Spotlight: Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of permanent vision loss for people over the age of fifty.
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Tips on Maintaining Healthy Eyesight
An underrated ingredient of a good quality of life is healthy eyesight.
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Glaucoma Awareness
Happy 2023 from Blumenstock Family Eyecare! We look forward to another year of providing premium eyecare treatment and solutions for Lincoln and the surrounding area. To start off the year, we bring you education and awareness of glaucoma types, risk factors, and more. Keep reading to learn more about glaucoma! What Is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is […]
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Good Practices for Safe Night Driving
The shorter days of winter inevitably lead to more night driving than in the other seasons.
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Autoimmune Diseases Can Affect Vision
Many autoimmune diseases can interfere with the health and function of the eyes.
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Avoid Toy-Related Eye Injuries This Holiday
Children dream for weeks about opening up a shiny new toy on Christmas day. They tear open the box and immediately start playing — disregarding any potential safety hazards. When purchasing gifts this season, it’s important to shop wisely and to teach your children how to safely play with their new toys. Over 250,000 toy-related […]
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Smoking Puts Eye Health at Risk
Smoking damages the entire body, and the eyes are no exception.
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Think Twice Before Gifting Devices for the Holidays
With today’s technological advancements, digital screens are hard to steer away from, especially for young eyes. Congruently, children’s toys and interests highly involve a digital screen. The new, shiny, flashy screen-based toys and electronics are more than likely at the top of your child’s wish list this year. But can these devices cause damage to […]
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Why Do We Have Different Eye Colors?
Melanin, the same compound that determines skin and hair color, is also responsible for different eye colors.
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The History of Corrective Lenses
People have been using tools to help them see clearly since at least 60 A.D.