Comprehensive VA benefits are offered to qualifying veterans for most sight issues but do all veterans qualify for cataract surgery?
Halloween is nearly upon us and owls, those yellow-eyed denizens of the night, have long been associated with Halloween, perhaps because they are nocturnal and hunt under cover of darkness, or the fact that they can fly up right next to you before you even know they are there. But even though...
We all know how important Medicare benefits are for countless Americans. In August I talked about the Medical Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act introduced in Congress, which is designed to expand Medicare coverage in these critical areas. While we still don’t know if and when this bill will...
UPDATED AND REPUBLISHED BY LSH SIGHT RESOURCE TEAM (9/30/2021) Did you know that if you have poor eyesight, a sudden improvement could be a sign of diabetes? Even if you don’t have some of the more common symptoms of type 2 diabetes — such as a numb or tingling feeling in hands and...
I have a bit if a love-hate relationship with the whole ZOOM phenomenon. In many ways it has been a blessing during the pandemic. Meeting via ZOOM is definitely not the same as meeting in person, but it’s allowed millions of kids to (sort of) keep up with their school work, and millions more...
New research links people with certain eye conditions to increased risk of dementia, the UK’s Daily Telegraph reports. A study of more than 12,000 middle-aged people in the UK found those with age-related macular degeneration — which affects around 11 million Americans — were 25%...
Changes in eyesight are a significant health problem for older adults, and can significantly affect your sense of independence and overall quality of life, Forbes Health reports. By age 40, you may begin to notice slight changes in your eyesight that, if left untreated, can quickly get worse. You...
Now that so many people are working from home, meetings have shifted from in-person to online video calls. And hours and hours spent staring at your screen can strain your eyes, MedicalXpress reports. Every device emits blue light, and so does the sun. “Blue light is actually important....