Your Brain May be Disguising a Blinding Eye Disease
Even though Marlene Klein was having trouble recognizing familiar faces and began to mistake her fingers for carrots as she chopped vegetables, she had no idea she was slowly losing her vision to a leading cause of blindness, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). That’s because her brain was compensating for the developing blind spots in her… Read More
Creative Ways To Save For LASIK Surgery
LASIK is an elective procedure, meaning it’s not usually covered by insurance companies. Because of this, many laser vision correction patients often opt for payment plans. This allows them to break their LASIK cost into smaller and more manageable payments. Popular options include putting the surgery on a zero-interest credit card (and paying it off… Read More
How Does Diabetes Affect Your Eyes?
What is Diabetes? Diabetes is a condition that affects the way your body produces or uses insulin to control your blood sugar (glucose) levels. The pancreas, an organ near the stomach, produces insulin which helps glucose get into the cells of the body. When you have diabetes, your body either does not produce enough insulin… Read More
