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Coastal Family Eyecare updated their business hours.
Dry eye tip of the month: Make an at-home warm eye compress using a clean washcloth and some warm water. Dip the washcloth in the water, ring it out, and apply it to closed eyelids for up 5-10 minutes at a time, twice a day to relieve symptoms.
Today is World No Tobacco Day. Millions of people die every year from inhaling smoke and exposure to secondhand smoke. Not only does it harm your body but it also harms your eyes!
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How Does Smoking Affect Your Eyes?
Not a scene from a movie, but a real-life triclops: “Monty”: the three-eyed python snake, spotted traveling the highway.
LIVESCIENCE.COM
3-Eyed Snake Found in Australia Surprises Rangers
To all of our soldiers, we thank you and we honor you.
Here are some ways to exercise and stay active while being at home:
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COVID-19: Importance of home exercise while being isolated
Due to the economic impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Coastal Family Eyecare is consolidating all patient care into our Orange Beach office, located at 27250 Perdido Beach Blvd, Unit C, effective March 15th.
We are still available by phone and will have modified hours in Pensacola as patient care is fully transferred to Orange Beach, beginning April 1st.
Please call us at 251-974-1233 to schedule in Orange Beach, or you may also reach us at 850-455-0120 for any other questions regarding accounts, records, and orders.
We would like to thank all of our patients for your continued trust in us over these past 16 years in Pensacola and hope to see you in Orange Beach.
Coming Soon: Presbyopia-Correcting Eye Drops
In the U.S. there are 128 million people with presbyopia causing patients to struggle with their near vision. Presbyopia is ubiquitous with an average age of onset of 40 to 45 years. Until now, the only options available for these presbyopes have been wearing corrective lenses or undergoing an elective surgical procedure such as excimer laser ablation, multifocal or accommodating IOL implantation, corneal inlays, or femtosecond laser instrastromal correction. There are 6 clinical trials for presbyopia-correcting pharmaceuticals poised to enter the market in form of eye drops. The formulations will affect either pupil size or effect the lens. Eye drop therapy will become a viable option in the battle against presbyopia.
For good eye health diet eat your green leafy vegetables and seafood. Also add eggs, orange peppers and goji berries.
"Diet-based xanthophylls (zeaxanthin and lutein) are carotenoids in high concentrations in the central retina, where they have properties implicated in cell function, rescue, and survival.
Zeaxanthin concentrations are 2.5-fold higher than lutein in the cone-dense central fovea.
One of the stereoisomers of zeaxanthin, namely meso-zeaxanthin, is produced directly in the retina through the transformation of lutein.
Humans must acquire carotenoids through their diet.
Most food sources contain mainly lutein, which means that the human diet is poor in zeaxanthin.
Orange pepper have a higher zeaxanthin-to-lutein molar ratio. Goji berries are the richest source of zeaxanthin.
Egg yolk provides an excellent dietary source of zeaxanthin because the bioavailability from the yolk matrix is much higher than from the leaves of green vegetables.
Keeping in mind that the ratio of zeaxanthin-to-lutein in the fovea is approximately 1.5:1 , one should consider whether increasing the content of zeaxanthin in supplements for eye health will more effectively reduce the risk of AMD than lutein-rich supplements.'
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7284714/
Research brings new treatment possibilities. A clinical trial has commenced across Australia for a novel eye drop treatment that could improve the treatment of patients with retinal vascular diseases. If successful, the eye drops will revolutionize treatment for these diseases, which currently involves serial injections of an antibody into the back of the eye. They are testing an eye drop for treatment for diabetic macular edema and wet age-related macular degeneration.
We will be watching the outcomes for helping our patients with knowledge and care.
NEWSROOM.UNSW.EDU.AU
Revolutionary eye drop trial starts for common eye diseases
Eat more organic food, eat less processed food
"Data from the NutriNet-Santé study has revealed associations between diets high in ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, mortality, depressive symptoms, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and gastrointestinal disorders."
"According to Dr. Touvier, the team found “an association between higher concentrations of organic food and a lower risk of breast cancer and lymphoma.” Similarly, the data “showed a lower risk of obesity, overweight, and metabolic syndrome.”
They are currently working on a way to link infection to diet. This research could reveal whether any dietary patterns are associated with an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection or, conversely, whether any nutritional profiles are associated with a protective effect.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/what-have-we-learned-from-the-worlds-largest-nutrition-study?fbclid=IwAR0Q8V-neC4sMNP5IH4ZSmRPNUe9ews9FLpn_x2b4XUBMrXg8QtrGaB9U5w#Ultra-processed-foods
MEDICALNEWSTODAY.COM
What we have learned from the world’s largest nutrition study
"Magnesium deficiency is probably the most underestimated electrolyte imbalance in Western countries. It is frequent in obese patients, subjects with type-2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, both in adulthood and in childhood.
Correcting unhealthy diets is a priority to meet the daily recommended requirement for magnesium. Foods rich in magnesium include whole grains, nuts and seeds, legumes, and dark-green vegetables.
The right intake of magnesium, improves metabolic syndrome by reducing blood pressure, hyperglycemia, and hypertriglyceridemia. This occurs through the modulation of gene expression and proteomic profile as well as through a positive influence on the composition of the intestinal microbiota and the metabolism of vitamins B1 and D."
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/2/320/htm
