Four Reasons Say, Absolutely. During Healthy Aging Month this September, here’s why you should make an annual eye exam part of your healthcare regimen if you’ve reached middle age. “If you’re over forty, you should have your eyes checked once a year.” That’s universal advice every eye provider will give you—even if you’ve never had problems with your eyes before.
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It’s August again, and that means millions of U.S. children will begin their academic journey as first graders. Along with other activities to orient them to their new experience, many of these students will undergo a vision screening. This is a simple test that helps identify potential issues a child may have with seeing clearly, which might interfere with their
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How You can Protect One of Life’s Greatest Blessings-the Gift of Sight During the Holidays, people of various cultures and backgrounds celebrate in vastly different ways. But there does seem to be a common theme: Tis the season for giving. It’s also a great time to offer thanks for all the many blessings of life. One in particular, so easily
Funny thing about life-we might not realize how much we value something until we lose it. Take your vision, for example: Day in and day out, your eyes help you do the things you need to do. Moreover, your vision helps you fully enjoy life and all it has to offer. You hardly think about it-until it begins to fade.
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Shocking though it may seem, about one in three people 65 and older have lost some of their vision, often permanently. But age-related vision loss isn’t inevitable: there are ways as you grow older to stop or slow progressive eye conditions before they rob you of your sight. This month, Hattiesburg Eye Clinic joins other vision care providers across the
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