January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
January comes a month of the year when people should stop and think about glaucoma. While it may not seem like glaucoma is a big deal, this eye disease develops into a serious problem that affects many people. Glaucoma steals people’s vision. It does so quietly and without warning. It isn’t painful and it doesn’t […]
3 Things that Affect the Health of Your Eyes
Many things exist that can compromise your vision, and many of them can be prevented by simply making a few life changes that aren’t that difficult to make. As any doctor would tell you, a few small changes early on in life can make a lot of difference down the line. And since human beings […]
Don’t Take Your Eyes For Granted: Protect Your Sight With These 5 Tips
Eye safety is often an overlooked aspect of health. Although not immediately evident, lack of proper eye care creates mounting problems, that come to the forefront eventually. Unapparent as they seem, eye problems are real, they do happen, and when they happen, it could be difficult to manage them, so the philosophy that works best […]
3D TV: Can LASIK Patients Watch 3D Movies?
Often the bone of contention comes as to how a laser eye surgery can affect one’s normal life. With every other movie being release in 3D, the experience of watching such 3D TV is exceptional. Eye doctors are confident based on research, proven inferences and historical patient data that LASIK does not interfere with a […]
Signs That You Have Myopia or Nearsightedness
Nearsightedness has become one of the most common refractive errors and more people are being afflicted by this condition. A recent study published by NEI (National Eye Institute) reveals an alarming trend which shows an increase in myopia in the US population from 25% in 1971-1972 to a massive 41.6% in 1999-2004. Even though the […]
The risks of sleeping in your contact lenses
If you have vision related problems then there may have been a time when you slept with your glasses on or without removing your contact lenses. The American Academy of Ophthalmology has highlighted several risks that are related to sleeping in your contact lenses. The intensity of the problem that may arise becomes proportional to […]