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Our patients tell us they want healthy eyes and often ask questions about the difference between healthy and unhealthy eyes. 

Unhealthy eyes tend to be affected by eye diseases that could progressively impact vision.  

By comparison, healthy eyes may experience temporary conditions like redness due to allergies, exposure to pool chlorine, or dryness from the wind or other environmental factors.  Usually these irritations go away after a short period of time. 

Even healthy eyes can experience difficulty with seeing clearly and may need vision correction like glasses or contact lenses.  Your ability to see clearly without correction is largely based on the shape of your eyes.  

From a distance, everyone's eyes appear to be shaped the same:  Round.  When looked at up close, we can see tiny differences in the shape of the front of the eye - known as the cornea.   When the surface of the eye is more oval than round, or even bumpy, those differences can impact your ability to see clearly.  

So, just because you may need vision correction, doesn't necessarily mean you have unhealthy eyes.  

Below you will find more information about some of the conditions healthy eyes may experience. 

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Nearsightedness 

Myopia

Myopia is a vision condition in which people can see close objects clearly, but objects farther away appear blurry. Myopia occurs if the eyeball is too long or the cornea (the clear front cover of the eye) is too curved. 
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Farsightedness 

Hyperopia

Farsightedness (hyperopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see distant objects clearly, but objects up close may be blurry. Hyperopia can affect people of all ages and is usually present at birth.
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Eye Allergies

Eye allergies (also known as "allergic conjunctivitis) are very common. According to The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 50 million Americans have seasonal allergies. Along with sneezing, congestion and runny nose, many of these allergy sufferers also experience eye allergies.
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Astigmatism

Astigmatism is a very common vision problem and most of us have it to some degree. The cause of astigmatism is unknown. It can be hereditary and is often present at birth. 
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