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 primary care doctor or endocrinologist, it is also very important to be having your eyes checked on an annual basis. Diabetes can cause hemorrhaging and […]
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 feeling the need to “scratch” my eyes out of my head. Itchy eyes are the number one sign of ocular allergies and can be accompanied […]
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, resulting in a number of noticeable differences in how well aging adults see the world around them. In fact, according to the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) 2014 […]