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Home Modifications for People with Low Vision

by Aimee Amodio

16 Sep 2009 10:17 AM

Low vision may restrict you from certain activities, but it doesn't mean you can't be independent and active! Here are some tips that may help make things easier around the house if you have low vision. Mark everyday, often used items with bright colors.

Sensitive Eyes

by Aimee Amodio

11 Sep 2009 04:47 PM

Sensitive Eyes sounds like a good title for a dreamy romance novel... but I was thinking more of your actual eyes being sensitive to things. Maybe I'll write that romance someday, though! You may already know if you have sensitive eyes.

Where Do Eye Boogers Come From?

by Aimee Amodio

19 Aug 2009 10:14 AM

Sleepies. Crusties. Eye boogers. They're a common (if minor) part of just about everybody's day. So where do they come from? My parents always told me that the Sandman came around and helped people fall asleep... and the stuff attached to your eyelashes the next morning was extra sand.

Blind Man Sees Again

by Aimee Amodio

11 Aug 2009 06:50 PM

I heard this story on the radio this morning, and had to check the local news to be sure: a local legally blind man experienced a miraculous return of his vision!

Beneath Your Eyes

by Aimee Amodio

13 Jun 2009 11:46 AM

I was watching The Colbert Report the other day, and caught a segment on an FDA-approved mini-laser that is designed to treat wrinkles around the eyes at home. I'm not so sure I like the idea of trying to use a laser anywhere on my own face... let alone around the eyes.

What Is Strabismus?

by Angel Lynn Diamond

07 May 2009 03:16 PM

Do you know someone who complains of seeing double? Is there a slight crossing of the eyes? These are just two of the symptoms of a vision disturbance known as strabismus.

What is Monovision?

by Angel Lynn Diamond

28 Apr 2009 01:55 PM

It happens right about when you hit the ripe old age of 40 or so. You start having to need to hold your book or the newspaper just a little bit further away from your eyes in order to see more clearly. This, my friends, is known as presbyopia. It is a normal part of the aging process of the eyes.

Help Your Eyes Adjust to Bifocals

by Aimee Amodio

09 Mar 2009 01:08 PM

The day may come when the eye doctor switches you from regular glasses to bifocals (or trifocals) -- especially if you have trouble seeing close up and things that are far away. For someone used to single-prescription glasses, the switch to bifocals can be disorienting.

Night Blindness

by Aimee Amodio

27 Feb 2009 02:41 PM

How's your night vision? I don't think mine is the worst out there, but I don't think it's great, either. It does take your retina a moment or two to adjust to differences in light when going from bright to dark or vice versa.

Ptosis

by Angel Lynn Diamond

07 Feb 2009 11:10 AM

A condition of the upper eyelid that can occur at birth, due to surgery of the eye, disease or injury is known as ptosis. The most pronounced symptom of ptosis is droopiness of the eye. This can manifest itself in one or both of the eyes.



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