People who have diabetes require regular eye examinations from an ophthalmologist. The exams involve a detailed evaluation of eye health. Diabetes can affect the retina and other parts of the eye. 

There are lots of different types of eyewear available, from budget bargain frames to the latest styles from top eyewear designers. Whether you usually wear glasses, or this is the very first time you’ve been told that you need to wear prescription lenses, if your preference is for designer frames, you’ll have a wide choice ahead of you. So, how do you narrow it down? We’ve got the lowdown on what to look for when picking designer eyewear.

Most people wear contact lenses to avoid wearing eyeglasses altogether. They are less bulky, hardly noticeable, and correct vision just as good as, if not better than, eyeglasses. But unlike eyeglasses that can fit any wearer, contact lenses do not fit any eye comfortably. The people who do not get the vision correction they are looking for in conventional contact lenses are candidates for specialty contact lenses.

Cataracts are one of the most common eye conditions in the United States. Although it is most commonly associated with the senior years, the risk of getting cataracts starts to increase from around the age of 40.

A cataract is a condition that results in a cloudy, dense area in the eye’s lens. It starts developing when proteins in the eye form clumps or masses that prevent the eye’s lens from transmitting clear images to the retina. The retina is to converts the light coming through the lens into signals. It then sends those signals to the optic nerve, which transmits them to the brain.

Healthy eyes are an important part of living a healthy lifestyle. You depend on your eyes to see and understand the world around you. However, some eye illnesses can threaten your ability to see. Having your eyes checked as often as your eye doctor recommends is one way of caring for your eye health. Here are other ways you can keep your eyes hale and hearty.

April is the Sports Eye Safety Month. It is time to consider the importance and ways of protecting your eyes. If you have vision loss in one eye, you should be careful not to lose vision in both eyes. Consult with your optometrist to see if there are any eye protectors you can use. If your doctor requests you to avoid some sports, you should do so. It is better to be safe than seek medical treatment when it is too late.

When did you last visit an ophthalmologist? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 61 million American adults are likely to experience severe vision loss. More shockingly, nearly 50 percent of the projected millions have not seen an ophthalmologist in a year.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye condition that gets worse with age. It is one of the leading causes of severe vision problems in people over the age of 50. As much as it hardly causes blindness, it can affect your everyday life.

Dry eye disease refers to your eyes drying, characterized by chronic lack of moisture and lubrication on your eye’s surface. There are several reasons for the dryness. It could be that your ducts are not producing enough tears or that the tears produced are of low quality. The effects of this may be a subtle eye irritation or a severe inflammation and scarring on the front of your eye.