Month: May 2021

Make sure your young athlete doesn’t become a statistic! Eye injuries are incredibly common in children, and even more so in young athletes. Nearly 30,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries every year. An astounding 90 percent of these ER visits could have been avoided if the athlete wore protective eyewear. Even the most low intensity sports activities pose some risk for eye injuries. From basketball to racquetball, from youth leagues to the pros, players need to protect their eyes. As...

A stroke can affect your vision in several different ways. If you have vision loss after a stroke, it can make a lot of daily activities difficult, from getting around in and outside the home, to reading, shopping and watching television. About two thirds of people have vision problems after a stroke. How does a stroke impact vision? From John Hopkins: "Vision is dependent on two factors: having a healthy eye to receive the visual information and having healthy visual processing...