Last month, doctors found a whopping 27 contact lenses stuck in a 67-year-old woman’s eye. For obvious reasons, this had a lot of contacts-wearers questioning their own bad habits when it comes to their lenses, so we reached out to Dr. Edward Bennett, O.D., American Optometric Association Contact...
Most of us wear sunglasses for two reasons and two reasons only: To quit squinting and to look suave as heckin’ heck. But there’s one even better reason to wear sunglasses, according to Christopher Quinn, O.D., president of the American Optometric Association: To not go completely blind....
There are two types of people in the world: Those who smile with their mouth open, and those who smile with their mouth closed. The former presumably have better teeth than the latter, and are likely more confident as a result (which explains why they happily show...
We’ve all done the pee dance—when you have to go so badly you can’t help but do a weird little dance to hold it in until you reach the toilet. But does bobbing up and down and gyrating actually minimize that feeling of a soon-to-burst bladder? Dr....
Most of us wake up in the morning and proceed to wipe away our eye gunk without stopping to think: What is this stuff, where does it come from and why does it mostly only come about when we’re asleep? Dr. Andrea Thau, optometrist and president of...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn what’s responsible for making your ears pop; find out the real reason you get sick when you fly (it’s not the recycled air!); and...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn what causes the nightly visit from the boner fairy; find out why it’s actually good for your bed sheets that it happens; and discover...
Poop fact: The average person poops about once a day, but the “normal” range spans from three times a day to once every three days. Hypothetically speaking, that means you could create nine poops in the time another person makes just one (mind blown). But how come?...
We’ve written before about how men are increasingly forgoing medical checkups, and recent research indicates that millennials are following their lead by avoiding the dentist for years on end. They’re facing unfortunate repercussions, too: A study by the American Dental Association (ADA) found that more than 30...
As material girls living in this material world, it’s hard not to wake up, immediately look at your phone, transition to your computer all day at work, then back to your phone on the commute home, then to your TV, then back to your phone before bed....
You may be tempted to spruce up your Halloween costume this year with decorative contact lenses—say, you’re dressing up as some kind of dragon-slaying ice zombie, or the kind of monstrous clown that hangs out in storm drains. But be warned: While decorative lenses may add a...
We all know someone who snores like a low-flying jet, and we all know someone who sleeps silently. But the fact is, almost half the adult population snores at least occasionally, raising the question: Why do only some people snore? According to Terry Cralle, certified clinical sleep...
