Good eye health starts with taking care of your body. Key nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, zinc, and vitamins C and E might help ward off age-related vision problems like macular degeneration and cataracts. To get them, fill your plate with key essentials such as: Green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and collards Salmon,…
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May is Healthy Eye Vision Month. Between work, virtual learning, and keeping up with loved ones, the past year has meant more screen time for many of us — and that can lead to eye strain. So give those eyes a rest with the 20/20/20 trick! Between work, virtual learning, and keeping up with loved ones, the…
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In celebration of Women Eye Health and Safety Month, learn about some interesting scientific resources from Women in Ophthalmology: Scientific Resources
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April is Women’s Eye Health & Safety Month. Why devote extra attention to the issue? Women are at greater risk for some eye diseases than men. According to recent studies published in The Lancet Global Health, women carry the greater burden of visual impairment for the majority of diseases studied. There are several potential reasons for…
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The default setting on most devices is to display black text on a white background. Setting your device to dark mode means that it will display white text on a dark background. Dark mode is intended to reduce blue light exposure and help with eye strain that comes with prolonged screen time. There’s no definitive…
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Devices shift away from Robocop-like wearables to simpler, more accessible assistive solutions There are many, many wearable and portable devices aimed at improving life for the blind and visually impaired (in some cases, even restoring vision). Such devices have been developed for pretty much every part of the body: fingers, wrists, abdomen, chest, face, ears,…
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– The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the first combination contact lens that provides vision correction and an antihistamine drug to help relieve symptoms for people experiencing itchy allergy eyes: ACUVUE® Theravision™ with Ketotifen. – This is the first regulatory approval by any health authority for the novel technology, which…
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