As you get into your 40s and 50s, you start entering an age where you need to take a little more care of yourself. Unfortunately, unless your name is Peter Pan, you can’t stay young forever! Getting older will begin to take its toll on your body in many ways. Your eyesight is just one […]
From the moment we wake up in the morning to when we finally shut our eyes and go to bed for the night, our eyes are hard at work for us. As children, we don’t think about the damage we could be doing to our eyes when we’re outside playing. We just want to be […]
The last thing any of us want is to age before we have to. Whether it’s through magazine covers or websites, we’re bombarded with “miracles” and “cures” for aging. The harsh truth is there is no cure to aging, especially when it comes to eye health. You can use anti-aging cream for your skin, Spanx […]
Do you find yourself reaching for your reading glasses every time you want to use your phone? What about when you need to read a menu? Has this condition worsened or even only appeared with age? If you have difficulty seeing objects that are close to your face in your golden years, you might have […]
Just like your bones and skin, the eyes change as they age. Even if you’ve had perfect vision your entire adult life, as a senior, things change. Presbyopia is the natural process of wear and tear on your eyes; it’s not a disease or health condition. And, it’s not the same as farsightedness. In old […]
Old age isn’t always kind to the eyes. Even people with 20/20 vision will often see a general decrease in various eyesight and vision attributes as they get older. This is largely due to a long list of conditions that either become worse or more likely with age. Presbyopia, for example, an impairment of near […]
Refractive errors are possibly the most common eye conditions among children and adults alike. It isn’t all that unlikely that some people suffer from more than one refractive error at the same time. Doctors usually use glasses to fix refractive errors. Often, doctors prescribe glasses without much explanation. If they’ll fix your eyesight, why ask […]
As we age, our risk for vision problems increases. Just look at the array of eye conditions that affect individuals 40 and up, and many more popping up for those 60 and older. Conditions like glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, and retinopathy are all commonly associated with advanced age. For this reason, vision clinics catering specifically […]
No one likes to feel like they’re getting older, but our bodies are constantly reminding us. That goes especially for your eyes. Our once hawk eyes have now dwindled and require reading glasses, the dreaded mark of aging eyes. You may have once been able to read a street sign from a block away, but […]
Low vision, by definition, is an eye condition often caused by a disease that is not correctable with regular lenses or eyeglasses. As a result, low vision prevents those affected from engaging in their regular daily activities such as reading, cooking, watching television, and more. This condition may even cause loss of income, because this […]
