After your routine eye exam, you might be advised to see an ophthalmologist, a specialized eye care surgeon. But how do you find the right one? While online reviews can be helpful, there's more to...
Category: Eye Health
5 Novel Natural Dietary Supplements for Treatment and Control of Glaucoma
Researchers have studied Mirtogenol®, Ginkgo biloba, marijuana, baicalein, and forskolin for their anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, or eye pressure lowering effects, as ...
Astaxanthin is potentially the most powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory for the prevention and treatment of eye disease. What are the health benefits of taking astaxanthin? Astaxanthin...
How Caffeine Affects Eye Disease and Causes Visual Disturbances
When it comes to eye health, researchers have found a link between caffeine and its impact on vision. Caffeine's ability to block adenosine receptors in both the brain and retinal tissue plays a...
Obstructive sleep apnea has been associated with floppy lid syndrome, glaucoma, non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, retinal vascular occlusion, central serous retinopathy, papilledema,...
Your risk for AMD increases with age, but it is not inevitable or blinding. It is not curable, but can be prevented. Life is not over with a diagnosis of AMD, there are some treatments...