Vitamin A for Your Eyes
What Is Vitamin A? Does vitamin A do anything to help eyes and vision? Can a deficiency cause blindness? Is it dangerous to consume too much of it? Read on…
Diabetic Retinopathy: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the retina caused by complications of diabetes mellitus. The condition can lead to blindness if left untreated. Early blindness due to diabetic retinopathy…
Eye Floaters & Flashes
Eye Floaters & Flashes By Marilyn Haddrill; reviewed by Charles Slonim, MD Eye floaters are those tiny spots, specks, flecks and “cobwebs” that drift aimlessly around in your field of…
What Is Macular Degeneration?
Macular Degeneration This disease is the leading cause of vision loss in the United States. Macular degeneration is an eye disease that affects the macula, or the central portion of…
What You Need to Know About a Detached Retina
Detached Retina A detached retina happens when the retina peels away or detaches from its underlying layer of support tissue at the back of the eye. The retina is a…