Walmart offers Pennsylvania customers a 15-minute eye exam
annual eye exams

Walmart offers Pennsylvania customers a 15-minute eye exam

Walmart is offering customers in Pennsylvania the opportunity to have a 15 minute eye exam for people looking to update their current prescriptions.  
New genetic risk linked to severe macular degeneration.
AMD

New genetic risk linked to severe macular degeneration.

Researchers from the Centre of Eye Research Australia, WEHI and the University of Melbourne discovered specific genetic changes that raise the risk of severe forms of age-related macular degenerati...
Clinical trial underway for novel glaucoma treatment
glaucoma

Clinical trial underway for novel glaucoma treatment

More than 130 million people are affected by glaucoma worldwide and glaucoma is the leading cause of vision loss.
Hold the banana: smoothies not as beneficial with bananas
cocoa flavanols

Hold the banana: smoothies not as beneficial with bananas

Researchers were looking at how banana-based smoothie could affect the availability of flavanols to be absorbed after consumption.
Drinking coffee may help reduce AFib risk
Afibrillation

Drinking coffee may help reduce AFib risk

The recent study was conducted at UC San Francisco and the University of Adelaide and it examined the relationship between caffeinated coffee and AFib.
Possible link between Psorias and risk of developing age-related macular degeneration
age related macular degeneration

Possible link between Psorias and risk of developing age-related macular degeneration

Study findings demonstrated a link between psoriasis and both dry and wet macular degeneration. 
Consume cocoa for a happy heart
chocolate

Consume cocoa for a happy heart

Chocolate often times gets a bad rap as a decadent dessert delight but the right kind of chocolate that is rich in cocoa flavanols may just be your heart's best friend.  
AMD Risk may be greater in those with sleep apnea
age related macular degeneration

AMD Risk may be greater in those with sleep apnea

People with sleep apnea may have an increased risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
Flossing: A healthy habit you can sink your teeth into
flossing

Flossing: A healthy habit you can sink your teeth into

Getting rid of as much food and plaque that's stuck to your teeth is important to help maintain not only strong teeth and healthy gums, but it's also important in keeping your heart, and immune sys...