We all rub our eyes when we are tired, or frustrated, or just out of habit. Knowing what happens when you do it and how you can get rid of this bad habit is essential to not only your eye health, but your overall health as well.

Nothing startles, quite like the feeling of looking in a mirror and finding a pair of red, bloodshot eyes, looking back at you. The most frustrating part is when you haven’t particularly done any strenuous activity to cause that redness. The good news is that in most cases, the cause of red or irritated eyes is harmless and can be treated relatively easily.

The dangers and damaging health effects of vaping have been all over the media lately. More than 1,000 cases of a mysterious lung disease have been linked to the use of e-cigarettes, vape pens and similar devices, resulting in 18 deaths to date. We know that vaping has negative effects on the lungs, but we are only beginning to understand the impact of vaping on vision health.