Many parents would not believe that an mild sports such as softball could lead their child to a medical state, however recreational and sports activities cause more than 40,000 eye injuries each year, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Kids often lack...
Amblyopia is commonly known as lazy eye. It occurs whenever there is a lack of vision in one eye because the eye and the brain are unable to work together. The brain may start to ignore the image from the amblyopic eye. Amblyopia normally only affects one eye –...
We all know that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is detrimental to our health. Not treating and managing elevated blood pressure can cause harm to various parts of the body, most notably heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. Because the pressure of the blood flowing...
Age-related macular degeneration is a serious eye condition and also one of the major causes behind significant loss of vision in people of age 50 years or more. So, what is this condition? Macula refers to a small part of your retina that is responsible for rendering...
In open-angle cataract, the angle on your eye where the iris meets the cornea is as wide and open as it needs to be, however, the eye’s drainage canals become clogged over time, causing an increase in internal eye pressure and causing damage to the optic nerve....
