by Appalachian Eye Care - Princeton & Giles | Dec 6, 2022 | Optical News
Check your calendar: We’ll welcome 2023 in just a few short weeks. It’s time to ask yourself two questions: What do you need to get done before the end of December? What action steps can you take now to make your new year better? It’s Time To Use...
by Appalachian Eye Care - Princeton & Giles | Nov 22, 2022 | Optical News
The US Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are 37.3 million Americans living with diabetes. That’s about 10% of our nation’s population! What’s worse: About one in five of those people are not aware that they have this dangerous chronic...
by Appalachian Eye Care - Princeton & Giles | Nov 8, 2022 | Optical News
It’s November: Time to shine a light on how diabetes impacts your eyes during Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month. Did you know that diabetes often affects a patient’s vision? And that uncontrolled diabetes is a top cause of blindness for people aged 74...
by Appalachian Eye Care - Princeton & Giles | Oct 20, 2022 | Optical News
What are Eye Floaters? If you haven’t yet experienced floaters in the eye, it’s understandable that you may be puzzled about what they are and what they look like. However, as you age, floaters become more common. You will get used to seeing an oddly...
by Appalachian Eye Care - Princeton & Giles | Oct 6, 2022 | Optical News
Why Retinal Detachment is an Eyecare Emergency Your retina is the extremely light-sensitive nerve tissue at the back of your eye that enables your eye to focus and see. The retina captures and processes incoming light and images, then passes that information to the...
by Appalachian Eye Care - Princeton & Giles | Sep 22, 2022 | Optical News
In our offices and around the country, optometrists are seeing a significant—and disturbing—new trend: more and more patients are presenting with myopia, or nearsightedness. People with myopia can see close-up objects clearly, but objects at a distance...
