Poor Air Quality Linked to AMD A new study out has poor air quality linked with AMD or age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness. The study by the British Journal of Ophthalmology found that people who live in highly polluted areas were more likely to have AMD than people liv...

You may not have symptoms at the early stages of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and there is no pain, so having regular annual eye exams if the best way to detect if you have AMD. Here are the early signs and symptoms of Age-related Macular Degeneration: at first, slightly blurred vision ...

Managing your diabetes during a pandemic is very important! According to new study, Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology study, the risk from dying from Covid-19 was three times higher for people with diabetes 1 and almost two times higher for diabetes 2 compared to people without diabetes. Preventio...

A new study out from China suggests that wearing glasses may help protect you against Covid-19.  The study appeared in JAMA Ophthalmology, a medical journal, but what exactly does it mean? Ophthalmologists say there isn’t enough information to recommend that everyone begin wearing eye protection...

With Covid-19 came a wave of frustrations, the least of which could be argued by some to be foggy glasses while wearing a mask. But for those of us who have relinquished ourselves to eyeglasses for choice or no, find foggy glasses a problem at times even without wearing a mask! And now that masks...

Roughly 1 in 10 children’s eye injuries that end up in the ER are caused by toys. In support of Safe Toys and Celebrations Month this December, Advanced Eyecare Optometry advises parents to be cautious when choosing holiday gifts for young people and recommends avoiding those that launch projecti...