Eyecare Blogs Edmonton

Our Eyecare Blogs Edmonton covers hot-button topics surrounding your eye health and what you can do to maintain a healthy eye.

Eye Myth Busters

January 29, 2020

Knowing how to take good care of your eyes is the first step to protecting your sight for a lifetime. Eye Myth 1: You must wear glasses full time to avoid vision deterioration. Even though glasses do...

Cataract

January 29, 2020

A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s natural lens, which lies behind the iris and the pupil. How Cataracts Affect Your Eye’s Vision The eye’s natural lens works much like a camera...

Diabetic Retinopathy

January 29, 2020

Diabetic retinopathy involves swelling, leaking or abnormal growth of blood vessels in or near the retina. Diabetic Retinopathy There are multiple stages to this disease, the earliest of which may not...

Glaucoma

January 29, 2020

Glaucoma is a general name for a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve of the eye. Glaucoma Glaucoma is often called “the thief of sight” because glaucoma symptoms either go undetected or...

What is LASIK

January 29, 2020

LASIK, short for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis, is the most popular refractive surgery available today. LASIK Benefits LASIK has become the premier surgery for vision correction because...

Macular Degeneration

January 29, 2020

Macular degeneration (also called AMD, ARMD, or age-related macular degeneration) is an age-related condition. Macular Degeneration Macular Degeneration is the condition in which the most sensitive...