KEEP EYES SAFE ON HALLOWEEN

Protect the natural beauty of your eyes! Please be safe, and refrain from wearing colored contacts purchased without a prescription.
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/scary-lenses

EYE INJURY FROM FALLS MORE COMMON

A new study finds that hospitalizations of people who had eye trauma, whether or not it was the primary injury, rose by 18 percent over 13 years. Most of the increase was due to falls among people over age 65. But there are simple things you can do to keep yourself and your loved ones safe.
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/eye-injuries-falls-increasing-aging-population

DID STRABISMUS AFFECT DA VINCI?

A new study from England concludes that Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci had the eye condition strabismus and that it affected his vision and made art easier for him.
https://www.aao.org/eye-health/news/did-strabismus-help-da-vinci-s-artwork

STRESS & VISION LOSS

Continuous stress and elevated cortisol levels negatively impact the eye and brain due to autonomic nervous system (sympathetic) imbalance and vascular deregulation.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-psychological-stress-vision-loss.html

FOOD THAT FIGHTS CATARACTS

Here’s another reason to eat your fruits and veggies: You may reduce your risk of vision loss from cataracts.
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/fruits-and-vegetables-to-fight-cataracts/