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Results of our Vision and Legal Driving Poll
Last month, Mary Sweetman, a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, wrote about the legal requirements for vision when driving. We decided to ask the opinions of our readers how they felt about this prick...
Quiz: What do Dry Eye and Natural Killers have in common?
A new study sheds light on the early cellular cause of dry eye disease. The study which is published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology reveals that natural kill
No benefit from prenatal omega-3
A new study reveals that infants born to pregnant mothers who added the omega-3 fatty acid, DHA, to their diet did not have greater visual acuity than those whose moms did not supplement their diet...
Smokers FOUR times more likely to develop AMD
According to the results of a new study, smokers are four times more likely to develop age-related macular degeneration than non-smokers. Prior studies have tried to establish a link between smokin...
Can Dark Chocolate Improve Eye Function?
A new study published in the journal, Physiology & Behavior, claims that consumption of cocoa flavanols may enhance aspects of eye function.  In recent years, there has been heightened awarene...
Modified vitamin A may help prevent age-related macular degeneration
Columbia University Medical researchers were able to use a modified form of vitamin A which had less incidence of clumping which may help prevent vision loss due to macular degeneration. The detail...
Healthy lifestyle lowers risk of AMD in women
Researchers affirmed the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in a recent study. Women who maintained healthy eating habits had 46% lower odds for developing early macular degeneration. Women who ha...
Greater risk of glaucoma associated with gene variant
While it has been known that people with a family history have a greater chance of developing glaucoma, researchers have recently discovered two new genes that increase people's likelihood of devel...