Glaucoma Awareness Month
According to Glaucoma.Org, glaucoma is the: Leading cause of irreversible blindness. Moreover, among African American and Latino populations, glaucoma is more prevalent. Glaucoma is 6 to 8 times [...]
High Blood Pressure & Eye Health
As most people know, having high blood pressure isn’t good for your heart & kidney health but did you know how it effects your eye health? High blood pressure can cause damage to the [...]
Nutrition and Eye Health
This month we are going to discuss lutein & zeaxanthin. They are powerful antioxidants that are known to reduce the risk of AMD (macular degeneration) as well as cataracts. So what exactly [...]
April-Women’s Eye Health Month
April is both Women’s Eye Health Month and Sports Eye Safety Month; for this blog we are focusing on Women’s Eye Health. Worldwide two-thirds of women experience eye related problems [...]
Vitamins & Supplements for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
There has been research that certain vitamins & supplements can help with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). The following article is written by Joshua Dunaief, MD, PhD from the Scheie [...]
September is Healthy Aging Month-Part 2 Healthy Habits
Our last blog post concentrated on eye diseases that eye doctors look for during an eye exam. This blog will focus on health habits and tips that can help prevent or delay some eye diseases. [...]
September is Healthy Aging Month
September is Healthy Aging Month so this month we will focus our blog posts on raising awareness of eye health among older adults. Older adults are more at risk for certain eye diseases and [...]
