Category Archives: Eye Health
A Simple Eye Test May Soon Be Able to Spot Alzheimer’s
According to a new study, people with Alzheimer’s disease have fewer blood vessels and less blood flow in the retina (back of their eye). These changes in the eye were found using a scanning technique called optical coherence tomography angiography (Octa). Read more..
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Low-Tech Eye Chart Still Valuable for Monitoring Visual Acuity
Anyone who’s been to an eye doctor for a checkup, knows about the eye chart. With all the modern technology available to eye doctors, the highly non-technical eye chart is still a valuable tool for your eye doctor to use to determine how well you see. Read more..
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The Expected Milestones of a Baby’s Visual Development
A baby’s vision develops in stages. In the first week of life, a newborn’s vision is blurry and lacks detail. Newborns see only in shades of gray and it takes several months for vision to fully develop. A child’s visual development begins before they are even born. How a mother cares for her own body during pregnancy is very important for the development of the baby’s mind and body, including the eyes and the vision centers in the brain. Read more..
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Tagged astigmatism, Baby, Eye examination, farsightedness, nearsightedness, proper nutrition, UV Rays, Visual Development
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Rules to Follow When You Wear Makeup and Contact Lenses
If you’re a female who’s been wearing contact lenses for a while, you know that makeup can cause problems, at times. You’ve learned to be careful applying makeup and to stay away from glitter eye shadows.
However, if you’re new to contacts, you might be unaware of the pain associated with getting a piece of mascara in your eye, or worse under your lens, and that’s just one scenario. Read more..
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Tagged contact lenses, Eye Shadow, Eyeliner, Makeup, Mascara
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Give Your Eyes What They Need to Stay Healthy
Your eyes are an important part of enjoying a healthy life and there are lots of things you can do to help keep them healthy and make sure you’re seeing your best.
Here are three important things you can do to give your eyes what they need to stay healthy and maintain your eyesight well into your senior years. Read more..
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Even Patients with Normal IOP Could Develop Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a complex eye disease with characteristics such as optic nerve damage and visual field loss. Increased pressure inside the eye, which is called intraocular pressure or IOP, is usually always present and even patients with normal IOP could develop glaucoma. Read more..
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Spending Time Outdoors Could Help Prevent Myopia in Children
One of the most common stereotypes about the young person who is nearsighted is that he or she is reading under the covers at night, but a study conducted by optometrists at four sites across the U.S. questions whether reading is the real problem. Read more..
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Protect Yourself from the UV Sunlight that Can Damage Your Eyes
Because the earth’s ozone layer has been damaged, more people are susceptible to solar radiation than ever before. Most people are aware of the dangers that UV exposure poses to their skin, but very few realize that UV exposure can harm their eyes, as well. UV sunlight plays a part in the development of several eye conditions, including cataracts, macular degeneration and cancers of the eye lids. Read more..
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Tagged Eye Damage, eye protection, UV Sunligh
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How Coloured Filters Can Help to Ease Visual Stress
Visual stress is a broad term that refers to a condition that occurs in a wide range of neurological disorders. It is a scientifically confirmed neurological condition thought to affect about 20 percent of the population. Visual stress is characterized by hyperactivity of the brain’s visual cortex, preventing this area of the brain from processing visual information correctly. Read more..
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Causes and Treatments of Double Vision
Normally, each of your eyes sees a slightly different view of the same object and an intricate system of muscles, nerves and the brain puts these two images together to create one 3D image. When this visual processing system isn’t working correctly or when the eyes point or focus improperly, you may find yourself seeing two of each object. Read more..
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