Glaucoma is a degenerative eye disease that can rob a person of their vision. It affects millions of people, some of which don’t even know they have it! We look into the early warning signs of glaucoma.
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We tend to worry more about eye problems and deteriorating vision as we age, but the truth is that children can have a variety of eye ailments that can threaten their eyesight as well. Even if your child has 20/20 vision and doesn’t seem to have trouble seeing the blackboard (or whiteboard) in school, you […]
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Our eyes – we sometimes take them for granted, but they’re responsible for one of our most important senses. However, like any health topic, there are truths and not-so-truths floating around to consider. For example, remember when your parents told you repeatedly that sitting too close to the television would ruin your eyes forever? Well, […]
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Whether it’s staring at a monitor for an extended period of time or failing to go for regular eye exams, many of us fail to take some simple and straightforward steps to ensure our eyes remain in tip-top shape. Here are ways to help maintain your eye health.
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They say our eyes are the windows to our soul, but they can also be the windows to more serious health problems, if you know how to look for them.
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The likelihood of developing diabetic retinopathy increases the longer a person has diabetes, especially if their blood sugar is chronically high. And while symptoms of this eye complication may be slow to develop, it is possible for it to eventually cause blindness. Read on to learn more about the signs, causes and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy, as well as what can be done to prevent it from occurring altogether.
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