Can vision loss after spine surgery?

After spinal surgery, the patient can expect to feel some pain and discomfort and limitation of movement until full recovery, but losing sight? Although the loss of vision because of this, or ischemic optic neuropathy is an uncommon complication, occurring in one in a thousand surgeries of the spine in...

FDA puts ophthalmologists in check by misleading advertisements

Recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA for short) issued a letter to eye care professionals regarding their promotions and misleading advertising about laser treatments, known as LASIK, approved by the entity. This communication took place after noticing that some ads are often not adequately inform...

feeding and eye health 2

Antioxidants: reduce the incidence of cataract Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Affected figures support this claim and that four of every ten people over 60 have cataracts. Looking to prevent the occurrence of this disease should be included in the diet foods high in Vitamin C, as...

Feed the health of your eyes

The macula is an area that is within the retina and progressive weight loss often experienced with advancing age of the person, may be responsible for the total loss of vision. In the elderly, macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness, but fortunately, it can be prevented or delayed their...