Protecting your eyesight is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. With a little tender loving care, you can enjoy a lifetime of healthy vision. Here are a few simple things you can do to help protect and preserve your eye sight: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle Your lifestyle has a big impact on your health. Maintaining...
February is AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration) /Low Vision Awareness Month. In support of this awareness month, the low vision specialists at Berkeley Eye Center want to help shed a little light on low vision and age-related macular degeneration to keep you informed and help you stay healthy. What Is Low Vision? What do we mean when we say “low” vision?...
Presbyopia is the medical term for blurry up-close vision that occurs with age. Most people around the age of 40 slowly begin to notice it’s getting harder to read the newspaper or use a computer. While many presbyopia sufferers compensate for their vision problems using reading glasses, there are other presbyopia treatment options available. Read on to find out which...
The loss of reading vision as we age is a condition known as presbyopia, and it eventually affects everyone, even those who have had perfect vision their whole lives. This vision change, which typically begins in your 40s, occurs because of changes to the eye’s lens, which begin to stiffen as we age. This makes it more difficult for the...
Every 13 minutes, someone in the U.S. is treated at an emergency room for a sports-related eye injury, according to the National Eye Institute. Prevent Blindness America has designated September as Sports Eye Safety Month in hopes of reducing these very serious and often preventable injuries. Students and Sports Eye Injuries Back to school means back to sports for many...
Sunglasses are more than a fashion statement – they also protect your eyes from the sun’s harmful UV rays. Good sunglasses are important for eye health and the doctors at Berkeley Eye Center have created a guide of sunglass specifics and choosing the right sunglasses for every outdoor activity. Venturing outside for sports, driving, and everyday leisure exposes your eyes...
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to the connection between diabetes and the eyes. Of all the data and research that link the two, one message is crystal clear: vision loss due to diabetes can be prevented. The Center for Disease Control estimates that over 90 percent of diabetes-related vision loss could be prevented...
Do you have vision benefits that you never use? You’re not alone. About 65% of consumers didn’t use their employer-sponsored benefits last year. For vision plans that are voluntary, approximately 40% of consumers did not use their benefits. The majority of vision plans contribute substantially to, or fully cover, a pair of prescription eyeglasses or a supply of contact lenses...
Last year, more than 193,000 adults and children were treated in Emergency Rooms across the U.S. for eye injuries that occurred in the home. This data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System also shows that many of the injuries were caused by common items used around the house, such as cleaning products and power tools....
Any eye injury has the potential to be a very serious issue. When an injury to the eye occurs, it’s important to have a doctor check it out as soon as possible. Knowing how to recognize an eye injury and how to respond to it is important information everyone should have. Recognizing An Eye Injury Here are some signs that...
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