Living with Vision Loss
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How to stay safe outdoors this winter if you’re visually impaired
’s December, that magical time of the year when we celebrate the holidays with our families and friends. For many of us, the start of winter is also the time to prepare for traveling in icy and cold conditions, especially if you or someone you know is visually impaired or blind.
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You have diabetes. How can you avoid serious eye diseases?
Did you know that diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of blindness in Americans ages 20 to 74? Or that the number of people with this serious eye disease, will rise from nearly 8 million today to 11 million in 2030?
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Get the facts about diabetes and diabetic eye disease
Nearly 29 million Americans have diabetes, which increases your risk for many serious health problems and is a leading cause of avoidable cases of vision loss and blindness. Another 85 million Americans are estimated to have pre-diabetes and are at risk for developing the disease.
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The White Cane: A Symbol of Self-Reliance and Accomplishment
Despite technological advances, the white cane continues to be an essential tool for millions of people who are visually impaired or blind to be able…
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Celebrate World Sight Day 2019: Vision First
285 million people globally are visually impaired. According to the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, 80 percent of these cases could be avoided if people were to receive comprehensive eye care services.
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Healthy aging and vision care
Like any other organ in your body, your eyes don’t stay the same as you get older. As you age, you will probably experience normal age-related changes to your vision.
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Healthy aging and serious eye diseases
As you age, changes to your vision like needing reading glasses, or requiring brighter light to see small print are normal. Unfortunately, many times because of the absence of warning signs, serious eye diseases aren’t detected until some vision loss has occurred.
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Healthy aging and regular eye exams
If you have regular comprehensive dilated eye exams at Lighthouse Guild, we can find serious eye diseases before they advance and potentially affect your vision.
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Eye health information on EyeSmart
We know that many patients ask Google for advice before they talk to their ophthalmologist. But did you know that more than a million members of the public get eye health information directly from the Academy each month?
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