Editorial policy
How eyesight.health chooses sources, writes and updates its guides, and corrects mistakes.
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Who writes the guides
Guides are published by the eyesight.health editorial team at Insaan LLC, the site owner. The team does not include clinicians, and no clinician has reviewed the guides. If that changes, we will name the reviewer and their qualifications on each page they review, with their agreement.
Sources we use
Health facts on this site must come from one of these kinds of source:
- Government health agencies, such as the National Eye Institute (NEI, part of the US National Institutes of Health), the CDC and the UK’s NHS
- The World Health Organization (WHO)
- Professional eye-care bodies, such as the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the American Optometric Association (AOA)
- Peer-reviewed research, including systematic reviews such as Cochrane reviews
We do not use eyewear retailers, supplement sellers or clinic marketing pages as sources for health facts. When two trusted sources disagree, the guide says so and shows both.
How we write
- Every fact is linked to a numbered source in the “Sources” list at the end of the guide.
- Where a guide offers a practical tip of our own rather than a fact from a source, it is labelled as our suggestion.
- We write in plain English, explain medical terms the first time we use them, and avoid jargon.
- We do not diagnose, recommend specific treatments, products or doses, or promise results.
- Every guide says when to see an eye doctor, based on what its sources say, and carries a “not medical advice” note.
- There are no ads, affiliate links or sponsored content.
How we use AI tools
Guides are drafted with the help of AI writing tools, working from the listed sources. Each statement is then checked against the source it cites before the guide is published. Where a statement cannot be matched to a trusted source, it is removed.
Review dates
Each guide shows the date it was last reviewed against its sources and the date of its next planned review, 12 months later. If a source changes in a way that affects a guide before then, we update the guide and its review date.
Corrections
If you think something on this site is wrong or out of date, email [email protected] or use the contact form. Please tell us the page and, if you can, a source. We check every report against the sources and correct confirmed mistakes.