April is Sports Eye Safety Month and in support of keeping our eyes safe this spring, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is reminding athletes everywhere that the overwhelming majority of eye injuries can be avoided by wearing appropriate eye protection. Each year, an estimated 100,000 people experience a sports-related eye ...
You may be surprised to learn that nearly 25,000 Americans take a trip to the emergency room due to an eye injury that occurred while at work each year. The real problem is even bigger than what is illustrated by trips to the ER. Almost 2,000 workers sustain a job-related ...
You’ve likely heard of glaucoma, but you might not have heard about some of the symptoms to determine if you could be dealing with this serious eye condition. Read on to learn a bit more about signs you may be developing glaucoma and what you can do before potential eye ...
The month of February has been deemed as age-related macular degeneration month. Age-related macular denegation, or AMD for short, is the loss of the central part of vision that some people experience as they grow older. There are two types of AMD. One type cannot be treated, although visual aids ...