Nearly 30,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries every year. An astounding 90 percent of these ER visits could have been avoided if the athlete wore protective eyewear.
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Nearly 30,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries every year. An astounding 90 percent of these ER visits could have been avoided if the athlete wore protective eyewear.
Looks Like the Home Office is Here to Stay. Here’s How to Protect Your Eyes. As home and office space merged during the pandemic, many people said they spent more time in front of screens and suffered because of it. They complained of eye strain, headaches, and dry eye, and worried that they might be doing permanent damage to their vision. A survey suggests that two-thirds of businesses expect that their temporary work-from-home policies will become permanent. In honor of March’s designation as Workplace Eye Wellness Month, The EYE MDs and the American Academy of Ophthalmology are sharing tips on how to create a comfortable work environment at home to avoid digital eye strain. Digital eye strain is a group of eye problems that can happen after staring at a screen for too long. The…
June is Cataract Awareness Month! Cataracts affect over 24 million Americans each year . As we age the natural lens of the eye forms into a cataract causing blurred vision, sensitivity to light, trouble seeing at night and can cause things to appear yellow or dull. This natural change of the eyes begins around the age of 40. Most cataracts progress slowly but there are different types of cataracts and some can progress more quickly in diabetic patients or patients who have been on certain medications.Cataract Surgery is one of the most common surgeries in the world and is recognized as being safe and effective. At The Eye MDs we offer Manual Cataract Surgery and Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery with Advanced Technology Lens to provide the best opportunity to be free…
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