Vision & Health Blog
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How to behave with a guide dog
Do not distract a working guide dog. Don’t touch, talk to, or feed a working dog whose responsibility it is to keep their owner safe.
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How to Avoid Sports-Related Eye Injuries
Every year in the U.S. 100,000 eye injuries are related to sports activities. And around 13,500 of these injuries lead to some degree of permanent vision loss.
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SAVE YOUR VISION: Six tips on how to protect your sight
A key part of the test is when your eye doctor conducts a dilated eye exam. This exam can detect eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic eye disease and age-related macular degeneration in their early stages.
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SAVE YOUR VISION: Healthy lifestyle choices that help avoid eye diseases
Prevention and early detection of a serious eye disease can help preserve your eyesight. Commit to achieving good eye health by scheduling regular comprehensive eye exams at Lighthouse Guild.
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SAVE YOUR VISION: When you should contact your eye doctor
As we get older, it’s normal to experience changes to our vision like needing more light to read, and taking longer to adjust to changes in light levels. But some changes in vision and eye symptoms could be a sign of eye disease or a serious condition.
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Why It’s Important to Get Routine Eye Exams
Did you know that more than 20 million Americans have some form of vision loss caused by eye diseases such as glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration? Many eye diseases strike without warning signs.
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Living with age-related macular degeneration
If you have age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD, it is important for you to know that there are many services to help you deal with it so you can continue doing the things you want to do. Millions of Americans with AMD enjoy fully-functioning and independent lives.
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Q&A: Age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD, is a common eye disease that is a leading cause of vision loss, especially if you are over 60. AMD damages the macula, which is in the center of the retina and provides sharp straight-ahead vision.
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Facts you should know about age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD, is a common eye disease that can threaten your vision. If you are over 60, you are at risk for AMD, which is why even if you have no symptoms, you should get an eye exam once a year.
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How to prevent and treat age-related macular degeneration
We are living longer than previous generations. Each day, approximately 10,000 Americans turn 65. Unfortunately, one in six adults this age and older has a vision impairment, caused by eye conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD.
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