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JUNE IS CATARACT AWARENESS MONTH Prevent Blindness America has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month. Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and it is the leading cause of blindness in the world. There are 24 million Americans over...

Exposure to UV rays can burn delicate eye tissue and raise the risk of developing cataracts and eye cancer.   Ultraviolet Awareness The sun releases energy (radiation) in many forms. The sunlight we see is one form. The heat we feel from the sun is another....

March is Workplace Eye Health and Safety Month. Before you think that this topic does not apply to you, think again. Each day, over 2,000 Americans suffer an eye injury. This means that almost one million Americans have experienced some vision loss due to eye injury,...

FEBRUARY is AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month February is national age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and low vision awareness month. National months of recognition are important because they call attention to important health issues like AMD and increase...

December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month Each year more than 250,000 children are treated at hospitals for toy-related injuries. Most of these injuries affect children under the age of 15, and more than half injure the face; most of these injuries can be prevented....

NOVEMBER IS DIABETIC EYE DISEASE MONTH People with diabetes are more likely to develop blinding eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema (DME), glaucoma and cataracts. Yet recent studies have revealed low awareness of the issue among...

Written By: Dan T. Gudgel; Reviewed By: Thomas L Steinemann MD; Sep. 14, 2018 Just 10 hours after she first put in a pair of colored contact lenses that she’d bought at a souvenir shop, Laura Butler of Parkersburg, W.Va., had "extreme pain in both eyes," she said....

Prevent Blindness America has declared June as Cataract Awareness Month. Cataracts are the leading cause of vision loss in the United States, and it is the leading cause of blindness in the world. There are 24 million Americans over the age of 40 who are affected by...

May is Ultraviolet Awareness Month: Know the Dangers of UV Radiation While it feels good being outdoors, we have to acknowledge the fact that it is not all glitter and gold. Too much sun has its own disadvantages – its ultraviolet light can destroy us faster than we...

April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month It is an unfortunate fact of life that women are more likely than men to have eye-related problems. Two-thirds of blindness and other visual impairments worldwide occur in women. Glaucoma, cataracts, and Age Related Macular...