The Wall Street Journal   (7/18, A3, Wang, Subscription Publication) reports that in Paris at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, investigators claim to have discovered a possible way of detecting Alzheimer’s disease by examining retinal photographs to ascertain the width of certain blood vessels.         For the study, “researchers compared retinal photos of 110 healthy people, 13

This time of year there are lot of people who have been complaining of . . . “my eyes are red, they are watery, they feel itchy.”  Most people really don’t know how to tell if it is the dreaded contagious “pink eye” or just allergies.  One of the main characteristics of Allergic Conjunctivitis (allergy eyes) as opposed to Bacterial

Vitamin D May Help Protect Women Against Age-Related Macular Degeneration   ABC World News (4/11, story 8, 1:55, Stephanopoulos) reported that vitamin D may help protect women against age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a new study .                  WebMD  (4/11, Hendrick) reported that “in the study, researchers say women under 75 who got the most vitamin D had a 59%

It has been a bit over a month since the Nintendo 3ds has been available and there were and still are lots of concerns about the effect on the eyes.  The majority of people playing the 3ds are children.  The Nintendo 3ds produces 3-d images without the aid of any 3-d glasses to be worn. The Nintendo 3ds uses autosteroscopic

Picture it. . . . it was Sunday at high noon and I was about to go to my daughter’s 4th birthday party. I was in the car looking at an art project of my son’s and as I was getting out of the car the paper folded up and the corner slingshot into my eye. No joke.  Immediately I

I always thought that if a bad driver was in front of me they were either:  a) texting  b) drinking  c) putting on eye liner  or d) shaving.  Well,  new report from Medical News Today found that 1 in 5 people do not wear their prescription eyeglasses while driving.  So now the answer may be e) not wearing their eyeglasses. 

In my 10 years of practice I have seen metal, wood, grass, rust, glitter, rocks, and even a tooth . . o.k. not a tooth but everything else lodged in someone’s eye. Each one of these objects that were stuck in someone’s eye could have been avoided had they had on protective eyewear. Each day nearly 2,000 American workers suffer from avoidable

Computer Vision Syndrome is a real issue affecting many people who have to log extensive time in front of their  computer screens.  This can actually lead to some serious problems with your eyes.   Traders have it worst than most, many traders will routinely log 12+ hour days in front of their screens, plus the amount of information and detail that

We have all used a magnifying glass, but it is important to remember that all people who wear glasses or contacts are really wearing a magnifier.  Let’s learn more about this indispensable object… A magnifier, usually composed of a lens and a mirror handle, is a simple optical device used to observe the details of objects.  A magnifying glass works

A study published by WebMd found that squinting while at the computer can cause damage to the health of your eyes. Although if you are trying to show your boss you don’t understand what he is saying squinting and scrunching your nose will let him know to lighten up your work load. It is a proven fact that as we