Blog - Volunteer Eyecare

Summer is coming to a close, and kids are getting ready to go back to school. While you might be busy packing up backpacks or picking out pencils, you might also want to make time to visit with your eye doctor before your child goes...

You’ve likely heard of Dry Eye disease and the discomfort it can cause. But what is this condition, and who is most likely to suffer from it? Your eyes require tears to lubricate and nourish the cornea – the front surface of your eye. Tears serve...

Ah, summertime. Hours upon hours of fun, no school, and vacation. You're not the only one enjoying the longer days. The sun is also out for more hours each day, and while that means more time for your activities, a dangerous byproduct comes from this. This byproduct...

June is National Cataract Awareness Month, a common eye condition which is now a leading cause of vision loss in the United States for adults over the age of 40. It’s also a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Cataracts are a progressive cloudiness, yellowing and hardening...

Did you know that over half of all Americans have cataracts by the time they are 70? That's quite an astonishing amount of people dealing with them, and it means that it's likely that you will have cataracts one day as well. But how much do...