Parents: Here are 5 Steps to Protect Your Young Athletes’ Eyes

North Atlanta Eye Care and the American Academy of Ophthalmology reminds parents that the right protective eyewear can significantly reduce the risk of eye injuries Atlanta, GA – Nearly 30,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries every year. An astounding 90 percent of these ER visits could have been avoided if the athlete wore protective eyewear. Even the most low…

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New Research Suggests Alcohol May Not Be Safe for People with Age-related Macular Degeneration

Moderate to high alcohol consumption may raise incidence of early AMD, warn North Atlanta Eye Care and the American Academy of Ophthalmology Atlanta, GA – February 14, 2023 – Even though Dry January is over, new research suggests you may want to consider keeping the no-alcohol challenge going all year, especially if you’re among the nearly 2 million Americans who have age-related…

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Your Brain May be Disguising a Blinding Eye Disease

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Even though Marlene Klein was having trouble recognizing familiar faces and began to mistake her fingers for carrots as she chopped vegetables, she had no idea she was slowly losing her vision to a leading cause of blindness, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). That’s because her brain was compensating for the developing blind spots in her…

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