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Lifestyle changes are key to preventing diabetic retinopathy
Antonio Cruz has been diabetic since 1996. Unaware that his condition could put him at risk of developing a sight-threatening condition, he disregarded undergoing comprehensive eye checkups every year. Early this year, he started seeing black strings or cobwebs floating across vision (floaters) in his left eye. Upon having his eyes checked, he found out that […]
Is your child suffering from an eye problem?
Children always assume that whatever vision they have is normal. They rarely complain about eye problems because they have no alternative experience to compare it with. However, having poor vision can impede their learning and development and affect the way they interact with other children. That is why it is important for parents to be aware of signs […]
Correcting inward and outward turning eyelids (entropion and ectropion)
Does your eyelid turn inward and make you feel as if something is in your eye? Or does it turn outward that causes your eyes to feel dry, gritty, sandy o irritated? The problem could be entropion or ectropion. Entropion and ectropion are conditions that may affect both the upper and lower eyelids. According to Asian […]
