We often hear that carrots are good for our eyes, but the story of how nutrition protects our vision goes much deeper. Specific powerful nutrients, called carotenoids, are essential for keeping our eyes healthy and our brains sharp. Now, new technology allows us to see exactly how well-protected your eyes are, giving us a unique… Continue reading Beyond Carrots: The Super-Nutrients Your Eyes and Brain Need
Tag: age-related macular degeneration
Imperfect Fusion in Low Vision – Why Eye Teaming Matters
Low vision can be a challenging and sometimes confusing condition, especially when it comes to understanding how it impacts the way our eyes work together. To grasp this better, let’s start with a basic concept: how our eyes normally work together to give us a clear, single view of the world. How Our Eyes… Continue reading Imperfect Fusion in Low Vision – Why Eye Teaming Matters
Through Rose-Colored Glasses… The importance of Contrast Sensitivity
Decreases in contrast sensitivity and altered color perception can occur as a result from many eye conditions, such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and macular degeneration to name a few, as well as some congenital eye diseases. Contrast sensitivity plays an important role in helping distinguish an object from its background. How Contrast Sensitivity Impacts… Continue reading Through Rose-Colored Glasses… The importance of Contrast Sensitivity
Come Connect with us at “Preserve Your Sight”
The Macular Degeneration Association will be in Nashville, TN on Saturday, August 6th, 2016 to present “Preserve Your Sight“. This FREE awareness program will be covering the following subjects: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and Eye Vitamins: Helpful or Harmful?. This program will start at 8:30 a.m. with registration and breakfast and will end at… Continue reading Come Connect with us at “Preserve Your Sight”
Is Bigger Always Better? Low Vision Magnifier Considerations
One of the first tools that many people with visual difficulties reach for is a low vision magnifier. A magnifier makes an image look larger so it seems intuitive that people will grab a magnifier with the highest power. After all, making print look larger will make things easier to read right?While a magnifier does… Continue reading Is Bigger Always Better? Low Vision Magnifier Considerations