June Is Cataract Awareness Month

Cataracts are one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Some 24 million Americans over the age of 40 are affected by cataracts. Prevent Blindness America declared June as [...]

It’s that time of year we all love. Sunshine season. This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and whether you spend your free time out by the pool, along a quiet lake, or hitting a few [...]

You know there are those times your eyelid starts to twitch? Does it mean anything serious? The phenomenon is known as “myokymia” and is generally harmless. It is when a muscle contraction has a [...]

Now that spring is finally here in full bloom, we are all spending a bit more time outside. With that fresh air and sunshine comes healthy (or in this case not so healthy) increase in ultraviolet [...]

Of course, we are taken with all sorts of news and information about vision and sight. It is our lives and our livelihood. We sometimes nerd out on stories about vision and this is one such case. [...]

Women have a higher risk than men for most eye diseases, Yet one in four has not had an eye exam in last two years. It is an unfortunate fact of life that women are more likely than men to have [...]

Prevent Blindness the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety group, has declared March as Workplace Eye Wellness Month to provide employers and employees with free information on [...]

Almost 3 million Americans have low vision, according to the National Eye Institute.  And, those numbers are expected to increase to more than 5 million by 2030 and close to 9 million by 2050.  [...]

We tend to think of sunglasses as sort of a summer thing. Summer picnics. The pool. The beach. The tennis court. The golf course. The mountain hike. The mountain bike. However, the need for [...]

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of age-related vision loss and affects more than 10 million Americans. It is necessary to have regular, comprehensive dilated eye exams [...]