Aging eye more susceptible to serious damage...Increasing stiffness of the aging eye may make older adults more susceptible to eye damage following trauma, according to research at Wake Forest-Virginia Tech School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences...(more)

National Eye Care campaign bridges the healthcare gap for senior communities...First, blurry... then, unrecognizable... finally, gone. That is what happens to the familiar faces of family and friends as many of our seniors are faced with failing vision...(more)

Eyes may provide window to future strokes...Looking into our eyes may help doctors predict who is at risk for stroke. A new study found that people with changes in the small blood vessels in their eyes are more likely to later suffer a stroke than people without these signs...(more)

Review Supports Vitamin E Dosage in AREDS...Following recent media stories concerning high dosages of vitamin E, the National Eye Institute has reviewed the 2001 findings of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS), a study of nearly 5,000 patients with varying stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) a leading cause of vision loss...(more)

Eat leafy green veggies to help prevent cataracts... A new study from Ohio State University provides the first laboratory evidence that certain antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can indeed help prevent cataracts...(more)

Glaucoma: Catch it early to prevent vision loss... About half of the estimated 4 million Americans with glaucoma aren’t aware they have the condition. Not knowing could mean a loss of vision, says the July issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter...(more)