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May is Healthy Vision month!
Get involved in Healthy Vision Month 2024 and reframe your future by helping yourself and others with a visual impairment live their best lives with vision loss.
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Blue Light: What Is It And How Does It Affect Your Eyes?

Blue Light: What Is It And How Does It Affect Your Eyes? - Blue light is a short wavelength, which means it produces higher amounts of energy. The eyes cannot effectively filter blue light, so more can pass through the eye to the retina. Blue light produces both benefits and concerns for our eyes and overall health.

How To Protect Your Eyes During the April 8th Solar Eclipse.

How To Protect Your Eyes During the April 8th Solar Eclipse - Discovery Eye Foundation but looking at a total or partial eclipse can severely and permanently damage your eyes and eyesight if not done with proper protection.

Save Your Vision Month is here.
We at DEF remind you to prioritize your eyes in 2024.

In honor of Save Your Vision Month, read our blog for some everyday things you can control to help “Save Your Vision”

Save Your Vision Month - Discovery Eye Foundation Healthy Eye Tips for Save Your Vision Awareness Month, and we encourage you to share these tips with loved ones.

Today is GivingTuesday!
GivingTuesday reminds us about the importance of giving – we invite you to pause and contemplate the good you can do right now to help support our sight saving research. During the next 24 hours people around the world will come together to celebrate generosity and make an impact.
Now, more than ever, your gift can be life-changing for you, or that of someone you love. We urge you to participate, and give the gift of sight this holiday season!
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/discoveryeye

September is Healthy Aging Month!

Healthy Aging Month is an annual health observance designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. Aging is a process that brings many changes. Vision loss and blindness, however, do not have to be one of them.

Read our blog and learn what you can do to maintain a healthy vision now and as you age.

September is Healthy Aging Month - Discovery Eye Foundation Healthy Aging Month is an annual health observance designed to focus national attention on the positive aspects of growing older. Visiting an eye care professional regularly for a comprehensive dilated eye exam is the most important thing you can do to reduce your risk of vision loss as you age.

Read our blog to learn more about Blue Light! Learn how blue light can potentially affect your eyes and how you can limit your exposure to it.

Blue Light: What Is It And How Does It Affect Your Eyes? - Blue light is a short wavelength, which means it produces higher amounts of energy. The eyes cannot effectively filter blue light, so more can pass through the eye to the retina. Blue light produces both benefits and concerns for our eyes and overall health.

June is Cataract Awareness Month!

June is Cataract Awareness Month - Discovery Eye Foundation The awareness campaign promotes information about the eye condition that is the leading cause of treatable vision loss in the United States.

Our Spring 2023 Newsletter is out!! Read about our latest research at the Discovery Eye Foundation.https://discoveryeye.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/DEF-News-spring-2023_2.pdf

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April is Women’s Eye Health Month to educate women about the steps they can take today to help preserve vision in the future.
Read our blog to learn good eye habits to lessen or prevent future vision problems. https://discoveryeye.org/april-is-womens-eye-health-month/

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Discovery Eye Foundation provides eye funding for age-related macular degene

DEF Helps Bring Vision-Saving Treatment To Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa. Learn about Dr. Henry Klassen’s clinical trials utilizing retinal “stem cells” to slow or prevent vision loss in patients with blinding retinitis pigmentosa.

Discovery Eye Foundation helps bring vision-saving Retinitis Pigmentosa treatment to patients. Dr. Henry Klassen speaks about his vision-saving Retinitis Pigmentosa treatments to patients.

February is AMD/Low Vision month! Read our blog to find out about our newest research!

February is AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month - Discovery Eye Foundation AMD is a disease that is a leading cause of low vision in Americans older than 50 years of age. AMD, is a progressive disease that causes retinal cells to slowly die, though it causes no physical pain. This month is targeted at spreading information about AMD and other sight threatening diseases tha...

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and the perfect time to raise awareness about this disease. Read our blog to find out more information about Glaucoma and what your risks are.

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month - Discovery Eye Foundation January is Glaucoma Awareness Month and the perfect time to raise awareness about this disease. There are several types of glaucoma.

