_ Glaucoma Vision Health Rare Y-Shaped Protein Discovered That Is Associated with Glaucoma By Sondra Forsyth article So unheard of was what researchers discovered in a protein associated with glaucoma that for over two years they ran … Read More→
_ Vision Health Teenager Goes Partially Blind After Using Halloween Contact Lenses By Sondra Forsyth article Rebecca Seawright, Chair of the New York State Assembly’s Consumer Fraud┬áProtection Committee, and health officials, held a press conference┬áon Friday, … Read More→
Age-related macular degeneration Vision Health Key Compounds to Resolve Abnormal Vascular Growth in AMD Have Been Identified By Sondra Forsyth article A compound of specific bioactive products from a major family of enzymes reduced the severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) … Read More→
_ Vision Health Five Reasons to Get An Eye Exam By Jane Farrell article August is National Eye Exam Month. Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit healthcare organization preventing vision loss and related health issues, … Read More→
_ Vision Health Most People Who Have Pinkeye Are Probably Getting the Wrong Treatment By Sondra Forsyth article A study published online in June 2017 in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, suggests that most … Read More→
_ Glaucoma New Eye Test Detects Earliest Signs of Glaucoma By Sondra Forsyth article A simple eye test could help solve the biggest global cause of irreversible blindness, glaucoma. In clinical trials, the pioneering … Read More→
_ Vision Health Progress in Research on A Puzzling Eye Disease By Jane Farrell article Named for Friedrich Best, who characterized the disease in 1905, Best disease, also known as vitelliform macular dystrophy, affects children … Read More→
_ Vision Health Smartphones and Temporary Vision Loss By Jane Farrell article Doctors may have to start asking their patients about smartphone use when diagnosing vision or neurological problems, according to an … Read More→
_ Vision Health 1 in 4 ER Visits for Eye Problems Aren't Emergencies By Sondra Forsyth article Pinkeye isn’t a medical emergency. Neither is a puffy eyelid. But a study done in February 2017 found that nearly … Read More→
_ Age-related macular degeneration Vision Health New Model for Earlier Treatments for AMD By Sondra Forsyth article An international team of researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, University College London and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA … Read More→
_ Vision Health Dissatisfaction With Vision Is Fairly Common Following LASIK Surgery By Sondra Forsyth article In a study published online in November 2016 by JAMA Ophthalmology, results of a questionnaire indicated that visual symptoms and … Read More→
Vision Health Treatments May Help People with Aging Eyes See up Close Without Reading Glasses By Sondra Forsyth article Researchers are testing cutting-edge treatments for people who want to see up close without reading glasses and finding promising results, … Read More→
_ Vision Health Cataracts: What You Should Know By Sondra Forsyth article What is a cataract? A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts … Read More→
_ Eye Health Overview Vision Health Why Sunglasses Are A Must By Jane Farrell article Sometimes bigger is┬ábetter! When it comes to sunglasses think┬á┬áAudrey Hepburn movie star chic! . With spring sliding into summer, dermatologist … Read More→
_ Diabetic retinopathy Vision Health Telemedicine Could Fight Diabetes-Related Blindness By Jane Farrell article Eye exams using telemedicine could help patients in the U.S. who see them as an easy way to visit the … Read More→
_ Glaucoma Vision Health Glaucoma: Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens Lowers Eye Pressure By Sondra Forsyth article A contact lens designed to deliver medication gradually to the eye could improve outcomes for patients with conditions requiring treatment … Read More→
_ Diabetes Vision Health Diabetes and Eye Disease By Jane Farrell article Diabetes affects other organs besides the kidneys. It often affects vision. Experts from the National Eye Institute share what diabetic … Read More→
_ Vision Health Guarding Against Vision-Related Falls By Jane Farrell article EditorΓÇÖs note: More than one in three people over 65 fall each year. Researchers have found that falls can lead … Read More→