or eye injuries, pretty much every adult will begin to develop some degree of visual loss beginning around age forty. This gradual loss of near vision is called presbyopia and occurs due to the natural hardening of the eye’s lens. 

This hardening means the eye cannot easily focus on things close up or far away as easily, narrowing our clear visual scope.

Symptoms progress gradually but are marked by needing to hold reading material further away and developing headaches when focusing on objects close up for extended periods. One of the most common fixes is the use of corrective lenses, especially in the absence of any other visual problems.

And the go-to for many people is to grab a pair of reading glasses from the drugstore or supermarket. But are they safe, and do they work?