10 Things You Need to Know About Cataract Surgery
The advances in cataract surgery in recent decades are an unqualified medical success story, with boomers reaping the benefits and influencing its direction. Whether you are developing cataracts or...
View ArticleBlurry Eyes, Clarity of Vision
For 10 years now, my father’s vision has been severely diminished in the left eye. And for 10 years now, rare is the visit or phone call when my dad doesn’t voice his frustration with a situation that...
View Article5 Warning Signs of Serious Eye Problems
Next Avenue brings you stories that are inspiring and change lives. We know that because we hear it from our readers every single day. One reader says, "Every time I read a post, I feel like I'm able...
View ArticleDon’t Let Eye Problems Keep You From Painting
Eager to paint or draw, but concerned that encroaching cataracts or other disabling eye conditions may affect your art? Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Claude Monet and Georgia O’Keeffe all suffered from...
View ArticleHow A Pair of Glasses Changed Everything
Glasses have been my nemesis for as long as I can remember, but it took a trip to Paris last winter to become comfortable not only with them, but with myself. “Don’t you want to add to your optical...
View ArticleWhy People in Their 50s and 60s Are Having Cataract Surgery
If you think cataracts are an eye ailment only afflicting people 70 or older, think again. More younger patients are getting cataracts and having cataract surgery than ever, according to Dr. Ming Wang,...
View ArticleIf You Hate Reading Glasses, Here Are Other Options
It can be the bane of existence for those at midlife: the need to have reading glasses at the ready, particularly in darkened conditions like a dimly lit restaurant with a menu that lists dishes in...
View ArticleThe Basics About Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes deterioration of the macula, the part of the eye that provides sharp, clear, straight-ahead vision. As many as 11 million people in the United States have...
View ArticleDry Eye Syndrome? Drops Are Not the Only Option
Your eyes are dry, itching, burning. It seems like a pretty straightforward diagnosis: dry eye syndrome. But it’s a little more complicated than that. Dry eye syndrome actually is an umbrella term for...
View ArticleGet Regular Eye Exams for Much More Than Your Eyes
What do diabetes, Graves’ eye disease, thyroid problems, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, sickle cell anemia and several other medical conditions have in common? They...
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