Prozac is as common as aspirin today (and probably much safer). It is in the category of selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors which is a long winded way of saying it makes the molecule serotonin stay around longer instead of being recycled. This allows a prolonged action of serotonin, one of the feel good molecules [...]
Tag Archives: age
Blindness and Aging of the Population
Categories: Uncategorized
According to the National Eye Institute , blindness or significant sight loss affects 3.3 million Americans age 40 and over, or almost 4 of every 100 people.This is expected to increase to over 5 million individuals by 2020 as the boomer generation ages. Age has a high correlation with visual disability. People 80 years of [...]
Contact Lenses-Right Left Easy Solution to Keep Them Straight
Categories: Bifocal Contact Lenses, Contact Lenses, Dry Eyes, Muiltifocal Contact Lenses
Some of the best ideas come from listening to what patients have to say. Here is a simple contact lens tip from a patient. If you are always getting confused about which is your right or left lens there is an easy solution. Once you receive your annual supply of contact lenses and are comfortable [...]
Blind Spots From Night Car Mirrors
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Most of us are still using the reducing prismatic rear-view mirror designs in our cars that we move to a different position at night. This adjustment greatly reduces the glare from the headlights of automobiles behind us. With the advent of xenon headlights, the illumination increased up to threefold making the glare even worse. Many [...]
Blindness Prevention and Treatment-Free Glaucoma Treatment
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 [...]
Categories: Eye Diseases, Fort Collins Eye Doctor, Fort Collins Optometrist, Macular Degeneration
The National Eye Institute does love it’s acronyms. CATT is one of the more recent ones-the comparison of AMD Treatments Trials. Translated that means there is going to be a study on the two drugs already being widely used to treat macular degeneration, one of the top leading causes of blindness. Lucentis was actually approved [...]