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How Do I Treat Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a scary disease. It takes away your sight, is difficult to detect, and worst of all, it has no cure. When caught early on, there are treatment options for preserving your remaining sight. To understand how you first need to know how glaucoma works. How Glaucoma Steals Your Sight The most common form […]

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5 Tips For A Safe Cataract Surgery Recovery

Recovering from cataract surgery is not difficult, but it is important to do right. You are most likely to experience complications during recovery. This is the time you need to be most careful with your eyes. To help you, here are a few things to remember as you are healing. Do Not Rub Your Eyes […]

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8 Most Common Dry Eye Symptoms

8 Most Common Dry Eye Symptoms

Sweet summertime! It’s all sun, fun, and…dry eyes? That’s not quite right, but for many people, it’s their reality. Concerned that you may have dry eye? Keep reading to learn about the 8 most common dry eye symptoms to watch out for! 1. Itchy Eyes One of the most common dry eye symptoms is having […]

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Could I Have Cataracts Twice?

Cataracts occur when the lens of your eye (located behind the pupil) becomes cloudy. The lens serves a very important function in our eyesight. It focuses much of the light that passes through it onto the retina. The retina then senses the light and passes the information on to the brain. It is, of course, […]

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Why Are My Eyes Bloodshot?

Red, bloodshot eyes are a common trait to have. Everyone will have them at some point in their lives. There are any number of reasons your eyes can become bloodshot, but what happens when they do? The eye has tiny blood vessels between the white of the eye and the thin membrane that covers the […]

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7 Lifestyle Changes To Make For Dry Eye

You don’t have to wait for dry eye to go away on its own. There are choices you can make every single day to improve your condition. Some are easier than others, but they all contribute to making your life more comfortable. Here are a few of the changes you can make to help your […]

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Will Cataract Surgery Hurt?

Many people see the word “surgery” and associate it with pain. After all, the entire point of surgery is to correct a problem in the body and it is often quite invasive. But not all surgeries are the same. Cataract surgery lasts only about 10 minutes once it starts. And even better is it’s painless! […]

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Why Is Glaucoma The Secret Thief Of Sight?

Glaucoma is a complicated condition that is very worrisome for several different reasons. The most common form of glaucoma is open-angle glaucoma and is referred to as “the silent thief of sight”. This is because it produces no noticeable symptoms, other than vision loss. The worst part is that any vision lost due to glaucoma […]

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Do Natural Dry Eye Treatments Work?

Have dry eyes? You don’t have to live with the frustrating symptoms. Often, making small changes to your lifestyle can make a big difference! Keep reading to learn more about ways you can treat your dry eye! Make An Effort To Blink One common reason people end up with dry eye is not blinking enough. […]

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What Is Ptosis

What Is Ptosis?

Ptosis is a condition where the upper eyelid becomes paralyzed and droops. In some cases, the eyelid can sag so far that it blocks vision. In either case, most people don’t appreciate the aesthetic changes that ptosis brings. The condition is quite noticeable and can affect both children and adults. Severe ptosis in children can […]

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