Eye Health

Getting Cataract Surgery? Avoid These Totally Unnecessary Tests

Getting Cataract Surgery? Avoid These Totally Unnecessary Tests

Catherine L. Chen, MD, MPH | June 3, 2015

Some doctors take surprising precautions with a simple, safe and quick outpatient surgery. We’re talking about cataract surgery, which takes…

Why You’re Paying More for Contact Lenses
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Why You’re Paying More for Contact Lenses

Clark Howard | June 2, 2015

The four major contact lens makers—Alcon, Bausch & Lomb, CooperVision and Johnson & Johnson—have implemented “price floor” policies that block…

If You Have Heart Disease, You May Have Silent Macular Degeneration

If You Have Heart Disease, You May Have Silent Macular Degeneration

May 19, 2015

Macular degeneration is one of the most common causes of vision loss in adults age 50 and older, yet there often…

Surprising Conditions That Can Steal Your Sight
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Surprising Conditions That Can Steal Your Sight

Robert Abel, Jr., MD | March 25, 2015

They are not eye diseases… You probably know that people with diabetes are at greater risk for eye disease. What…

Tea for Tired Eyes

Tea for Tired Eyes

February 24, 2015

Eyestrain is so common today as we stare constantly at screens and work into the late-night hours. Here's a natural…

Longer-Lasting Relief for Dry Eyes
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Longer-Lasting Relief for Dry Eyes

February 6, 2015

Many of us assume that replenishing tears is all that’s needed to moisten eyes and that tears are simply salt…

Save Your Sight from Macular Degeneration While Avoiding an Eye-Vitamin “Rip-Off”
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Save Your Sight from Macular Degeneration While Avoiding an Eye-Vitamin “Rip-Off”

Paul B. Greenberg, MD | January 29, 2015

You already know that serious vision problems—problems that can result in blindness—can creep up with aging. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)…

Statins Linked to Cataracts
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Statins Linked to Cataracts

G.B. John Mancini, MD | January 20, 2015

Doctors are telling us that they expect the incidence of cataracts to continue to increase as the population ages. But…

How to Prevent Glaucoma Vision Loss Before It’s Too Late

How to Prevent Glaucoma Vision Loss Before It’s Too Late

Andrew Rubman, ND | November 13, 2014

Imagine that, as you read this on your computer screen, the many pixels on the screen begin to stop working,…

How to Stop an Annoying Eyelid Twitch
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How to Stop an Annoying Eyelid Twitch

Samantha Brody, ND, LAc | November 11, 2014

“Sometimes my eyelid twitches, and it’s embarrassing. What can I do to make it stop?” There can be many different…

When Your New Glasses Are Hazardous to Your Health
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When Your New Glasses Are Hazardous to Your Health

David B. Elliott, PhD, MCOptom | August 29, 2014

Do you remember playing "Pin the Tail On the Donkey" and what fun it was to watch the blindfolded kids…

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Let These Strategies Keep You Active and Happy

Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Let These Strategies Keep You Active and Happy

Barry W. Rovner, MD | August 21, 2014

Can you imagine what it is like to see crisply and clearly with your own eyes after decades of blur…

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

Prevent Glaucoma with a Folate Supplement

July 22, 2014

Glaucoma is an insidious disease—literally happening before your very eyes undetected, having virtually no symptoms until, in a blink, you’ve…

So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes
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So Long, Syringoma: How to Get Rid of Bumps Under the Eyes

Neal B. Schultz, MD | July 10, 2014

Got a smattering of hard white, yellowish or skin-colored bumps on the skin under your eyes? You may think that…

Guide to 13 Ways to Sharper Vision
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Guide to 13 Ways to Sharper Vision

July 3, 2014

Maybe your eyesight isn't so bad that you'd reach down to pet a rock thinking it was a dog—or maybe…