Diabetes can wreak havoc on blood vessels and nerves located throughout your body – including your eyes. If you have diabetes, you have an increased risk of developing diabetic eye disease and associated eye conditions. Signs That Diabetes Is Affecting Your Eyes Common symptoms indicating that high blood sugar levels may be affecting your eyes
read more »How Age-Related Macular Degeneration Affects Vision
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss among adults 60 and older. Macular degeneration affects details at the center of your line of sight. It doesn’t matter whether what you’re looking at is close by or far away – with macular degeneration, it will be blurry and difficult to see clearly.
read more »Chalazion Treatment Options
Have you noticed – or has someone pointed out – a red bump or swelling on your eyelid? It could be a chalazion. Don’t be alarmed: chalazion comes from the Greek word for lump, so it’s simply another way of saying you have an eyelid cyst. If you have a chalazion, it means certain glands
read more »How to Choose the Best Cataract Surgeon
If you have cataracts – the clouding of the lens of your eye – chances are time is on your side. Cataract surgery is almost never an emergency requiring a procedure right this moment. Instead, once you’ve been diagnosed with cataracts, talk to your eye doctor about what type of timeline you’re looking at. You
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