Have you ever heard that eating carrots is good for your eyesight? Fish may be even better. Results from two U.S. women’s health studies show that eating fish and vitamin D-rich foods may protect against Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in...

Using the internet to diagnose eye problems can be dangerous to your health. Because most eye conditions and diseases require an in-person examination by an expert, online Ophthalmology-related symptom checkers have inherent limitations. A recent study showed that a popular online symptom checker was...

Planning to spend time quality time outdoors this Winter? Be sure to take precaution to prevent damage to your Corneas and Retinas. Conditions like snowblindness result from a sunburned cornea due to overexposure to the sun’s UV rays. When hiking, skiing, or anytime you...

Have you made your New Year’s resolution to schedule an eye exam? Although scheduling a comprehensive eye exam may not seem like a top priority, consider these facts: - 61 million Americans are at risk for vision loss, but less than half have visited their...

Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and loss of cells in the Retina. RP is an inherited disorder that results from gene mutations that damage photoreceptors in the Retina. There are two types of photoreceptors –...