Our Thanksgiving newsletter is out! Read up on our latest research and meet our researcher, Jacob Dohl.
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If you would like to support sight saving research by donating to DEF please click here.
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Newsletters - Discovery Eye Foundation Discovery Eye Foundation Newsletters - read about our scientists conduct eye research involving macular degeneration, and other sight robbing eye diseases

Read our blog for tips on how to keep your eyes comfortable during this winter season.

How to Keep Your Eyes Comfortable During Winter Months - Discovery Eye Foundation Harsh weather conditions can reduce the natural moisture in your eyes and the irritation usually results in a burning or itching sensation that often leads to rubbing or scratching your eyes which can worsen the symptoms.

SAVE THE DATE - NOVEMBER 29TH!!
GivingTuesday reminds us about the importance of giving – we invite you to pause and contemplate the good you can do to help support our sight saving research.

Join the Movement and Experience the Joy of Giving
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Thanksgiving is almost here; a meal that nourishes the family bonds and traditions. This meal also has another added bonus — almost every item on the Thanksgiving table is healthy for your eyesight!

Read our blog to find out he most popular Thanksgiving dishes and their corresponding benefits to your eye health

A Thanksgiving Spread that Promotes Eye Health - Discovery Eye Foundation Thanksgiving is almost here; a meal that nourishes the family bonds and traditions. This meal also has another added bonus, almost every item on the Thanksgiving table is healthy for your eyesight!

Halloween season is fast approaching, so before putting on your costumes and your spooky costume contacts please remember, wearing contact lenses without a prescription is dangerous!
Read our blog to find out the Do's & Don'ts of costume contacts.

Beware of Costume Contacts - Discovery Eye Foundation Wearing costume contact lenses can be risky, can cause serious damage to your eyes if the lenses are obtained without a prescription or not used correctly.

Today is the last for Prime Day!
Shop and save with holiday deals and support Discovery Eye Foundation at the same time!

Its simple and free! Click the link below to help support the next breakthrough in eye health.
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Did you know that most eye injuries happen at home and can be avoided? American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has set aside the month of October for a public health awareness campaign aimed at preventing eye injuries.

Read our blog for some tips on how to avoid eye injuries at home.

October is Eye Injury Prevention Month - Discovery Eye Foundation You may be surprised to learn that more than 1 million people suffer an eye injury every year in the United States.

Prime Days will be here again for a second time this year!!
On October 11-12 you can shop and save with holiday deals and support Discovery Eye Foundation at the same time!

Its simple and free! Click the link below to help support the next breakthrough in eye health.
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-4228653

September is Healthy Aging month!
As the U.S. population gets older, it’s important to spread the word about ways to prevent vision loss in older adults.

READ our blog to find out what happens to your vision as you age and how you can care for your vision as you get older.

September is Healthy Aging Month - Discovery Eye Foundation As the U.S. population gets older, it’s important to spread the word about ways to prevent vision loss in older adults.

The Optic Nerve And Its Visual Link To The Brain.

The Optic Nerve And Its Visual Link To The Brain - Discovery Eye Foundation The optic nerve is a cable–like grouping of nerve fibers, connecting the eye to the brain.

It’s back-to-school time! As your child prepares to start another school year, don’t forget to take care of one of their most important learning tools — their eyes. Find out how you can help keep their eyes healthy, and why an eye exam is so important.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL EYE CARE FOR KIDS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - Discovery Eye Foundation It is absolutely critical to ensure healthy eye development and that they have the visual skills necessary for successful learning.

DEF's Fall Newsletter is out! Read up on the latest research projects happening at the Discovery Eye Foundation.

https://discoveryeye.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DEF-e-Newsletter-August-2022.pdf

Meet Discovery Eye Foundation's Medical Director, Dr. Anthony Nesburn

Welcome to Discovery Eye Foundation w/ Anthony B. Nesburn, MD, FACS For more information, please visit:www.DiscoveryEye.org

Read our blog to learn more about your Retina and all of it's layers.

Layers of the Retina - Discovery Eye Foundation The retina at the back of the eye is essential for all vision. Here is a look at the layers of the retina and how important they are for you to see.