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  • Maintaining Emotional Health and Vision During the Pandemic

    Learn some helpful tips provided by Deirdre Johnston, M.B.B.Ch., M.D. of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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  • Coronavirus & AMD: Your Questions Answered

    Learn some helpful tips provided by UCLA ophthalmologist, Michael Gorin, MD, PhD.
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  • COVID-19 and Caregivers

    New Challenges for Caregivers and Loved Ones
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  • COVID-19 and Older Adults

    Older adults and people who have chronic medical conditions are at greater risk for COVID-19
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  • COVID-19 Wash Your Hands

    Wash your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds
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  • COVID-19: Protect Your Eyes

    Protecting your eyes--as well as your hands and mouth--can slow the spread of the coronavirus.
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  • Fact Sheet

    Glaucoma: Frequently Asked Questions

    Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases that lead to damage of the optic nerve (the bundle of nerve fibers that carries information from the eye to the brain), which can then lead to vision loss and possibly blindness. Optic nerve damage usually occurs in the presence of high eye pressure; however, it can occur with normal or even less than normal eye pressure. Read the answers to the most frequently asked question about this eye disease.

    February 12, 2019
  • Fact Sheet

    Macular Degeneration: Frequently Asked Questions

    Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye disease that causes deterioration of the macula, the central area of the retina. Read the answers to the most frequently asked questions about this eye disease.

    March 1, 2019
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