August Is Children’s Eye Health & Safety Month “Don’t sit so close to the tv or you’ll go blind.” Who remembers this warning parents used to tell their children back in the day? While sitting too close to the television does not actually cause loss of vision, there was actually ...

New Drug Receives FDA Approval to Treat Droopy Eyelids in Adults Many Americans suffer from a condition called blepharoptosis, also known as droopy eyelids. According to some research, this disease is known to affect more than 1 in 10 adults over the age of 50. Blepharoptosis, referred to as ptosis, ...

July is UV safety month and about more than just fireworks and cookouts. The United States Department of Health and Human Services has also named July Ultraviolet (UV) Safety Month. While Americans will spend hours applying sunscreen and picking out the perfect outerwear to protect skin from the sun’s harmful ...

Did you know that Americans spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually on consumer fireworks? Along with the entertainment fireworks bring, they also cause more than 9,000 injuries every year. With the Fourth of July holiday approaching, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is reminding the public that fireworks are not ...