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Category: Eye Health

Kentucky’s Darkest Day Solar Eclipse 2017 WAVE3

Looking directly at the sun, even during a solar eclipse, can cause central vision loss (solar retinopathy). WAVE3 TV recently interviewed Bennett & Bloom’s Dr. Fraser McKay in a story about Kentucky’s upcoming solar eclipse on August 21 2017. View Video


3 Simple Ways To Protect Your Vision

We value our eyesight above many things, but not a lot of us think about how to best protect our vision as we get older. Every day we are faced with decisions that can have an effect on our vision over time. It is important that we take the time to think about our eye… Read More


5 Easy Ways To Keep Your Eyes Healthy This Winter

During winter, it can seem impossible to keep every part of your body covered and protected from the elements. Just like your hands need gloves, and you need snow boots to keep your feet toasty, there are things that you can do to keep your eyes healthy during the winter as well. Whether you’re living… Read More


3 Ways To Reduce Your Symptoms Of Digital Eye Strain

  Pretty much everyone uses computers or digital devices for something today. We are constantly exposed to digital screens either at work or in our personal lives and this constant exposure can lead to some eye strain over time. Not a lot of people are familiar with the issues of digital eye strain, even though… Read More


4 Quick Fixes for Your Eye Nutrition

  Most people try to eat healthy and take their daily vitamins, but it is easy to forget and cut corners when you’ve had a busy week. It is easy to take our eyes for granted, but they are the second most physiologically active part of our bodies—second only to the brain! This means our… Read More


Researchers Identify 3 New Eye Complications Related to the Zika Virus

  Research conducted by scientists studying infants with the Zika virus in Brazil have discovered new dangerous eye complications that can be linked to the virus. These eye complications can lead to possible severe vision loss and even possibly complete vision loss. Three Brazilian infants that have microcephaly—a birth defect caused by Zika that causes… Read More


How You Should Be Protecting Yourself from the Sun

  Do you like to spend a lot of time outdoors? Spending time in the sun, camping, hiking—these are all things that are great outdoor activities, but it is important to make sure you are taking the right steps to protecting yourself from the sun’s rays. Most people know to protect their skin from the… Read More


Study Suggests Women Are More at Risk of Developing Serious Myopic Complications

  A recent study was conducted that determined a large number of adults in America suffered from extreme nearsightedness (myopia)—9.6 million adults to be exact. Of that staggering number, 820,000 of those people suffer from degenerative eye disease and another 41,000 people deal with a serious vision complication which is called myopic choroidal neovascularization—which can… Read More


Four Back-to-School Eye Health Recommendations

  It is that time of year again! Back-to-school! Millions of parents around the country are rushing to stores to buy all the newest school supplies and outfits. While you are going through your list of school supplies make sure to not skip your child’s eye health. You can’t underestimate the importance of ensuring your… Read More


Cataracts: Why They Occur and When You Should Call Your Eye Doctor

Cataracts occur when the eyes natural lens becomes clouded with clumped up proteins. These proteins block light as it enters your eye which causes your vision to become gradually more blurry and if left unchecked could result in complete loss of vision. These clouded lenses negatively impact your quality of life by making it difficult… Read More