Louise Wood

Tired of waking up with puffy or swollen eyelids? Often the term “puffy eyelid’” and “swollen eyelid” are used interchangeably, but they are different.

While puffy eyelids may be a cosmetic nuisance, they are usually harmless and often the result of fluid retention overnight. Swollen eyelids are caused by an inflammatory response to an allergen, infection, or injury.

There are a number of common causes for swollen eyelids—some more serious than others.

When it comes to hand dominance, you’re either a “righty” or a “lefty.”

But what about your eyes? Does one do more work than the other? Is your dominant eye the same as the hand you write with?

I’m talking about ocular dominance and while it doesn’t always play a pivotal role in your life, it can be useful to learn which of your eyes is dominant.

Are you seeing lightning flashes (and there is no thunderstorm)? Do you feel like you are constantly living in a tornado of dust?  

You’re not losing it. Is may be merely a visual phenomenon.

If you have seen something moving across your field of vision, or you think you are seeing ants moving on the table, you could be experiencing floaters. A floater is a universal term for specks, threads or cobweb type images that you see drifting in your vision. Sometimes when you have floaters you will also notice a flash of light similar to a camera’s flash.

Eye flashes and floaters can be harmless, but they can also be a warning sign trouble is on its way.