No Need for Glasses: The Best Contact Lenses for Astigmatism
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in Specialty Care
If you’ve been diagnosed with astigmatism in one or both eyes, you are part of around 33% of the American population. In previous decades, people with eyesight problems were forced to wear glasses. Now, there are many other options for people who don’t want to wear glasses. The technologies behind contact lenses and laser eye surgery are…
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Diagnosed With Macular Degeneration? What Happens Next
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in Vision Care
There are certain things we all expect to happen as we get older: more aches and pains, hearing loss, and poor vision. In some cases, though, that vision loss is more severe due to more specific conditions. Macular degeneration, in particular, is the leading cause of blindness in Americans over age 60. If you’ve been diagnosed…
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Eye Care: 8 Important Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Skip Annual Eye Exams
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health
An estimated 2.2 million Americans will be blind, and an additional 5 million will have low vision by 2030. This is startling, to say the least. Annual eye exams are pivotal in identifying and treating eye problems at their early stages. This gives you better chances of recovering and not being part of these statistics….
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Near or Far: What Does 20 40 Vision Mean?
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in Vision Care
They say hindsight is 20/20, but what is 20/40? If you’re amongst the two out of three Americans who use vision correction in some way, you may be familiar with these kinds of ratios. Or, you may be completely unfamiliar, especially if you’ve never looked at the prescription your doctor has given you. In this…
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Seeing Spots: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Floaters
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health
Have you ever found yourself seeing fireworks, but it isn’t the Fourth of July? Seeing spots is an incredibly common phenomenon, and often is nothing to worry about. But other times, they warrant a trip to the eye doctor and further investigation. In this article, we’ll go over some of the common causes of floaters…
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See Clearly Now! 7 Stunning Benefits of Undergoing Lasik Eye Surgery
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health
Three out of every four American adults use vision correcting devices. That’s almost 190 million people. Even more people worldwide need glasses but don’t have access to them. Eyeglasses as we know them were invented in 1730. Every hundred years or so since then, vision correcting technology has made huge advancements. Contacts were first manufactured…
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How to Know When You Should Visit Your Eye Doctor
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health,Specialty Care,Vision Care
How to Know When You Should Visit the Eye Doctor When it comes to your health, one of the most precious things we may take for granted is our eyesight. For this reason, it is very important that visiting the eye doctor is at least an annual event for you. It is important to get…
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Diabetes and Eye Health
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health
Diabetes and Eye Health Did you know that having diabetes can affect your eyesight? If you do have diabetes, it is important to take certain precautions to ensure that you are staying ahead of potential eye problems before they occur. One way to do this is scheduling an eye exam at least annually, if not…
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Could You be Experiencing Night Blindness?
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health
Could You be Experiencing Night blindness? If you’ve ever struggled to clearly see when driving at night or even when you’re in a poorly-lit room, you could possibly be experiencing night blindness. Night blindness, also known as Nyctalopia, is not a disease in itself but rather a symptom of a deeper issue. There can be…
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August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month!
Posted by: Kentucky Eye Institute in General Eye Health
With August in full swing, you’re probably helping your kids gear up for back to school, buying school supplies and making sure they have everything to start the year off right. There is one important thing you may be forgetting about though – your child’s eye health! August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety month…
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