Yearly Archives: 2019

Ophthalmologists Urge Eye Protection for Recreational and Professional Sports

New research shows that about 30,000 people in the U.S. go to emergency departments each year with sports-related eye injuries, a substantially higher estimate than previously reported. This April during Sports Eye Safety Month, Eye Clinics of South Texas , Jay M. Rubin, M.D. and the American Academy of Ophthalmology remind the public that the…
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How Cataract Surgery Changed My Life

In 2015, more than 3.6 million cataract procedures were performed in the United States, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology estimates that more than 24.4 million Americans have cataracts. Read a PDF article about how a routine eye exam found an early onset case of cataracts, and how cataract surgery restored sight and a sense…
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