Unless you’re in the eye field, it’s easy to confuse the terms cataracts and glaucoma. And yesterday, I completed another dozen surgeries, some for cataracts, others for glaucoma. So what’s the difference?

Whether you are Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Jewish or Muslim, ancient religions have the potential to teach us lessons rather than simply decreeing old dictums for our modern lives.

Denmark researchers recently completed a study to determine if maternal diabetes increases the risk of needing eyeglasses in their children.

Dry eye patients begin to complain about symptoms in September when the weather changes, more so than the middle of winter when the air is actually most dry.

Researchers are currently looking into whether or not 5G technology can offer real-time remote telephotocoagulation treatments for diabetic retinopathy.

Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments available to treat dry AMD. Lineage Cell Therapeutics is currently conducting a clinical trial on its newest cell transplant product developed to treat dry age-related macular degeneration.

Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have found that age-related macular degeneration is potentially caused by the failure of at least one of five proteins to regulate the immune system.

It is an absolute privilege to help people to see, and I take what I do with responsibility, gravity and gratitude. Since 2001, I have treated VisiVite's supplements for ocular health with the same level of care and sense of responsibility that I have with my own patients.

A research team at the University of Utah found that low levels of a protein known as HTRA1 could be a trigger for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in specific individuals.

August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month. Did you know that 20% of teenage students reported difficulty seeing the blackboard?

There have been several Covid news updates this week that directly impact you.

Delta is coming, then Epsilon, then Zeta. As the Covid-19 virus is allowed to replicate in the population in unvaccinated people, it will continue to mutate, and thus persist, because that’s how many viruses continue to survive.

Vitamin Science, manufacturer of VisiVite Professional Supplements for Ocular Health, has announced that a very high percentage of their customers are fully vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus.

According to the National Eye Institute, dry eye syndrome affects almost 16 million Americans.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals recently announced results of the Phase 1 clinical trial of their new wet age-related macular degeneration treatment, EYP-1901.

Eye cataracts have now been added to the list of risk factors associated with diabetic retinopathy.

The new device offers a continuous therapeutic dose of ranibizumab to the eye in place of regular eye injections.

The Framingham Osteoporosis Study concluded that compounds commonly found in high concentration in eye vitamins are not only helpful for vision; they help promote healthy bone density as well.

There is one eye problem that strikes people 30 and above with regularity, and unsympathetic viciousness, causing permanent vision loss that can never be regained, no matter what medications or treatments are provided. And worse, it causes no pain or other symptoms that alert the person that they're in trouble.

In their natural forms - which we use for VisiVite eye vitamins - lutein, zeaxanthin and Vitamin E oil are fluffy, sticky and bulky. But the benefits of using these naturally sourced ingredients outweigh the negatives.

With so many consumers looking towards macular degeneration supplements to help stop the progression of the vision-robbing disease, it's important that they know that what they are reading on the labels of those supplements is what is contained in the bottle.

Because age-related macular degeneration can be such a visually and psychologically devastating disease, people who have family members with AMD are eager to determine if they can prevent it.

If you’ve ever had a painful, red, swollen bump on your eyelid, you’ve had a stye. The professional term for this is a chalazion (KA-LAZE’-EE-ON).

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have created a non-contact laser imaging system that detects symptoms of eye diseases that cause vision loss.

The Lumenis IPL device uses controlled light-based treatment for symptoms of dry eye disease.

Eye doctors have noted an increase in children requiring prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses for myopia (near-sightedness) since the 2020 pandemic began.

We asked VisiVite eye vitamin customers what they thought about us. Below is the good, the bad and the ugly, without edits. Customers who left their names agreed to have them listed for you to see.

The CDC along with the National Eye Institute, are encouraging Americans to have a comprehensive, dilated eye exam during the month of May in observation of Healthy Vision Month.

Recent study findings support the current evidence that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) develops when abnormal inflammation is present in the eye.

Previous research showed that women have a higher risk for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Gender is a definitive risk factor for AMD, according to the National Eye Institute, with women having a higher preponderance of the disease.

The study, which involved rats, demonstrated that optic nerve signals were restored to almost normal levels by the rats' ingestion of the chemical compound citicoline.

Take a look at the image below of this sneaker. What do you see? A gray sneaker with mint green laces, or a mauve sneaker with white laces? People are divided and there have been a myriad of explanations with this and the famous "gold dress."

Women in the United States are at a higher risk for eye disease, with two out of every three people living with vision loss or vision problems being women.

Imagine (not during a pandemic) a receiving line of three people shaking the right hands of a hundred people who walk by. If some of the people waiting in line put out their left hand, it would be much more awkward, and shaking hands would be much less efficient, and maybe not possible. Although the left hand is the mirror image of the right, it just doesn’t work the same way.

Minocycline has long been recognized by ophthalmologists for its anti-inflammatory properties and a new eyedrop therapy is being developed for dry eye sufferers.

VisiVite® offers several formulas for eye health.

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Your eyesight is precious, and maintaining your vision is important in living a healthy and active lifestyle. With state-of-the-art vision care supplements available, there’s no sense in not taking advantage of eye vitamins that can healthy vision as you age. Here are some tips for caring for your eyes.

It might surprise you to learn that VisiVite Dry Eye Relief TG-1000 took me 100 hours to devise and then another 100 hours of working with our nutritional scientists and formulators to find what was possible to put in a gelcap.

Rheumatoid arthritis can cause dry eye symptoms, including a sandy sensation in the eye.

Of the more than 300 responses in VisiVite Eye Vitamins survey, two-thirds use one of VisiVite's four AREDS 2 formulas, with VisiVite AREDS 2 PLUS+ Gold being the #1 choice. VisiVite Super Lutein 444, Blue Light Basher and Quench TG-1000 are VisiVite's fastest growing new formulas.

Thousands of people make trips to the emergency room every year suffering from eye injuries caused by playing sports. A majority of serious eye injuries can be prevented by the simple act of wearing protective eyewear and protective eyewear does not mean just wearing regular eyeglasses.

With surgical or medical interventions not usually being a helpful option for people with low vision, people turn to technological devices which, until recently, have only provided minimal improvements in their situation. But there is now available mobile eyewear technology that is also hands-free.

Science has identified several natural compounds that appear to support eye health when there are glare and halo symptoms. These compounds have been shown to filter damaging short-wavelength visible blue light from reaching delicate photoreceptors, accelerate glare recovery, promote lens clarity and support the retina.

The single most important ingredient among those in AREDS 2 isn't lutein. And it's even more confusing because not everyone does well with it.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge and examined the association of alcohol consumption and type of alcoholic beverage with incident cataract surgery in two large cohorts.

VisiVite eye vitamin customers believe in vaccinations, trust the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine, and have either been already vaccinated or plan to be as soon as the vaccine becomes available to them

Following a diet high in fish and vegetables may offer protection against cognitive decline.

Now that the vaccine is rolling out to health care workers, if you're thinking of winging it and going vaccine-free, hopeful that you won't get Covid, or that it won't affect you badly, you might want to rethink that position.