by blumenstock | Feb 13, 2023 | Vision Tips
Springtime is right around the corner! The warmer weather means we’ll be spending more time outside, which means more exposure to harmful UV rays. Although it’s easy to remember to protect your skin with sunscreen and long sleeves, it’s also easy to forget to protect...
by blumenstock | Feb 8, 2023 | Vision Tips
Most of us notice a person’s eye color almost immediately when we meet them. A striking pair of eyes can make a deep impression, and what could be more striking than a pair of eyes that don’t match? In scientific terms, that’s heterochromia, a phenomenon fairly common...
by blumenstock | Jan 25, 2023 | Vision Tips
Age-related macular degeneration is a leading cause of permanent vision loss for people over the age of fifty. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the slow loss of central vision due to the deterioration of the macula, the part of the retina with the highest...
by blumenstock | Jan 12, 2023 | Vision Tips
An underrated ingredient of a good quality of life is healthy eyesight. As many as one in six adults struggle with sight-threatening eye conditions and far more than that live with some level of vision loss as they get older. Age is a risk factor for many of the major...
by blumenstock | Dec 28, 2022 | Vision Tips
The shorter days of winter inevitably lead to more night driving than in the other seasons. Those of us without perfect eyesight may find it a stressful adjustment each year. It can even be a dangerous one if we don’t take the dangers of night driving into...
by blumenstock | Dec 14, 2022 | Vision Tips
Many autoimmune diseases can interfere with the health and function of the eyes. An autoimmune disease is a disorder that causes the immune system to attack healthy cells. If you or someone you love has an autoimmune disease, it’s important to be aware of these...
