Some Drops & Some Gold
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy—they are all retinal diseases, and they can all lead to blindness. Thankfully, there are treatments that can manage the symptoms and slow the progression of these diseases. Can anything else be done to slow the progression? And more importantly, can anything be done to restore vision—not just maintain […]
Peripheral Vision & Crowds
Peripheral vision and navigating through crowds, what do they have in common? For the most part nothing. Yet they are two examples of how information from the eye is coming into the brain and is being processed so that we can act accordingly. Two studies, one at the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the other […]
Cataracts & Health—Getting Rid of One Improves the Other
It’s no secret that once cataracts are removed, a person can see better. Studies have also shown that both health and quality of life improve with cataract surgery, regardless if it was just one or both eyes. Of course, that’s obvious. If you see better, then you have a better quality of life. Still, there […]