This article was provided by AllAboutVision.com. Follow the links below for more information on eye health and vision correction. “Prevention is the best cure.” A growing body of evidence suggests this familiar saying certainly is true when it comes to nutrition and vision. Age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration and cataracts commonly cause impaired […]
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Eight Ways To Protect Your Eyesight
This article was provided by AllAboutVision.com. Follow the links below for more information on eye health and vision correction. Sight-threatening eye problems affect one in six adults aged 45 and older. And the risk for vision loss increases with age. In fact, a recent American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) report estimates that more than 43 […]
Styes
This article was provided by AllAboutVision.com. Follow the links below for more information on eye health and vision correction. A stye (or hordeolum) develops when an eyelid gland at the base of an eyelash becomes infected. Resembling a pimple on the eyelid, a stye can grow on the inside or outside of the lid. Styes […]
Presbyopia
This article was provided by AllAboutVision.com. Follow the links below for more information on eye health and vision correction. Sometime after age 40, people begin to experience blurred near vision when performing tasks such as reading, sewing or working at a computer. This change is called presbyopia. There’s no getting around it — presbyopia happens […]
Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis)
This article was provided by AllAboutVision.com. Follow the links below for more information on eye health and vision correction. Technically, pink eye is the acute, contagious form of conjunctivitis – inflammation of the clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and overlies the white front surface of the eye, or sclera. […]
Ocular Hypertension
This article was provided by AllAboutVision.com. Follow the links below for more information on eye health and vision correction. Ocular hypertension means the pressure in your eye, or your intraocular pressure (IOP), is higher than normal levels. High eye pressure is also associated with glaucoma, which is a more serious condition that causes vision loss […]