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Is there any better time to get creative with your meals and snacks than summer? With the growing season underway, home gardens, grocery stores and farmers markets are a rainbow of vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables. 

Have you ever had trouble reading a book? Or seeing road signs at night? Have your eyes ever been too dry, itchy or painful? Then you’ve experienced how important vision is and how quickly problems seeing can interfere with life.

When the summer season approaches, it is important that we take extra precautions to safeguard our physical health. This includes caring for your eyes in the summer and shielding them from the sun's harmful UV rays. 

Living with low vision can be a challenging experience, but it doesn't have to be a limiting one. Many strategies and tools are available to help people with low vision maintain their independence and quality of life. 

Our vision and health can deteriorate as we age, impacting our daily lives in various ways. Vision problems can limit our ability to carry out everyday activities, making us more dependent on others and reducing our quality of life. 

Have you ever searched “eyecare” online? If so, you likely found three different terms for professionals who deliver such care: optometrist, ophthalmologist and optician. 

People often say, “The eyes are the window to the soul,” but did you know that your eyes provide powerful insight into your overall health? 

As we age, our vision naturally starts to decline. This can make everyday tasks difficult, especially for seniors with low vision.

Have you ever heard of trichiasis? If no, you’re not alone. It's a condition affecting eyelashes, which can cause a number of symptoms, like eye irritation, redness and even vision loss. 

Macular degeneration is a common eye disease that causes vision loss in older adults. It occurs when the macula, the part of the eye that allows you to see fine details, begins to deteriorate. 

Diabetes is a serious disease that can affect many parts of your body, including your eyes. In fact, diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults in the United States. 

(BPT) - Imagine living for years, sometimes decades, with debilitating eye symptoms that not only affect your day-to-day activities, but often get written off or misdiagnosed by doctors. 

Habits that support a healthy lifestyle come in many forms, like eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly and keeping an eye on blood pressure and cholesterol levels. 

They say your eyes are the window to your soul, but they can also tell a lot about your overall health. 

The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends that you have an annual or biennial eye exam if you are over 65 years old

Prolonged unprotected exposure can lead to photokeratitis, a sunburn on your eye that can cause temporary blindness or blotchy vision, cataracts and worsen glaucoma.

A cataract is the clouding of the lens, due to the protein that makes up the lens behind the eye beginning to change in structure, thus getting in the way of normal clarity of your vision.