Glaucoma – the silent loss of vision. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Blindness or substantial vision loss can be prevented with early diagnoses and management of the disease from the early stages onward. Glaucoma…
The brain is a muscle and can be trained! Academic Performance CAN be enhanced! BrainRx can help your child with learning, reading or attention difficulties and enhance your grades and higher achievement. Brain science proves that differences in individual cognitive…
Vision is the most dominant of all the senses. 80% or more of all information we acquire is through sight, and 90% of our brain function is spent processing tasks related to vision. Yet, a standard vision exam lacks the…
Cataracts are the leading blindness among older adults in the world, but can affect young and old. What is a Cataract? A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens, which blocks the passage of light into the eye. The…
Protecting your overall health is very important toward keeping your eyes healthy! Take good care of yourself and your eye health and vision will follow. Keep in mind that healthy habits like eating well and being active can lower your…
According to the National Eye Institute, two out of every three people living with blindness or vision problems are women. Women are at higher risk for certain eye diseases and conditions (data from The Future of Vision: Forecasting the Prevalence…
Development of myopia in children Myopia is becoming a serious problem in more and more countries. Studies predict that, by the year2050, nearly 50 percent of the world's population could be shortsighted. Early myopia can lead to the emergence of…
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry. It occurs when the shape of your eye causes light rays to bend (refract) incorrectly, focusing images…
Challenge yourself A New Year always accompanies New Year’s resolutions!!! This month we focus on the brain seeing the eyes are part of the brain. Most people don’t realize that engaging in mental stimulation is just as important as keeping…
UV radiation (both UVA and UVB) from the sun reaches you by invisible wavelengths, producing DNA changes that can lead to skin cancers on the eyelids and premature aging of the skin around your eyes. It can also cause other…