As people prepare to thrill at the phenomenon of the eclipse today, Lauren Lusardi, OD, FAAO, an optometrist with Atlantic Health System in New Jersey, breaks down how the event makes us susceptible to eye damage and useful tips on how to protect yourself.
Tag: Eye Damage
Upcoming Solar Eclipse—Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Warn About Dangers of Looking Directly at the Sun
Warning follows Mount Sinai’s landmark eye damage case linked to the 2017 eclipse
Pet laser pointers have enough power to “blast away” cells in the back of the eye
Laser pointers used to exercise pets may seem like safe and simple low-powered devices, but an Ohio teen learned the hard way that staring at the narrow beam can cause permanent eye damage.
Breakthrough Technology Used to Discover Eye Damage from Repeated Intravitreal Injections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ilana NikraveshMount Sinai Press [email protected] Breakthrough Technology Used to Discover Eye Damage from Repeated Intravitreal Injections Findings may lead to new treatment approaches to counteract this problem (New York, NY – April 13, 2019) – In…