Cataracts is a vision condition that affects the lens of the eyes. Protein in the lens builds up making your vision cloudy, blurry, fading colors, increasing your sensitivity to light, and making it difficult to see at night. We look into the most common causes and risk factors for cataracts.
How can one tell if cataracts may become a serious problem in the near or distant future? We’ve got a list of all the common early warning signs to watch for.
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, […]
Brain tumors can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), but in either case, the tumor itself can affect a patient in varying ways. We look into the 13 possible signs of a brain tumor not to be ignored.
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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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Also known as crossed-eyes, walleye or squint, the American Optometric Association defines strabismus as “a condition in which both eyes do not look at the same place at the same time.” The condition—which is present in approximately 4 percent of the American population—may be a persistent issue or occur intermittently. Strabismus may not always affect […]