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Why a Vision Screening Can’t Reveal Everything About Your Child’s Eye Health

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, […]

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How To Protect Your Eyes This Summer!

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How to Protect Your Eyes This Summer From Harmful UV Rays Spending time in the great outdoors does a body good—a little communing with nature can reduce stress and re-energize your life. Bathing in the sunshine also gives you a dose of Vitamin D, and a boost to your immune system. But you can get

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One Woman’s Journey To Restored Vision From Cataracts!

Blog, Cataracts

Marcia Cochran and corrective lenses have been “friends” since her fifth-grade teacher noticed her squinting in class. Decades later, she still wore contacts along with “readers” to help her see up close. But then she began to notice a more dramatic decline in her vision. “It seemed I was constantly increasing the magnification of my

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How to Maximize Eye Health for Life!

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When it comes to doing the right things to boost your health, you’re a solid 10: You exercise, you eat well, and you avoid bad habits. Why, your primary doctor even has an inspirational poster of you on their clinic wall! You’re putting in the time and effort to do right by your heart, lungs,

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Women Face Greater Eye Health Challenges Than Men

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According to a recent United Nations report, the world’s population splits evenly between males and females. In matters of eye health, however, women encounter more problems than men. To bring awareness to these increased vision risks for women, the Prevent Blindness foundation has signified April as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Eye care providers,

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Macular Degeneration: How This Age-Related Disease Could Impact Your Life

Blog, Macular Degeneration

Imagine gazing at a family portrait filled with the smiling faces of those you love most. Only, you can’t see their smiles—in fact, you can barely make out their faces. The details you long to see are blurred or blanked out. This is what people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) experience every day. Blurring and

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Glaucoma the Silent Eye Disease!

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What You Need to Know About Glaucoma, the ‘Silent’ Eye Disease Our bodies have an amazing way of letting us know when we’re sick or injured. Even so, some health conditions can “fly under the radar,” so to speak: By the time you begin to sense something’s wrong, permanent harm may have already occurred. Glaucoma,

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Gift of Sight!

Blog, Eye Exams

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.

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