Eye Health

Homemade Poultice for Pinkeye

Homemade Poultice for Pinkeye

March 10, 2014

If your eye is red, watery and itchy, you may have allergies or just some dust in your eye. But…

Birth Control Pills Linked to Glaucoma

Birth Control Pills Linked to Glaucoma

Shan C. Lin, MD and Ye Elaine Wang, MD | March 3, 2014

Were you ever on the Pill...or has a woman you love ever taken oral contraceptives? If so, you need to…

Many Doctors Treat Uveitis the Wrong Way

Many Doctors Treat Uveitis the Wrong Way

Quan Dong Nguyen, MD, MSc | January 30, 2014

You suddenly find that you can’t see so well, your eye is red and has a stinging sensation, so you…

Slow Down Macular Degeneration With IV Nutrient Therapy

Slow Down Macular Degeneration With IV Nutrient Therapy

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | January 30, 2014

Imagine sitting back in a comfortable chair in your holistic physician’s office and providing your body with such a boost…

Don’t Let Glaucoma Steal Your Sight

Don’t Let Glaucoma Steal Your Sight

Lucy Q. Shen, MD | January 30, 2014

My eagle-eyed neighbor likes to crow about the fact that, at 60-something, she still doesn’t need glasses for reading or…

Drugs That Harm Your Eyes—and the Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Vision…

Drugs That Harm Your Eyes—and the Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Vision…

Robert Abel, Jr., MD | January 30, 2014

When it comes to drug side effects, among the most widely recognized are nausea, fatigue, headache and dizziness. What often…

Caffeine: All-Natural Solution for Dry Eyes

Caffeine: All-Natural Solution for Dry Eyes

Reiko Arita, MD, PhD | January 30, 2014

Gritty, scratchy eyes that burn—that’s the norm for the four million Americans who suffer from dry eye syndrome. But new…

Heal Your Eyes: Stye Remedies and More Natural Eye Cures

Heal Your Eyes: Stye Remedies and More Natural Eye Cures

Jeffrey R. Anshel, OD | January 30, 2014

The discomfort we suffer from a stye in the eye and other eye conditions can be treated naturally at home. Best overall remedy:…

Guide to Eye Health—How to Save Your Eyes
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Guide to Eye Health—How to Save Your Eyes

January 30, 2014

When we surveyed our readers, you told us how important eye health was to you. In fact, you ranked your…

What Your Eyes Reveal About Your Health
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What Your Eyes Reveal About Your Health

Emily Y. Chew, MD | January 10, 2014

Early warning signs of high blood pressure, diabetes, even stroke The eyes may be the windows to the soul, but…

Cataract Surgery Linked to Longer Life

Cataract Surgery Linked to Longer Life

Jie Jin Wang, MMed, PhD | December 26, 2013

Over the course of the past year, my 70-something neighbor Harold went from being a social butterfly to a recluse.…

Quick Fix for Puffy Eyes
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Quick Fix for Puffy Eyes

December 17, 2013

If you slept in after a night of tossing and turning (or too much late-night partying), your eyes might look…

Vitamin A and Omega-3 Help Safeguard Sight for People with Retina Problems
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Vitamin A and Omega-3 Help Safeguard Sight for People with Retina Problems

Eliot L. Berson, MD | December 5, 2013

Imagine how scary it would be, as a teen or young adult, to be told that you were slowly going…

Spuds for Your Peepers

Spuds for Your Peepers

August 9, 2013

Congratulations! You finished that project at work that made you look at the computer screen for hours on end. But…

Acupuncture Beats Patch for Lazy Eye
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Acupuncture Beats Patch for Lazy Eye

Dennis Lam, MD | June 13, 2013

You’ve seen children wearing a patch over one eye, the traditional treatment for amblyopia, also known as lazy eye. This…