Everyone here at Corrective Eye would like to remind everybody that December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month. It is very important to keep your children’s safety in mind when you are shopping this Holiday season. More often than you know it accidents that involve children and toys occur and can result in injury to…
Year: 2014
Diabetes and Vision Should be Concerning
Set your sight on healthy vision if you have diabetes. Diabetes and vision should be concerning to anyone suffering from diabetes, however, some of us are more at risk than others. The subject of diabetes seems to be everywhere these days—in the news, on social media, even on talk shows. In fact, 26 million people…
How Do People With Diabetes Maintain Healthy Vision?
No Warning Signs of Diabetic Eye Disease Let us help you with diabetic eye disease prevention. Your eyes are an important part of your health. If you have diabetes, set your sight on healthy vision. Unfortunately, diabetic eye disease has no warning signs so working with an eye doctor to find and treat the disease…
Learning About Diabetic Eye Disease – November is National Diabetes Month.
What is Diabetic Eye Disease? November is National Diabetes Month. Did you know that diabetes is one of the primary reasons for blindness amongst working-age adults in the United States? However, with early detection and preventative treatment prescribed by an eye doctor in a timely manner, this disease can be controlled. Diabetic Eye Disease 101:…
Preventing Eye Injuries at Home, in the Game and on the Job
October is Eye Injury Prevention Month – a time to increase awareness about preventing eye injuries. The eye doctors at Corrective Eye Center think it’s important you know how many people are impacted by pain and vision loss each year as a result of eye injuries while we outline a few simple steps to make…
Proper Home Eye Protection in the Yard and Garage Can Help Prevent Eye Injuries
This Press Release Provided By: Prevent Blindness Sarah Hecker (312)363-6035 shecker@preventblindness.org Accidents with Power Tools Cause More Eye Injuries than Any Other Product CHICAGO (Sept. 24, 2014) – In 2013, more than 94,000 adults and children were treated in hospital emergency rooms in the United States for eye injuries from products. Many of these products…
Protect Your Eyes from Halloween Horrors
Protect your eyes while Trick-or Treating with the kids this Halloween. Getting costume ideas ready for a Halloween party of your own? Don’t forget to protect your eyes from a few Halloween horrors that can accompany those costumes! Every year we see reports come in about eye injuries from Halloween activities, so with Halloween right…
September is Healthy Aging Eyes Month
September is Healthy Aging Eyes Month. Carolyn Worthington, editor-in-chief of Healthy Aging® Magazine and executive director of Healthy Aging® is the creator of September is Healthy Aging® Month, an annual health observance designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. There are over 76 million baby boomers today over 50 and…
Add Healthy Vision to Your Back to School Supply List
Is it a learning disability, or could it be one of a number of children vision disorders? It’s that time of year again. Summer is almost over and the new school year quickly approaches. You’ve printed out those extensive Back to School Supply Lists and begun to equip your children with notebooks, highlighters, pencil boxes,…
7 Sight-Saving Habits for Seniors from Corrective Eye Center
We’re here to help with these sight-saving habits… The American Academy of Ophthalmology encourages us to celebrate senior independence in the month of July with these seven sight-saving habits. Among older Americans, visual impairment is one of the most significant contributors to loss of independence; it is also associated with a higher prevalence of chronic…