Myths about eyesight pervade every aspect of our lives. As youths, we’re told carrots are the key to super-human night vision, but sitting too close to the T.V. will blind us. Around the age of 25, we exchange old myths for new ones. What is true and what is...
As we grow older, the risks for many age-related diseases increase. One such malady currently afflicting approximately three million people in the United States is glaucoma, where increased pressure within the eyeball causes the gradual loss of sight. While this eye...
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with macular degeneration, you know that vision loss is part of this condition. Deterioration of the retina’s central portion, the macula, is the culprit that accounts for the name of the disorder. Macular...
If you’re thinking about switching to contact lenses, you’re not alone. According to the American Optometric Association, an estimated 45 million Americans wear contact lenses. People wear contact lenses to correct a range of refractive errors, including...
With the winter season comes beautiful decorations, the smell of fresh evergreens, and a surge in eye injuries. These, unfortunately, do not make for happy holidays. Most of these unhappy accidents take place in ways that you would never suspect. Young children who...
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