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Why is being dilated at your eye exam so important? 24 Jan 2013 | 09:18 pm
Dilating the eyes means making the pupil “bigger” in order to allow the doctor to see more of the inside of the eye. Think of it this way – Your eye is small, round and very dark inside with a hol...
True or False; Carrots are Good for Your Eyes 22 Jan 2013 | 10:33 pm
Your body stores excess vitamin A, the vitamin in Carrots long believed to have a vision benefit. Unless depleted of vitamin A, excess vitamin A is of no particular benefit to your eyes or vision. S...
Omega-3 fatty acids may prevent progression of AMD, according to studyp 27 Apr 2012 | 05:44 pm
Jun 22, 2009 Ophthalmology Times Medford, MA—Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish such as tuna and salmon may protect against progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The benefits, howeve...
Column stresses importance of rubbing as well as rinsing contact lenses. 26 Apr 2012 | 03:36 am
In the Health Answers column in the Boston Globe (6/30), Judy Foreman answers a question from a reader who asked, “Do you have to rub contact lenses to clean them if your cleanser is ‘no rub?’” Forema...
Segment explains computer vision syndrome. 21 Apr 2012 | 03:28 am
On its website and on the air, KPIX-TV San Francisco, a CBS affiliate, reported that with “more than four billion mobile devices, and a countless number of computers…now in use around the world,” many...
Use of inhaled corticosteroids may increase risk for cataracts in dose-dependent manner, research suggests. 19 Apr 2012 | 03:04 am
MedWire (8/7, Cowen) reports that, according to a meta-analysis published online Aug. 2 in the journal Respirology, “the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) may increase the risk for cataracts in a d...
Article details how eye exams can detect serious diseases elsewhere in body 17 Apr 2012 | 03:52 am
The UK’s Daily Mail (8/4, Lambert) reports that “research from the” UK’s “College of Optometrists suggests that a quarter of adults have gone for more than two years without having their eyes examined...
Survey suggests nearly two-thirds of children under six have never had an eye examination 15 Apr 2012 | 03:53 am
HealthDay (8/3, Preidt) reported that, according to a survey conducted by Prevent Blindness America and VSP Vision Care, “more than 20 percent of kids aged 12 to 17 have trouble seeing the classroom c...
Researchers developing new understanding of glaucoma. 15 Apr 2012 | 03:17 am
In the New York Times (7/15) Times Essentials: Reporter’s File, Peter Jaret observed that “a new paradigm for understanding glaucoma has emerged. Glaucoma isn’t simply an eye disease, experts now say,...
Optometrist advises parents to protect children’s eyes against UV rays. 13 Apr 2012 | 03:21 am
Utah’s Standard-Examiner (7/17, Park) reported that “July is ‘UV Awareness Month,’ and besides protecting children from sunburns, adults also need to protect the eyes of children from the sun’s ultrav...
