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    SIGNS OF ABNORMAL EYE DISCHARGE

    Throughout the course of the day, your eyes will produce mucus or rheum, which helps remove waste from your eyes along with other harmful debris. When you blink, you’re able to flush out the mucus before it hardens, but when you’re sleeping, the mucus will accumulate in the corners of your eyes. When you wake […]

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    HSV KERATITIS: SYMPTOMS AND RISK FACTORS

    Although many associate the Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) with complications of the sexual nature, HSV can also trigger major vision problems — specifically HSV keratitis. HSV keratitis occurs when the cornea becomes infected as a result of having HSV. Although the infection can sometimes heal on its own without causing permanent damage to vision, more […]

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    LAZY EYE (AMBLYOPIA): CAUSES, SYMPTOMS, AND TREATMENT

    Amblyopia, which is more commonly known as “lazy eye” among most individuals, is an eye condition in which one eye develops good vision, while the other does not. Lazy eye affects roughly three out of every 100 people, and is best treated during infancy or early childhood. When lazy eye is left untreated, the person […]

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    TOP 5 WAYS TO PREVENT DIABETES-RELATED EYE DISEASES

    If you suffer from diabetes, you may be at higher risk for experiencing other health problems, including high blood pressure, heart disease, and sleep apnea. But what many don’t know, is that diabetes can affect your vision and eye health as well, and increase the risk for eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic […]

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    TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WITH A DETACHED RETINA

    The retina is the layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eyeball that triggers the optic nerve to pass information to the brain so that you can see. According to the Mayo Clinic, when that layer of cellular tissue begins to detach from the eye, it loses a large portion of its blood […]

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    FACTS ABOUT MACULAR DEGENERATION

    Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the most prevalent cause of partial and total vision impairment in senior citizens. It occurs when the macula – the center of the retina – begins to break down. If macular degeneration goes untreated, it will lead to blindness. However, if your ophthalmologist catches it early, it can be treated […]

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    HOW TO TELL IF YOUR CHILD’S VISION IS IMPAIRED

    To children, the world is still a very new place. Unless they experience outright pain, they often do not realize anything is out of the ordinary, especially when it comes to their vision. In essence, they haven’t been looking at the world long enough to know that they may be nearsighted, farsighted, or have an […]

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    DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE MULTIPLE TYPES OF ASTIGMATISM?

    You may or may not already know that astigmatism is one of the most common vision problems in the world, but did you know that it’s actually also one of the most misunderstood? Do you know what astigmatism is, along with what causes it, and how it’s treated?

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    YOUR EYES ARE TWITCHING – WHAT’S GOING ON?

    We’ve all experienced it at one point or another, an unexplained eyelid twitch, which is medically known as blepharospasm. Most people assume that a twitching eyelid is just a sign that they haven’t gotten enough sleep lately, and they shrug it off until it goes away. However, twitching eyelids can be more of a nuisance […]

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    WHAT TO DO WHEN PINK EYE STRIKES

    If you, your spouse, or one of your children comes down with a case of pink eye (more formally, conjunctivitis), you need to act quickly and effectively to treat it and keep it from spreading to the rest of the family. First, you’ll need to know how to spot it early before it spreads to […]

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    5 TIPS FOR PREVENTING AND COMBATING DRY EYE

    No one likes itchy, red, dry eyes, but everyone seems to suffer from dry eye every now and then. You may have seasonal allergies. The air quality in your work or home environment may be dry and polluted. You may be getting older, with hormonal and physiological changes occurring all over your body. Whatever the […]

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    PREGNANCY AND BLURRY VISION

    If you’re pregnant – especially with your first baby – you can expect a lot of things, including advice from friends, relatives, doctors, and even strangers on the street. They’ll tell you how to predict the sex of the baby, what to eat, which exercises you should be doing or not doing, etc. But they […]

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    HOW GLAUCOMA IS DIAGNOSED

    You’ve no doubt heard of glaucoma and the resulting partial or total vision loss that it can cause. You may know that scientists believe it is an inherited disease, and that it can be exacerbated by factors such as smoking, blunt trauma, chemical exposure, and high blood pressure. Did you know, though, that if it’s […]

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    DIABETES AND YOUR VISION: HOW TO AVOID DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

    Diabetic retinopathy – sometimes called diabetic eye disease – occurs when the blood vessels of the retina are damaged due to high blood glucose (sugar) levels over a prolonged period of time. When these cells are damaged, the retina is no longer able to receive the nutrients it needs to function properly. If left untreated, […]

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    VIRAL VS. BACTERIAL PINK EYE:
    WHEN TO SEE YOUR OPHTHALMOLOGIST

    Pink eye, or more formally conjunctivitis, is an infection of the eye in which the clear membrane over the whites of your eyes becomes inflamed and irritated. Generally, the affected eye will be dry, itchy, and red, and the tear ducts will have a thick, mucus discharge. The eyelid and skin around the eye may […]

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    WHEN TO SEE YOUR OPHTHALMOLOGIST
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