Ageing and vision loss: looking to the future
Cataract,Eye News & Education,Glaucoma
With an ageing global population, vision impairment has risen to the forefront as a pronounced public health concern. In 2020, 1·1 billion people had distance vision impairment or uncorrected presbyopia. By 2050, this figure is expected to increase to 1·8 billion people. Common causes of vision impairment, including cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy,…
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Eye health and the Decade of Action for the Sustainable Development Goals
Being blind in a pandemic creates all kinds of problems. Social distancing, and the 6 feet (2 metre) rule, is not so easy if you cannot see. Those of us who are blind rely on other senses, like our hearing or touch, to compensate. That’s not so easy either if we are isolated from each…
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COVID-19 Dry Eye Effect
Did you know that wearing a face protective mask could be causing dry eye? In short, the air you exhale while wearing a mask needs to go somewhere. If a mask sits loosely against your face, the air is likely going up and out of the top of the face mask and then over the…
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What to know about eye pain
Many different conditions can be linked to eye pain. Many are not serious and can be treated at home. However, it is important to be educated for serious symptoms that may require emergency medical care. LEARN MORE ABOUT EYE PAIN
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Are You an Eye Trivia Expert?
Think you know all there is to know about the eyes? Take this quiz to test your knowledge. TAKE QUIZ
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February is Low Vision Awareness Month
Low vision affects millions of Americans, including many older adults in your community. Low vision can make it hard to do things like reading, shopping, cooking, or writing. And it can’t be fixed with eyeglasses, contact lenses, medications, or surgery. But there’s good news! Vision rehabilitation can help people with low vision stay independent and make the most of their…
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Thyroid Eye Disease Surgery: Am I a Candidate?
Thyroid eye disease (TED) occurs in around around 40 percent of people with Graves’ disease. Depending on the type of TED you have and the severity of symptoms, different treatments are available. Surgery may be needed if TED is affecting the function or structure of your eyes. Intervention may be required if you have symptoms like: swelling…
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A Different Vision: How can you tell a great white shark is about to attack? It’s their eyes, experts say
Great white sharks have a creepy way of warning they’re about to attack — but it may come a little too late for anything, or anyone, close enough to see it. “They have the ability to roll their eye back when they encounter prey, to protect their eyes,” Mikki McComb-Kobza, of the Ocean First Institute, reported…
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