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Eyeglasses Are The Safest Option For Correcting Nearsightedness
Nearsightedness Is A Common Vision Condition Nearsightedness, Myopia, is the reverse of farsightedness. With your uncorrected natural vision, you...
A Lifelong Healthy Vision Is Achievable
A Lifelong Healthy Vision That Enhances The Quality Of Life The American Academy of Ophthalmology is encouraging everyone to take charge of their...
Eye Screening To Identify Diseases Prior To Any Symptoms
Eye Screening To Detect Eye Diseases Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a technology for the future because it enhances patient care, and has...
Basketball Is A Leading Cause Of Sports-Related Eye Injuries
Sports Eye Safety April 2022 is Sports Eye Safety Month, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology wants athletes everywhere to know that most...
Twelve Million Americans 40 Years And Over Have Vision Disorders
Your Eyes Health, Safety And Vision This article expands on the first March 2022 post on Eye Safety and Awareness, and provides important...
March 2022 Is Eye Safety And Wellness Month
Eye Safety And Wellness Facts March 2022 is Eye Safety And Wellness month. There are approximately 300,000 workplace eye injuries that send people...
Blurry Vision Can Be Warning For A Long-Term Medical Condition
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) And Vision Problems Recently we published an article on Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) causes, and...
Age-Related Macular Degeneration Any Your Vision Health
What You Should Know About AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration) February 2022 is AMD month. We will discuss AMD and we want to make sure that you...
Glaucoma Awareness Month Is January 2022- Over 111 Million Globally By 2040.
Why is Green the color for Glaucoma? The green color is seen because of a mid-dilated pupil exposing the cataractous lens. The diminishing of the...
Happy New Year 2022: Make Eye Health A Key Focus In 2022
Treasure Your Eyes With Consistent Eye Health Practices Our vision is the most dominant sense. The eyes perform more than tasks, they are the...
The Anatomy Of The Eye Is Unique And Powerful
What You Should Know About The Anatomy Of The Eye Over the past 12 months in 2021, we spoke about important information regarding eye health, and...
You Have 2 Weeks To Spend Your FSA Dollars Or Lose It
Your 2021 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Dollars A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a special account where you put money into to pay for certain...
Smoking Correlates To Several Vision Health Risks
The Impact Of Smoking On Diabetes, And Blindness Is there a link between Smoking, Diabetes, and Blindness? Smoking correlates to a range of vision...
What is an Astigmatism and What is Keratoconus?
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD It is not uncommon for patients to come in and ask their doctor what an astigmatism is or for them to become concerned...
Can Lifting Weights Cause Eye Damage?
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Weightlifting can cause temporary but significant increases in eye pressure also known as intraocular pressure. In some...
Why Does My Vision Seem Worse Since the Pandemic?
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Increased screen time and less time spent outdoors can have negative impacts on our eyesight and health. While it may be...
Can My Eyes Sunburn?
Warm temps are finally here and we all will experience that first day of sunburn. But what about my eyes? Can they get sunburn too? The short...
Can Your Eyes See the Health of Your Heart?
By Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy, OD Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a non-invasive, diagnostic test in many optometrists’ offices, and it gives them a...