Classified as a clouding of the lens, cataracts can affect the way your eye looks, but also your overall quality of vision. Unfortunately, many patients who have cataracts will go blind. As a matter of fact, cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the world. Therefore, proper understanding of this eye condition is imperative. This guide will give you a few questions to ask about cataracts. Who Is at Risk for Developing Cataracts?
3 September 2019
If you just got your first pair of contact lenses, it is important that you understand and adopt healthy habits for taking care of your contacts. If you don't learn how to properly care for your contacts, you put yourself at risk of developing an eye infection. Here are three essential rules for new contact lenses users that will help you take care of your new contact lenses and that will help ensure that your eyes stay healthy.
4 August 2016
You may think that your son or daughter looks absolutely adorable in glasses, but he or she despises them. That's one reason that your child has been begging you to allow him or her to get contacts. However, your child is only 10 years old and you just don't see this as being old enough. Well, according to one study, your child is more than old enough. It found that children as young as eight are responsible enough to have contacts.
1 August 2016
Do your eyes often feel dry and scratchy? Maybe they turn a bit red and get itchy at times. It's easy to ignore these symptoms and tell yourself to suck it up. But doing so would be a mistake. Chronic dryness sometimes has a more concerning cause. There can be negative consequences if you ignore it, and it's not nearly as hard to treat as you may imagine. The causes of chronic eye dryness.
27 July 2016
If you feel that you are having difficulty seeing, it is important to go to an eye doctor for an eye exam as soon as possible. Straining your eyes can cause you to develop headaches because your eyes will be working so hard to be able to see the things you need to see on a daily basis. When you go in for the appointment, the doctor will let you know if you need vision correction or not.
25 July 2016
If your child has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), you may struggle with even routine medical appointments, making successful or fruitful vision and dental screenings seem like a pipe dream. Unfortunately, undiagnosed vision issues could cause problems with your child's ability to input and digest information, potentially compromising any therapeutic treatment and educational methods you pursue. What can you do to accurately test your child's vision without triggering a meltdown?
17 July 2016
Being diagnosed with glaucoma may be a surprise, but you might have had blurry vision and pain for some time. If you are told by your optometrist that your glaucoma tests have come back positive, they may suggest the following procedures to decrease the fluid and lower pressure inside your eye that has resulted in this condition. Cycloablation The first procedure that might work for you is referred to as cycloablation.
12 July 2016