Be Proactive to Protect Your Vision from Your Diabetes Patients with diabetes are much more likely to develop a blinding eye disease. Classic diseases for those who suffer from diabetes include diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cataracts. Recent studies have even exposed a low awareness of diabetes-related eye issues among ethnicities ...

LASIK has been the traditional procedure for millions of patients looking to correct their vision through surgery. As of 2018, almost 8 million Americans had undergone LASIK and more than 40 million procedures have been performed since 1991. But with new options available, is LASIK still the best way to ...

October is Halloween Safety Month Going blind due to a Halloween costume accessory would be a real-life horror story. In hopes of avoiding this outcome, the American Academy of Ophthalmology is raising awareness against wearing costume contact lenses purchased without a prescription for the trick-or-treating community and beyond! These illegally ...

September is National Guide Dog Month The use of guide dogs to aid those who are visually impaired goes back a long time. A relationship between a dog and a blind person is depicted in a mural found in the ruins of an ancient Roman town. The mural is dated ...