Our friends at Prevent Blindness have set aside the month of June as Cataract Awareness Month. The goal every June is to educate the public and raise awareness of the symptoms, causes, and treatments for cataracts. The main objective of Cataract Awareness Month is to motivate and empower those afflicted by this disease to come …
The American Academy of Ophthalmology dedicates each month to recognizing and raising awareness around one or more important eye health issues. In 2013, US nonprofit, Prevent Blindness officially declared June to be Cataract Awareness Month to educate the public on cataract’s causes, symptoms, preventions, and treatment. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness in the …
June is Cataract Awareness Month. So we thought we would take a few minutes to dispel a few rumors surrounding this common vision problem. Myth 1: Only the elderly develop cataracts. Unfortunately, cataracts may be unavoidable as we age. But did you know that every once in a while, cataracts can actually occur in young …