Our Vision Develops Past Childhood
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With the billions of neurons that make up the human brain, it is no wonder it is the one part of our bodies that researchers will openly admit they are still constantly learning about. And research shows that the brain’s visual processing center which was previously thought to have stopped developing in early childhood years,…
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What Matters When Picking Out Sunglasses?
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
If you’re like us, you’re having a bit of a strange summer. Probably the strangest in your lifetime. Nonetheless, the sun could care less about the pandemic, and is out doing it’s thing even though we are limited in what we can do, so a good pair of sunglasses is a MUST regardless of whether…
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Fixing The Myopia Epidemic: We Have Solutions
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When people can’t walk 20 feet, we don’t make them use a prosthetic forever. We fix the problem. When people can’t see 20 feet, we have the ability to fix the problem, and it actually saves thousands of dollars over the cost of glasses and contacts over a few decades. A video is worth a…
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Can Junk Food Affect Your Vision?
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
A recent article on CNN.com shared the story of a teenage boy who went blind after eating french fries, Pringles, and white bread for the majority of his life. Yes, this sounds crazy, but the boy’s case is real and we find that the information about nutrition contained in it is very important to share…
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Can Checking My Phone Before Bed Cause Trouble Sleeping?
Do you check your phone before going to bed? I sit here wondering, who DOESN’T? Right before plugging our phones or iPads to charge for the night, most of us are guilty of “checking” our devices, a.k.a falling into the deep, dark rabbit hole of an hour or more of social media! Have you ever…
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Can Popping Bottles Poke Your Eye Out?
We all heard it from our parents as kids “careful not to poke your eye out!” Whether it was playing with BB guns or slingshots, or whatever the toy was, we were raised to be careful with anything that could potentially fly near or into our eyes – for good reason. Let’s fast forward to…
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Is Poor Sleep Linked to Glaucoma?
Dry eyes,Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
The Link Between Poor Sleep and Glaucoma The American Academy of Ophthalmology reported that a study conducted in the US released that over 6,700 people over 40 years old revealed a possible connection between having glaucoma and having sleep problems. The optic nerve is responsible for sending signals from your eye to your brain, and…
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Older Americans Die More From Falling Than Ever Before: How We Can Help
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On June 4th, 2019, the New York Times published a very interesting and devastatingly sad article about how deadly it is to fall in the United States. The article, entitled “Deadly Falls in Older Americans Are Rising. Hereʼs How to Prevent Them” shared some pretty astounding statistics: “In 2016, the rate of death from falls…
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Did You Know You Have a Blind Spot? Find Out Where!
Eye health,Ophthalmology houston
Many of us have never noticed or tested out our blind spot. We encourage you to find your natural blind spot. It’s a very compelling way to see why blind spots in our vision are NOT things people notice. So it’s dangerous. In this short video blog or “vlog”, our very own surgeon Bennett Walton,…
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Why Aren’t My Arms Long Enough? The Frustration Of Presbyopia
About a year ago, a great article was published on wired.com about the deep frustrations that come after the age of 40 when people end up feeling forced to have to buy reading glasses. Seems like just another sign of “aging” or life passing right? Well it isn’t for many who get there. The medical…
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