Taking care of your eyes should be a health priority, like eating a balanced diet and being physically active. “It starts with a comprehensive dilated eye exam to check for common vision problems and eye disease,” says ophthalmologist Calvin W. Roberts, MD, President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild. “We urge people of… Continue reading May Is Healthy Vision Month
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Four Tips on Living with Low Vision
February is Low Vision Awareness Month. Not being able to see your favorite television show or read your favorite book can be devastating. But there are steps you can take to continue to enjoy your beloved activities and perform everyday tasks even with vision loss. Low vision is permanent vision loss that cannot be improved… Continue reading Four Tips on Living with Low Vision
New Glaucoma Drugs Yield Large, Lasting Reductions in Intraocular Pressure
Two novel ocular hypotensive agents that have just been approved for use in humans — netarsudil and latanoprostene bunod (LBN) — greatly reduce intraocular pressure, with lasting results in various animal models of glaucoma and in humans. Two articles that highlight these two breakthrough drugs, as well as cutting-edge articles on the effects of amitriptyline… Continue reading New Glaucoma Drugs Yield Large, Lasting Reductions in Intraocular Pressure
New Instrument Lets Doctors View the Entire Eye with an Unprecedented Level of Detail
Researchers have developed the first instrument that can provide a detailed image of the entire eye. By incorporating a lens that changes optical parameters in response to an electric current, the innovative technology can produce higher quality images than currently available and could make eye examinations faster and more comfortable for patients by avoiding the… Continue reading New Instrument Lets Doctors View the Entire Eye with an Unprecedented Level of Detail
Solar Eclipse Eye Safety Tips from Lighthouse Guild
Excitement continues to build for the solar eclipse that will take place on Monday, August 21. Lighthouse Guild offers five tips to help protect your eyes while watching this extraordinary event. The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as “eclipse glasses” or… Continue reading Solar Eclipse Eye Safety Tips from Lighthouse Guild
Glaucoma: Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens Lowers Eye Pressure
A contact lens designed to deliver medication gradually to the eye could improve outcomes for patients with conditions requiring treatment with eye drops, which are often imprecise and difficult to self-administer. In a study published online on August 29th 2016 in Ophthalmology, a team of researchers have shown that a novel contact lens-based system, which… Continue reading Glaucoma: Drug-Dispensing Contact Lens Lowers Eye Pressure
Routine Eye Exams Lead to Change in Vision Care
Do you really need to get your eyes checked–even if you haven’t noticed any vision problems or eye-related symptoms? More than half of routine eye examinations in asymptomatic patients lead to a change in vision prescription or other changes in care, according to a study in the June 2016 issue of Optometry and Vision Science,… Continue reading Routine Eye Exams Lead to Change in Vision Care
The Reason You Need to Wear Your Shades
Three-quarters of Americans are concerned about potential eye problems from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, yet only 31 percent protect their eyes with sunglasses or other UV-protective eyewear every time they go outside, according to a nationwide survey released May 4th 2016. The report by The Vision Council, based on a survey of more than 10,000… Continue reading The Reason You Need to Wear Your Shades
New Evidence Supports Grapes’ Benefits to Eye Health
Eating grapes may help protect eye health, according to new research published in March 2016 in the journal Nutrition. The study showed that a diet supplemented with grapes was able to counter damage from oxidative stress and preserve retinal structure and function in a laboratory model of retinal degeneration. Natural components in grapes that help… Continue reading New Evidence Supports Grapes’ Benefits to Eye Health
Contact Lens Solutions With Hydrogen Peroxide: To Avoid Injury, Follow All Instructions
If you wear contact lenses, the way you clean them can affect your vision and health. Following instructions and taking note of product warnings is especially important if you use a solution that contains hydrogen peroxide. Here is advice from the FDA. Background The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates contact lenses and certain contact… Continue reading Contact Lens Solutions With Hydrogen Peroxide: To Avoid Injury, Follow All Instructions
Don’t Lose Sight of Cataracts
Here, from the experts at the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, is information you must know about cataracts, a condition that often affects the vision of people over 60: 1 What is cataract? When the lens of your eye gets cloudy, it is called a cataract. It can cause vision loss… Continue reading Don’t Lose Sight of Cataracts
People Who Have AMD Can Use Desk Top Touch Screens Accurately
Older adults with central vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD) have no problem with accuracy in performing touch screen tasks, according to a study in the October 2015 issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer. A release from the… Continue reading People Who Have AMD Can Use Desk Top Touch Screens Accurately
AMD and Good Health Habits
People with a genetic predisposition for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) significantly increased their odds of developing the blinding eye disorder if they had a history of heavy smoking and consistently did not exercise or eat enough fruits and vegetables, according to new research. Eating a healthy diet and getting exercise have been shown in earlier… Continue reading AMD and Good Health Habits
Cataracts Facts: Understanding the Inevitable Aging Process
Particularly for those who are approaching middle age, cataracts are a fact of life and a natural condition that has afflicted humans for hundreds, if not thousands of years. In simple terms, a cataract is a white, cloudy formation or opacity that develops in the lens of the eye—progressing slowly over time and with age—reducing… Continue reading Cataracts Facts: Understanding the Inevitable Aging Process
The Good Habits That Can Help Your Eyes
Dr. Mirwat Sami, a Houston board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, says that it is essential to have a yearly eye exam to protect your vision, especially as you get older. But it’s also crucial to avoid some bad habits that could affect your vision. Here, she shares how to protect your… Continue reading The Good Habits That Can Help Your Eyes
Non-Surgical Treatment for a Disease of Aging Eyes
In two ancillary studies of two multi-center international clinical trials led by the University of Southern California (USC) Eye Institute, the injectable drug ocriplasmin (brand name Jetra) appears to improve vision among patients suffering from symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA), a condition related to the aging eye that could cause permanent vision loss if left untreated.… Continue reading Non-Surgical Treatment for a Disease of Aging Eyes
A Smartphone Vision Test
A smartphone app to test eyesight is as good as the traditional chart, according to a new study. Peek (the Portable Eye Examination Kit) is a smartphone-based system for comprehensive eye testing anywhere in the world. It was designed and developed by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the University of Strathclyde and… Continue reading A Smartphone Vision Test
What You Need to Know About Dry Eye
The condition known as dry eye is painful and inconvenient. Here, from the experts at NIH SeniorHealth, is what you should know about it: Dry eye occurs when the eye does not produce tears properly, or when the tears are of poor quality and dry up quickly. The eyes need tears for overall eye health… Continue reading What You Need to Know About Dry Eye