Refractive errors are prevalent eye conditions that make your vision blurry. You'll need a new pair of glasses or contacts to restore your vision. Talk to your eye care specialist about vision correction surgery if you have a refractive error but don't want to wear corrective lenses.
Amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” is a condition that affects the vision of children’s eyes. According to the NHS, up to three out of every hundred children have it. In some cases, children can even become blind in one eye. When a child has amblyopia, their brain focuses on one eye more than the other, virtually ignoring the lazy eye.
Dry eyes are a common symptom in menopause. In the years during your menopause transition,the body goes through many hormonal changes. After menopause, the body produces fewer reproductive hormones, like estrogen and progesterone. Low estrogen levels can impact the health, and cause uncomfortable symptoms like hot flushes.
When you have diabetes, your body either does not respond to or does not produce insulin, which is a hormone that delivers glucose (blood sugar) to the cells in your body. Having too much glucose in the bloodstream, outside the cells where it belongs, can damage the blood vessels and nerves that run throughout your body, including the eyes.
A vegan diet mainly consists of fruits and vegetables, and soy products. It excludes eggs, fish, meat and dairy products. Adding the proper nutrients to our daily diet promotes vision and health. We know that carrots benefit visual health because they contain beta-carotene, a group of nutrients called carotenoids.
