SUNY Optometry works to contain an increasingly common vision condition. In the 1970s, one in four children had myopia, the medical term for nearsightedness. Fast forward to today and that number has jumped to 40 percent of kids—nearly one in two. Studies estimate that by 2050, half of the world’s…
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The primary purpose of frames is to hold the lenses in the correct position in front of your eyes so that you can see properly and comfortably. But they also have to look good. Frames come in many styles, colors, shapes and materials. At the Essilor Eyewear Center, we help…
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SUNY College of Optometry professor Dr. Mark Rosenfield has conducted extensive research on digital eye strain (which is also known as Computer Vision Syndrome), evaluating both the causes and the potential treatments for a condition that has become increasingly prevalent in our computer-smartphone-tablet-obsessed society. But how harmful is this screen…
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What You Need to Know About Diabetes and Vision Health New York, NY—Did you know that diabetes can be detected through an eye exam? Because diabetes affects the blood vessels, the eyes are unique in that it is the only place in our body that we can see blood vessels…
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Is your child’s prescription progressing at a high rate? SUNY Optometry’s Dr. Xiaoying Zhu discusses how University Eye Center’s Myopia Control Center helps slow the progression of myopia, or nearsightedness.
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New York, NY — January 27, 2021 According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, thyroid eye disease (TED) affects an estimated 1 in every 6,250 women and 1 in 34,482 men. Left undiagnosed and untreated, it is a condition that can contribute to vision loss. What is the cause of…
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September 24, 2020 New York, NY—When it comes to your eyesight, the signs of age may be subtle at first. Perhaps the words on a dinner menu suddenly become more difficult to decipher, driving at dusk becomes a bit more precarious, and distinguishing between colors such as black and blue…
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