Guest Author Katherine Langford

We often treat our bodies like a collection of independent modules. We visit the dentist for our teeth, the primary care physician for our internal systems, and the optometrist for our vision. However, the human body functions as an intricately connected ecosystem where the state of one organ often dictates the performance of another. Perhaps the most overlooked connection in this internal network is the link between the eyes and the brain. While we are quick to link chronic pain or fatigue to our mental health, we rarely consider that our eyesight—the primary gateway through which we interact with the world—might be a foundational pillar of our emotional stability.