Cataracts—a clouding of the lens in your eye—are the leading cause of blindness worldwide and in the United States, with an estimated 24 million Americans who have been diagnosed with cataracts, according to the National Institutes of Health. Hundreds of thousands of patients in the Military Health System are impacted each year by the condition.
This Healthy Vision Month in May, the National Eye Institute (NEI) is looking through a futuristic lens to bring awareness to eye health and share English and Spanish-language resources to protect the sight of your familia. Eye health and mental health go hand in hand, especially for some Latinos who lack access to eye care. …
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The National Eye Institute has provided educational tools and resources in both English and Spanish that focus on vision rehabilitation. Let’s explore these resources and how they can be beneficial for Latinos. What is Vision Rehabilitation? Millions of people in the United States are living with visual impairments like blindness, glaucoma, cataracts, and other vision …
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School supplies, news clothes, and annual check-ups at the doctor are just a few things on a parent’s checklist for the start of a new school year. But don’t let one major part of a child’s health slip out of sight. Vision and eye health! Advocating for Children’s Eye Health Uncorrected vision problems can hinder …
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May is Healthy Vision Month! The National Eye Institute (NEI) has theme for Healthy Vision Month—”Healthy Vision: A Family Focus” and “Visión saludable: ojos sanos para su familia.” This is important because families of color, like Latinos, face barriers to eye health care. “We want to inspire families to team up and learn how to …
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Glaucoma is defined as a group of eye diseases that can cause vision loss and blindness by damaging a nerve in the back of your eye, called the optic nerve. At first, glaucoma doesn’t usually have any symptoms. “Over time, you may slowly lose vision, usually starting with your side (peripheral) vision — especially the …
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