Categories: Cataracts, Eye Nutrition, Uncategorized
Eye Drops For Cataracts? An old eye drop maybe making a new comeback. Pirenoxine, also known as Catalin in Japan, was the subject of a recent study in China. [1] The study tested the ability of Pirenoxine (PRX) to inhibit cataract formation in test tubes. The test tubes contained crystallins, a protein found in the lens [...]
Categories: Childrens Eye Care, Dry Eyes, Eye Nutrition, Uncategorized
Caffeine Side Effects Reports and Press on Stimulants One more supposed study warning of the harms of caffeine is hot of the press. What maybe started as a well meaning note to pediatricians about the possible dangers of caffeine to children and teens has turned into a widely quoted supposed study proving the serious dangers of caffeine and energy drinks to kids. [...]
Categories: Eye Nutrition, Macular Degeneration
Age Related Macular Degeneration Several exciting new advances are going on in the treatment of macular degeneration. AREDS 2 is a refinement of the original age related eye disease study that showed a significant correlation between certain supplements and a decrease in progression of dry macular degeneration to the more sight threatening wet form. Eye Doctors [...]
Categories: Eye Diseases, Eye Nutrition, Eye Symptoms, Eye Vitamins, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Retinitis Pigmentosis, Side Vision Loss
Incredible images of a normal retina on the left and a damaged retina (tissue lining the back of the eye) courtesy of Robert N. Fariss, Ph.D., chief of the NEI Biological Imaging Core, and Ann H. Milam, Ph.D., former professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington. Retinitis Pigmentosis is an eye [...]
Categories: Cataracts, Eye Diseases, Eye Nutrition, Eye Vitamins, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, glaucoma, Macular Degeneration
The Optometric Nutrition Society A Professional Society Whose Time Has Come Dr.David Kisling of Fort Collins,Colorado has become an active member of The Optometric Nutrition Society. Lifestyle modification and nutrient intake are proving to play an important role in vision health and eye disease prevention. Several studies have shown a correlation with nutrition and chronic [...]
Categories: Cataracts, Eye Diseases, Eye Nutrition, Eye Vitamins, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, glaucoma, Macular Degeneration
The leading causes of blindness in the U.S are diabetic related eye complications, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Cataracts are generally listed as the number one cause but this is somewhat misleading. Cataracts effect in excess of 20 million people but most cataracts are treatable with modern surgical techniques and artificial lens implants. The complication rate [...]