Taking care of your eyes is perhaps one of the most important things that you can do for your health. However, sometimes no matter what steps you take to ensure you stay healthy, you can still get sick. Glaucoma is a disease of the eyes, yet it is actually the name for a group of … Continue reading Taking Care of Your Eye Health is Important
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Get Your Eyes Checked Regularly for Healthy Vision
When was the last time you had an eye exam? For the majority of us, it’s not often enough. Among those who have had an eye exam recently, less than half (44%) have them annually.* The health of our eyes so often takes a back seat to finding the perfect mascara or covering up dark … Continue reading Get Your Eyes Checked Regularly for Healthy Vision
Skipping Eye Exam Shows a Lack of Vision
If you ask physicians about the most serious health problems faced by older patients, they will usually list significant medical conditions like heart disease, diabetes or cancer. But ask the patients, and they will complain more about sensory deprivation -- the loss of vision and hearing. This information makes a recent report by the Centers … Continue reading Skipping Eye Exam Shows a Lack of Vision
Op-Ed Attributes Rapid Increase In Nearsightedness To Spending Time Indoors
In an op-ed in the New York Times (6/21, A27, Subscription Publication), Sandra Aamodt, a former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience, and Sam Wang, an associate professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton University, wrote that "the rapid increase in nearsightedness appears to be due to a characteristic of modern life: more and more … Continue reading Op-Ed Attributes Rapid Increase In Nearsightedness To Spending Time Indoors
Elderly told to have regular eye tests to stop falls
Elderly people are being encouraged to have regular eye tests as a way of preventing falls. Falls are the leading cause of accidental death in the over-75s Age UK and the College of Optometrists say too few request the free check-ups offered to those aged above 60. An Age UK poll of 1,700 suggests one in … Continue reading Elderly told to have regular eye tests to stop falls