Do You Want to Know Your Risk for Macular Degeneration?
Macular degeneration. You have probably heard of it before, you may even know someone who has been diagnosed with the condition. Age related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause […]
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5 Easy Ways to LOVE Your Eyes
In honor of the month of love, I am going to share some simple and effective ways to show your eyes a little extra TLC. Not just this month, but […]
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The Silent Thief of Sight
When you hear the word “Glaucoma”, what you think of? Do you immediately see images of an elderly patient in big, dark sunglasses? Or are you the funny guy who […]
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New Year, New YOU!
New Year, NEW YOU! That is the motto I have developed for 2017 in our office. I feel like with all the New Year’s Resolutions being made and commitments to […]
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Uncorrected vision problems and literacy deficits in children linked.
Children’s near-vision isn’t the only thing that suffers when hyperopia goes untreated; early literacy skills also lag with potential repercussions for grade-school readiness. Published in late January in the journal […]
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Just in time for back to school! Protect your kids from digital eye strain.
The new babysitter on the block is the iPad, the cell phone, the Nintendo handheld. We hand them to our kids nearly as soon as our kids can grasp them. […]
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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
Leading eye and health care organizations are joining this month to support National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an initiative geared toward educating the public on the major eye disease that affects […]
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month
Diabetes affects more than 26 million Americans. Most everyone knows someone who has this disease or you may even have it yourself. Aside from getting regular check ups with your […]
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Fall Allergies
Although we are into October, as far as my allergies are concerned it feels like spring all over again. For about a week now, I have been sneezing uncontrollably and […]
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Eye Health: An Increasing Concern for Aging Adults
78 percent of aging Americans affected by vision loss; Michigan Optometric Association (MOA) offers tips to protect eyesight throughout life It’s a fact of life that vision can change over time, […]