Accidentally getting sunscreen in your kid’s eyes will not blind them.
Accidentally Getting Sunscreen In Your Kid’s Eye Will Not Blind Them
June 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This Blood In My Eye Is Making Me Look Like A Freak!
Red blood spots in the eye are usually not dangerous, just stunning to look at.
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
How bad does your vision have to be before you consider cataract surgery?
According to the non-profit organization Prevent Blindness America, cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide.
June 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Shocking results of our Vision and Legal Driving Poll. Clue: Scary travels!
Last month, Mary Sweetman, a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, wrote about the legal requirements for vision when driving. We decided to ask the opinions of our readers how they felt about this prickly issue.
June 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
New Finding: Thyroid gland important for color vision
The thyroid gland affects color vision.
June 10, 2011 By 2 Comments
Quiz: What do Dry Eye and Natural Killers have in common?
A new study sheds light on the early cellular cause of dry eye disease, which is due to inflammation caused by Natural Killer cells.
June 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Infant vision doesn’t benefit from mom taking prenatal fish oil supplements.
A new study reveals that infants born to pregnant mothers who added the omega-3 fatty acid, DHA, to their diet did not have greater visual acuity than those whose moms did not supplement their diet with DHA.
June 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
Put out that cigarette! Smokers FOUR times more likely to develop macular degeneration!
According to the results of a new study, smokers are four times more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration than non-smokers.
June 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Can Dark Chocolate Improve Eye Function?
A new study published in the journal, Physiology & Behavior, claims that consumption of cocoa flavanols may enhance aspects of eye function.
June 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Modified vitamin A may help prevent age-related macular degeneration
Columbia University Medical researchers were able to use a modified form of vitamin A which had less incidence of clumping which may help prevent vision loss due to macular degeneration.
June 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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