by mgsuper | Mar 22, 2018 | Learning Resources
Vision Problems & Conditions There are many types of eye problems and visual disturbances. These include blurred vision, halos, blind spots, floaters, and other symptoms. Blurred vision is the loss of sharpness of vision and the inability to see small details, See...
by mgsuper | Mar 22, 2018 | Learning Resources
How Can You Protect Your Children’s Eyes from the Sun? Because the lenses in their eyes are clearer, children’s eyes are more susceptible to UV exposure. Please take the following steps when taking your children outside: Keep children younger than six months out of...
by mgsuper | Mar 22, 2018 | Learning Resources
Macular degeneration, or age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 and older. It is a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision. Wet AMD happens when abnormal blood vessels grow under the macula. These new blood...
by mgsuper | Mar 22, 2018 | Learning Resources
About Keratoconus Eye Disease Keratoconus, often abbreviated to “KC”, is a non-inflammatory eye condition in which the normally round dome-shaped cornea progressively thins causing a cone-like bulge to develop. This results in significant visual impairment....
by mgsuper | Mar 22, 2018 | Learning Resources
Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye. The extra fluid increases the pressure in your eye, damaging the optic nerve. The nerve damage involves loss of retinal ganglion cells in...
by mgsuper | Mar 22, 2018 | Learning Resources
What is Diabetic Retinopathy? Diabetic Retinopathy is caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which can eventually lead to blindness. It is an ocular manifestation of systemic disease which affects up to 80% of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or...
