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Information About Your Eyes

That Could Save Your Sight

Should I Be Taking PreserVision for Macular Degeneration?

Q: What is PreserVision?

PreserVision (which was originally called “Ocuvite”) is a pill made by Bausch and Lomb. It contains four dietary supplements: beta carotene, vitamins E and C, and zinc. These supplements are all in megadoses, up to 15 times greater than the recommended daily intake. Bausch and Lomb instructs people to take these pills twice a day, so patients who take it are taking up to 30 times the recommended daily dose of these four supplements.

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Color Vision

Most people have no idea why color vision is essential. Wouldn’t we get around just as well if we saw the world in black and white? The answer is color vision enables you to distinguish an object from its background more easily.

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After Eyeball Tattoo, Model Is Partially Blind, in ‘Excruciating’ Pain

From The Chicago Tribune October 2, 2017 Written by Amy B Wang

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Solar Eclipse

Recently, we were lucky enough to be able to watch a solar eclipse here in the Northeast part of the United States.

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Eye Danger Signs

If you experience any of the following eye symptoms, you should call the doctor immediately. His/her phone number will be left on the outgoing voicemail message.

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Do You Have Dry Eye Syndrome?

If your eyes burn and sting, if you have a foreign body sensation (like grit), if your eyes are sensitive to light, or if your vision is intermittently blurred, you could have dry eye syndrome.

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