Diabetic macular edema is swelling in the center of the retina that can blur reading and driving vision. Learn the symptoms, risks, and treatment options....
Prediabetes can start changing the tiny blood vessels in your eyes before diabetes is ever diagnosed. Learn the signs, the risks, and when to get checked....
Most people think of high blood pressure as a heart or kidney concern, not an eye concern. But blood pressure affects blood vessels throughout your entire body, and your retina happens to be one of the only places in the body where a doctor can...
Waking up to find that one eye’s vision has suddenly gone dim, blurry, or dark – with no pain at all – is one of the more alarming things that can happen to your eyesight. What you may be experiencing is often described as an...
Finding out that a parent, sibling, or grandparent has glaucoma tends to raise an immediate question: am I next. It is a fair thing to wonder about, since glaucoma is one of the eye conditions most consistently linked to family history. Here is what that...
If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with macular degeneration, one of the first questions is usually some version of: can anything be done? The fear of losing central vision is real, and it deserves a straight answer. The honest answer is that macular...
Many people think cataracts only happen in very old age. While cataracts are more common as we get older, they can actually begin developing much earlier than most people expect. Understanding when cataracts usually start and how they are detected early can help protect your vision...