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March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month
March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month Every day, approximately 2,000 work-related eye injuries are reported for medical treatment. Depending on the nature of one’s job, these incidents may include; common eye injuries such as chemical burns, scratched eyes, and eye...
February is AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month
February is AMD and Low Vision Awareness Month February is AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration) and Low Vision Awareness month. We’ve all heard the statistics. The leading cause of vision loss for Americans over the age of 50 is macular degeneration. According to...
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month
January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease. Currently, more than 3 million people in the United States have glaucoma. The National Eye Institute projects this number will reach 4.2 million by...
LENSAR Laser System and How it is Used in Cataract Surgery
What are Cataracts? How Do They Affect My Eyes? Your eye works a lot like a camera, using a lens to focus on an image. If your camera lens became cloudy, you’d have a hard time viewing the world around you. Just like a camera, the lenses in your eyes can become cloudy...
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month
November is Diabetic Eye Disease Month Diabetes can lead to a wide variety of health complications, including heart disease, nerve damage, stroke, kidney disease, and vision loss. In fact, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness among working-age Americans....
Don’t Buy Contact Lenses from Any Store or Website If It Doesn’t Require a Prescription
Wearing lenses without a prescription can put your eye health at risk. Decorative contact lenses can change a person's eye color or create the effect of a character like a cat, zombie or vampire as part of a costume. However, buying these lenses without a prescription...
Prevent Blindness Declares October as Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness has declared October as Contact Lens Safety Awareness Month in an effort to educate the public on the best ways to obtain, care for and use contact lenses. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 41 million...
Glaucoma is a very misunderstood disease
Visual Health is committed to providing educational material to assist you in maintaining your best visual health. Glaucoma is a very misunderstood disease. Often, people don't realize the severity or who is affected. Four Key Facts About Glaucoma Glaucoma is a...
6 Out of 10 People with Diabetes Skip a Sight-Saving Exam
People with diabetes have a heightened risk of developing serious eye disease, including diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, glaucoma and cataracts. In order to avoid these diseases, diabetics must be vigilant about keeping their condition under control and seeing...
Ways to Protect Your Eyes in the Workplace
According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, nearly 2,000 U.S. workers suffer a job-related eye injury every single day. The Palm Beach County eye doctors at Visual Health do not want any of our patients or readers to risk this. We encourage...