Nutrition and Your Eyes
With all the feasting that goes on around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s, I thought I’d write about the nutrition you’ll be getting and which nutrients can enhance the health of your eyes. In the 1990s, the National Eye Institute conducted a major study that examined eye health and nutrition. This extensive study concluded that… Read More
You’ve Been Told you can’t Have LASIK…
…and it’s pretty disheartening, I know. But, fear not! You may still have vision correction options available to you. If you were told you can’t have LASIK, your doctor may have mentioned that you should consider PRK. PRK, or photo refractive keratectomy, is LASIK’s ancestor that is still widely performed today. The outcomes of LASIK… Read More
Changes in Vision During Pregnancy
No, I’m not talking about how you envision your future with a new baby. That’s for another blog! I mean your eyes may actually change during your pregnancy. If you’re reading this article, you know that hormones can wreak havoc on everything from you ankles on up to your complexion. And hormones can change your… Read More
Your Kids and Their Vision as Adults
A study published in Ophthalmology examined the relationship between health, socioeconomic status, employment status, marital status, and participation in organizations and how they correlated with vision in adults. The almost-10,000 subjects were born in 1958 and were all assessed when they were either 44 or 45. The study found that those with vision impairments at… Read More
Wear Contact Lenses with Care
A study conducted by Synovate Inc. asked contact lens wearers about how they wear and care for their contacts. Startlingly, 70% of wearers said that they had worn their contact lenses while swimming. Additionally, 40% of wearers surveyed said that they did not wash their hands before putting in their contacts. Forty percent also said… Read More