Can Eye Exam Reveal Alzheimer’s Risk?

Alzheimer's and Vision, Chicago Health Magazine Online

Looking for clues about the health of your brain? You might want to pay a visit to your eye doctor. Research increasingly links common eye conditions — glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy — to risk for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. What’s interesting about the study results, says Albert Hofman, MD, PhD, […]

Disease That Causes Glaucoma in Children Tied to Genetic Mutation

Glaucoma in children: image of young child staring outside window with blinds mostly closed

Northwestern Medicine and University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) scientists have identified a gene that causes severe glaucoma in children. The finding validates a similar discovery made by the scientists in mice two years ago and suggests a target for future therapies to treat the devastating eye disease that currently has no cure. “This work shows us […]

Use sunglasses for vision protection starting at a young age

child with sunglasses

By Heidi Godman Harvard Health Blog When kids pack for summer camp or other time outdoors, sunglasses aren’t always at the top of the supply list. I made them a priority for my 12-year-old son, Carson, as he prepared to start rowing camp in Florida, for two reasons: 1. Our eyes are most vulnerable to […]