As you age, you may become concerned with the quality of your eyesight. Many people find themselves having to wear glasses, especially when it comes to driving or reading when they become older even if they never needed glasses in the past. In order to avoid eyesight deterioration in the best way possible, consider the following four tips: Have Better Air Quality at Home: The best thing you can do is have a humidifier in your home that you can turn on when the air is dry.
5 August 2016
Seniors are at especially high risk for vision impairment. In fact, 6.5 million Americans over the age of 65 have some sort of severe vision loss, with this number expecting to double by the year 2030. Common eye disorders suffered by seniors include age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, and cataracts. All of these conditions are known to cause some sort of vision impairment. Low vision exams are crucial for seniors who have decreased vision.
11 May 2016
While cataracts are often associated with old age, children can also get cataracts. Some children are born with them while others get them later on in life. When a child gets cataracts, it may be necessary to have the cataract surgically removed (by professionals such as those from Midwest Eye Care PC). After a cataract surgery, your child will be required to wear an eyepatch for a few days. If your child refuses to do so, there are several solutions.
11 April 2016
Glaucoma is an eye disease that progressively damages the optic nerve and can lead to blindness if not detected early and treated properly. The symptoms of glaucoma are not always easy to detect, but people with glaucoma typically have high intraocular pressure; eye pressure is typically measured during routine eye exams. If you have been diagnosed with glaucoma, you will need to see an ophthalmologist and carefully follow the prescribed treatment plan in order to protect your vision.
11 March 2016
Many people prefer contact lenses over traditional glasses for many different reasons. However, fitting people with astigmatism is a difficult process, but it can be done. There are several different types of contact lenses that will cater to those with astigmatism. Toric Contact lenses Toric lenses are specially designed soft contact lenses that are built to correct astigmatism. These are different from the normal spherical contact lenses in two ways. First of all, toric lenses will have different powers in different places around the lens according to the astigmatism, as opposed to spherical lenses, which have the same power all the way across the lens.
12 February 2016
Your optometrist likely tells you that you should have your eyes checked out about every year, but between all of the other demands on your schedule, you may find it hard to make it to your annual appointment on time. The fact is, an annual eye exam is one of those things that tends to get put off, but what if getting a checkup was just a little more convenient? You may be a little surprised to learn that you can now actually get your annual eye exam online with some optometrists.
6 January 2016
When you head to visit your optometrist for a regular checkup and update to your corrective lens prescription, you may find yourself disconcerted to learn that you have cataracts in one or both of your eyes. While you may not be happy to have cataracts, the good news is that there are ways that you can manage and treat your cataracts so that they do not cause a great deal of trouble in your life.
9 December 2015
