Cataracts And Cataract SurgeryMore than 12 million Americans over 40 years of age have cataracts. Around the world 60 million peaple and the leading cause of blindness in poor countries where treatment is rare. More common with age and more likely to occur with people who smoked, or have diabetes, and/or have allowed their eyes to be exposed [...]
Read full post... When Glaucoma Closes In On YouWhat is Glaucoma?
When it seems your world is closing in on you, it may be Glaucoma. Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the optic nerve slowly deteriorates. As this nerve deteriorates, diminished side or peripheral vision is usually the first noticeable symptom. Unfortunately, by the time the peripheral vision is affected, Glaucoma has already [...]
Age Related Macular Degeneration AMDAge Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that is basically caused by age. Picture this. a A blind spot in the center of your vision that keeps you from seeing entire images and eats away at your sight from the middle of your view outwards out. It can happen to one eye or [...]
Read full post... Dry Eyes And Contacts
Dry eye syndrome is a very common problem. More than 10 million people in the US alone suffer from it. A person with dry eye generally has a problem with the quality and amount tear film needed for properly lubricating the eyes.Â
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Dry eye cause
Did you know A tear actually consists of 3 separate layers? There [...]
Computer Vision Syndrome
If you spend 2 or more hours a day using a computer it may potentially be hazardous to your health! Computer Vision Syndrome is an eye problem that affects many individuals who spend a large part of their days staring at computers. But it’s not just the computer screen that is causing this eye problem.
Where [...]
