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How To Have Healthy And Pretty Eyes For the last few years, I’ve had to keep a 6x mirror stuck to my regular bathroom mirror so that I don’t end up putting my mascara on my lips.  Presbyopia (an age-related condition in which the eyes have trouble focusing on close-up objects) is a natural byproduct of getting older.  Though almost everyone is affected by...Read more

I Had Cataract Surgery Do you think of cataracts as an old peoples disease? Think again! I was 38 when my optometrist told me, "Carine, you have a cataract forming in both eyes, I want you to go see an ophthalmologist". So I went. The ophthalmologist at my HMO confirmed that I had developed a "sub capsular" type of cataract -beginning on ...Read more

Glaucoma Symptoms & Treatment Why? Because even if youve never had an eye problem in your life and think a trip to the eye doctor would be a complete waste of time and money, you might be one of the 2 million Americans who have glaucoma and dont know it. And, this disease is responsible for 12 percent of all cases of blindness.Glaucoma, which can be inherited, results from abno...Read more

What Are Eye Floaters? We asked ophthalmologist Dr. Robert Latkany about spots before our eyes. Q. Sometimes I see black dots in my eyes. My eye doctor says they are 'floaters" and not to worry. But what is a floater, why do I have them and will they go away? A. If you see someone writhing around in circles trying to swat away a fly that you cannot ...Read more