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Understanding Glaucoma
- January 14, 2015
- Tags: awareness and prevention, glaucoma, eye care, optometry
By Esther Yang, OD, Optometrist Glaucoma. This 8-letter word can be a mouthful – and inspires ignorance, confusion, and fear. However, with the proper knowledge, we can take care of our eyes and take the proper steps to manage it. Each of our eyes has an optic nerve, and the nerve carries the image we […]
MorePreventing Eye Injuries
- July 9, 2014
- Tags: health, health care, awareness and prevention, children, safety, eye injury, eyes, optometry, injury, sports
By Kristen Behrens, OD, Optometrist Injuries to the eyes are common. Eye injuries can occur at work, while playing sports, or as a result of normal day-to-day activities. According to the Center for Disease Control, approximately 2,000 workers sustain eye injuries on the job each day. Many of these occupational injuries result in one or […]
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