Protein in Eyes: What Are Eye Floaters Made Of?

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Eye floaters are imperfections in the eye that look like dark shapes. They are made of protein and other discarded cell material. Although you may perceive them as being in front of the lens, they are in fact on the inside of the eye.

The vitreous humour is the gel-like ball inside the [...]

Age-related Macular Degeneration May Be Helped with Melatonin in Research Study

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A study indicates that melatonin supplements may slow and even reverse the effects of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). ARMD is the leading cause of serious vision loss in elderly persons.

The symptoms of ARMD include seeing wavy lines that should be straight, blurred text, and/or dark or empty spaces in the center of the field of [...]

Eye Contact Avoided by Bipolar Children

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A recent study showed that bipolar children spend less time making eye contact with people – looking at their eyes – versus typical children. Instead of looking at the eyes, bipolar children and children with severe mood dysregulation in the study spent less time looking at the eyes when observing faces. Instead, they spent [...]

Grapes May Prevent Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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A new study in the journal Free Radical Biology & Medicine compared the effects of lutein to grapes on the eyes. Grapes won out, providing more protection against oxidative damage to the retina than the nutrient lutein.

Mice were broken into two groups: on had a diet high in grapes, and the other received lutein, [...]

Computer Vision Syndrome: Electronics Take Their Toll on Eye Health

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Do your eyes spend more than 4 hours a day looking at the screen of an electronic device? If so, you are at risk for computer vision syndrome. Computer vision syndrome symptoms include eye strain, fatigue, dry eyes and headaches from staring at a screen too long.

To find out if you are [...]

Incidence of Blindness Drops in Denmark Due to Treatment of Wet AMD

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Increase in the delivery of a treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) has resulted in a significant 50% reduction of new cases of blindness in Denmark, according to a study published in the American Journal of Opthamology. Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in the West. Specifically, [...]

Statin Drugs and Muscle Injuries

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Patients taking statin drugs to lower cholesterol might be more likely to get muscle injuries, especially elderly patients.(1) Side effects and adverse reactions, according to other research, may include increased stroke risk, higher risk of Type II Diabetes, low iron, pancreatic dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, suppressed immune system, muscle pain, and more.

Be aware [...]

Strengthen Your Muscles from Your Eyes to Your Toes

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When you are in your 30′s, your skeletal muscle mass will peak. After that, they will reduce slightly in number and size every year. By the time you are in your 50′s, 15% of muscle mass may be lost, and by your 80′s, as much as 30% of muscle mass may be lost.

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Drink Green Tea to Reduce Body Fat

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Did you over-indulge in too many high-calorie foods over the holidays? Put on a few extra pounds? Two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese, and a few extra pounds add up to health risks. However, drinking green tea may help fight body fat and also lower cholesterol levels.

Green tea is lower [...]

Eye Disease More Common in Women

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While everyone, regardless of gender, must take care of their eye health, women have more eye disease, blindness and vision problems than men. A major study in 2001 shows that around the world, eye disease is more common in women.

Topping the list for women vs. men is dry eye syndrome, autoimmune diseases, [...]