Did you know that two-thirds of all blindness and visual impairment occurs in women? For this and several other reasons, women's eye health deserves special attention.
If you're apprehensive about getting an intravitreal injection for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you're not alone. Ophthalmologist Monika Fleckenstein, MD, explains the procedure, how it can improve your vision, and why it's a safe and common option that can save your sight. Overcome your fears and feel confident about your AMD treatment.
Move over, mascara. Eyelash extensions are the new rage. But are they safe? Ophthalmologists at John A. Moran Eye Center provide tips to help protect your vision.
If you or someone you know is affected by age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you understand how much it can impact the quality of day-to-day life. While the condition is mostly connected to aging, there are ways to prevent, treat, and slow the condition. Ophthalmologist Monika Fleckenstein, MD, is a specialist in degenerative retinal diseases with the Moran Eye Center. She explains the basics of AMD, ways to identify it early, and treatment options that can help patients with the condition enjoy a better quality of life.
Your makeup may be overdue for some tender loving care. Taking care of your makeup means taking care of your eyes. Here are nine makeup tips to follow for healthy...
A majority of children will not develop 20/20 vision until they are four to six years old. During those first few years, what should parents do to make sure their kids maintain healthy vision? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, explains vision screening expectations during the first years of your child’s life, how to navigate school vision screening requirements, and when your child may need to see an optometrist.
We've all been there. Out of nowhere, your eye starts twitching. Sometimes it's the upper lid, sometimes the lower. Sometimes it goes away as quickly as it arrived. Other times...
As an optometrist at the John A. Moran Eye Center, Edward Nicholls, OD, gets a lot of questions about vision. From new parents to senior patients, he shares some of...
If you have steered clear of contact lenses in the past or struggled with dry eye disease, scleral lenses may be the answer. John A. Moran Eye Center contact lens...
As kids head back to school or jump in for the first time, it's essential to ensure their vision is functioning correctly. And if they have issues, now is the...
Bodies of water—especially lakes and rivers—are contaminated with bacteria and organisms. If you swim in them, you're at a greater risk of developing an eye infection. John A. Moran Eye...
John A. Moran Eye Center ophthalmologist and cataract specialist Rachel Simpson, MD, offers this list of questions to ask during your cataract consultation with a potential surgeon—along with the answers...
Publishing in Nature, a team of researchers from the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah and collaborators describe how they used the retina as a model...
Experts at the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah offer tips on everyday living with low vision, from simple tactile stickers to high-tech apps.
