Basketball’s Hidden Eye Hazard? Long Fingernails aao.org/eye-health/tip…

Aging doesn’t have to come with #vision loss. Every day, simple steps can help protect your #eyes, like wearing sunglasses and a hat with a wide brim when you’re outside. Learn more about how to have healthy vision as you age at brnw.ch/21wSlRq. #HealthyVisionMonth

May is Healthy Vision Month! Good Nutrition = Strong Eye Health Prevention and Preparedness are Key to a Healthy Lifestyle! med.unc.edu/ophth/2025/04/…

New! Guide to Geographic Atrophy: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment #AAO aao.org/eye-health/geo…

Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) have presented genetic data on IRDs for almost 34,000 patients and families within international sites. brief.euretina.org/clinical/found…

New study on a genome-wide association of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), varicose veins and glaucoma identifies a missense variant in PTPRB gene. brief.euretina.org/research/new-s…

Processing/storing 100% fruit juice reduces its fibre, vitamins & other antioxidant contents & transforms intrinsic sugars in the whole fruit into free sugars. Fruit consumed in solid form provides greater satiety due to delayed gastric emptying & related physiological reactions.

FDA Approves Tryptyr Eye Drops for Dry Eye Disease healthday.com/healthpro-news…

Choosing sunglasses comes w/ a lot of options, including different colors of lenses. Should you get sunglasses with gray, brown, black, blue, or another lens color? What do the different lens colors mean, and how do you know which option is right for you? vsp.com/eyewear-wellne…

June is Cataract Awareness Month aao.org/eye-health/dis…

Is It OK to Pop a Stye? No, never pop a stye. This can release bacteria & spread the infection to other parts of the eye. Use warm compresses several times/day to safely reduce & drain the stye. If it persists, see an ophthalmologist who may prescribe an antibiotic or drain it.

Fireworks Injure Thousands Every Year aao.org/eye-health/fir…

If U R exposed to pepper spray: Don’t touch the eye area. Pepper spray is oil-based, so touching will spread it. Blink frequently. Flush your eyes w/lots of clean water or eyewash, not milk. Wash the skin around your eyes w/baby shampoo to break down the pepper oil

Nearsightedness: What Is Myopia? when close-up objects look clear but distant objects are blurry Briefly, the light rays entering the eye fall short of the retina. When light is not focused on the retina as it should be, your vision is blurry.

Rx for Keeping Children Out of Glasses: Sunshine Nearsightedness in children has increased alarmingly over the past 30 years. Although genetics play a role in myopia, the sharp increase suggests environmental factors like increased screen time & less time outdoors may be at play.

4 Alternatives to Eyeglasses for Children w/ Myopia aim to restore vision while also preventing the eye from growing too long as the child ages aao.org/eye-health/tip…

This snail may hold a secret to human eye regeneration Apple snails can rebuild eyes, offering clues for treating human eye injuries and disease sciencenews.org/article/snail-…