A new nutrition and eye health study from the United Kingdom looked at various causes for cataracts. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye and cataracts cause poor vision even with glasses or contact lenses. Dietary intake was observed for 2054 Caucasian female twins. Twin studies are important in that they allow […]

A new study from France found that patients with high blood levels of Vitamin D had a lower chance of developing macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness associated with aging. Conversely, those with lower levels of Vitamin D in their blood had a higher chance of developing late-stage macular degeneration. It is important to note, though, […]

We are honored to be quoted by Prevention Magazine in an excellent article by Kate Bayless for prospective patients considering LASIK laser vision correction surgery. This article covers what it is like to have LASIK, LASIK recovery, questions to ask a LASIK surgeon, PRK, the role of the LASIK flap, and the need to leave contact lenses […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently released a second patent to a Florida based company, Myolite, for technology to use light therapy to reduce the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) in children. The patent, titled Electromagnetic Radiation Refractive Therapy, claims that the intracellular signal transduction networks that control eye growth can be modified by light sources of the […]

Scientists have long pondered the “French paradox” in which French people with significant rates of smoking still have very long life spans. It has been felt this may be due in part to a healthful benefit of red wine in their diet. Resveratrol is a compound found in red wine which some scientists feel may be […]