Dried goji berries may provide protection against age-related vision loss
Regularly eating a small serving of dried goji berries may help prevent or delay the development of age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, in healthy middle-aged people, according to a small, randomized trial conducted at the University of California, Davis. AMD is the leading cause of vision loss ...
Eyedrops Might Replace Reading Glasses
Read this article on the AOA website - More than one-third of Americans have presbyopia, a gradual loss of near vision with age. Most people reach for eyeglasses or specialty contact lenses, but these are easily lost or can seem burdensome. Now, a promising nonsurgical treatment for ...
Eye-damaging computer screen time racking up for office workers
Research found that the average office worker spends 1,700 hours per year in front of a computer screen. And that doesn’t include our addiction to phones and other digital devices. All this screen time has led to an increase in complaints of eye strain, dry eye, headaches and insomnia. Why does computer ...
Eye Health: The importance of measuring eye pressure
As part of a complete eye exam, a measurement of eye pressure will be taken. Most of us are familiar with the eye pressure test using a puff of air. Today, ophthalmologists use a more accurate device that measures pressure called tonometry, which measures pressure by direct ...
How to preserve eye health over time
Age-related vision change is something that happens. In fact, it is so common it’s an expected outcome of aging. What you may not realize is that some eye problems can be corrected – or improved - if caught in the early stages. Other vision changes can stem ...
Your Eye-Safe Holiday Gift Guide
Running out of gift ideas for the kids? Skip the blue light-blocking glasses and buy your child something that will finally get them off their screens. Here is what ophthalmologists are keeping in mind as they put together their own holiday shopping lists. How can you tell ...