Our pets are often our best friends – unless we are allergic to them. Approximately 62 percent of Americans have pets, and 15 to 30 percent of Americans suffer from pet allergies, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation. That’s a lot of red, itchy eyes!

According to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), nearly 75 percent of blindness is preventable.

If you suffer from fall eye allergies, there are several things you can do to get relief safely and effectively.

Hormones are chemical messengers that travel throughout the body, from cell to cell, telling your body what to do and when and how to do it.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly 800,000 American deaths per year. Many of these would be preventable with early detection. One component of early detection is an eye examination.