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Tips for Healthy Vision Month

Posted by: The Eye Center of North Florida in News & Community, May 3, 2021

May is Healthy Vision Month

Diet and lifestyle choices can directly affect your eyes. The best way to take care of your eyes during May’s Healthy Vision Month and year-round is to look after your overall health and schedule your eye exams as a priority. Exercising, eating healthy, and drop the habit of smoking are three of the best investments you can make… Read More

What Is Diabetic Retinopathy?

Posted by: The Eye Center of North Florida in News & Community, April 27, 2021

What Is Diabetic Retinopathy?  According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that affects people with diabetes. Diabetic Retinopathy is when high blood sugar levels cause damage to blood vessels in the retina. These blood vessels can swell and leak. Or they can close, stopping blood from passing through. Sometimes abnormal… Read More

What is an Ocular Migraine?

Posted by: The Eye Center of North Florida in News & Community, April 19, 2021

What Is An Ocular Migraine? An ocular migraine is a rare condition characterized by temporary vision loss or even temporary blindness in one eye. Ocular migraines are caused by reduced blood flow or spasms of blood vessels in the retina or behind the eye. In an ocular migraine, vision in the affected eye generally returns… Read More

What Are Spring Eye Allergies?

Posted by: The Eye Center of North Florida in News & Community, March 31, 2021

Spring has sprung, and the change in season promises fairer weather and new beginnings. Unfortunately, spring’s new growth can also create seasonal allergies that leave you with congestion, headaches, and itchy, swollen eyes. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, eye allergies are also called allergic conjunctivitis, are pretty common. They occur when the eyes react… Read More

World Glaucoma Week

Posted by: The Eye Center of North Florida in News & Community, March 8, 2021

World Glaucoma Week

World Glaucoma Week is a global initiative of the World Glaucoma Association (WGA) to raise awareness about glaucoma.  The 2021 theme ‘The World is Bright, Save your Sight!’ reflects the hope that with regular testing, people will continue to see the world around us: full of beauty, charm, and adventure.  To mark World Glaucoma Week, The… Read More

Save Your Vision Month

Posted by: The Eye Center of North Florida in News & Community, March 3, 2021

March is Save Your Vision Month

Save Your Vision Month is celebrated every March and sponsored by the American Optometric Association. Save Your Vision Month aims to increase awareness about good eye care and encourages everyone to get an eye exam. The celebration was initially reserved for only a week. However, President Lydon B. Johnson raised its profile in 1963 by… Read More

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