For 10 million Americans ages 50 and over, macular degeneration looms on the horizon of age-related concerns. Macular degeneration is an incurable vision disease that attacks the center part of the retina (at the back of the eye) where “millions...
For our Spanish-speaking patients, we’re providing a link to articles in Spanish about common eye conditions at AllAboutVision.com. This site provides information about the following conditions: Astigmatismo Blefaritis Cataratas Chalación (Chalazión) Cirugía de cataratas Conjuntivitis Cuerpos flotantes, destellos y puntos...
When people generally think of melanoma, they usually think of skin cancer. And while it is rare, melanoma can develop in the eyes. It is called ocular melanoma and, according to the Ocular Melanoma Foundation, up to 2,500 Americans are diagnosed...
Floaters are tiny spots that randomly appear in your vision. According to the Mayo Clinic, “they may look like black or gray specks, strings, or cobwebs that drift about when you move your eyes and appear to dart away when...
November is National Diabetes Month Did you know that this disease can be detected through a routine, comprehensive eye exam? The American Optometric Association says that diabetes is the leading cause of vision loss for Americans under the age of...
This will be a two-part series on glaucoma that will include the main types of the disease, the symptoms and risk factors, and treatments available to combat the disease. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases...
It starts out simply enough. One day, you hold the newspaper, magazine, book, or menu you’re reading a little farther away than you did before. Time marches on and a while later – after you’ve been slowly adjusting – you...
We’ve all had that feeling: our eyelid starts twitching randomly and we are certain we look like Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus of Pink Panther fame, only to be told by friends and family that they don’t see anything. But you...
“Go outside and play!” is a familiar phrase most people have heard or used at some point in their lives. And it turns out, it’s an important one, as it may help to reduce the effects of myopia. Recent...
Pink eye is a very common, easily treatable condition that causes the thin covering of the eye and/or the inside of the eyelid to become red and inflamed. If you wear contacts and suspect you have pink eye, you should...