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January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month. Currently, 2.7 million people in the United States over age 40 have glaucoma. The National Eye Institute projects this number will reach 4.2 million…
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Tag: Blindness
Will Eye Vitamins Help Your Vision?
You see them all over drugstores — special vitamins and supplements that claim to improve vision and even prevent blindness. They might sound like a good idea, but, as CBS…
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The Eyes ARE the Window to the Body
Unless you live under a log, you’ve probably heard the saying by now that the eyes are the window to your body. With today’s technology it is truer than ever.…
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October is Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
Roughly 6,000 Americans each year report eye injuries from basketball, the leading cause of sports-related eye injuries. The best recommendation for eye injury prevention is certified sports protection eyewear that…
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
By Marilyn Haddrill; reviewed by Charles Slonim, MD Age-related macular degeneration, often called AMD or ARMD, is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age…
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Eyes Gone Wrong: Causes of Blindness
People go blind for many reasons, but disease is the main cause. The top four diseases that can cause blindness are: 1) CATARACTS: Cataracts are a clouding of the lens…
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Eyes Gone Wrong: Blindness, Assistance
Last week we discussed the degrees of blindness, this week’s blog is dedicated to the assistance for the blind. A White Cane is the international symbol of blindness .The long…
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Eyes Gone Wrong: Blindness
There are different degrees of blindness. Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss. Totally blind people can’t tell light from dark. Total blindness is the complete lack…
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