April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month

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Did you know that worldwide, two thirds of people affected by vision loss are women?

According to the National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, the reason for this is likely because women live longer than men and, therefore, are more susceptible to age-related eye disease.

At 90 and older, there are five times as many women living as men. Recent studies have shown that more women than men suffer from age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, the four leading eye diseases in the United States.Women are also at higher risk to develop sight-threatening autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

To educate women about the steps they can take to help stop vision loss, Prevent Blindness America has designated April asWomen’s Eye Health and Safety Month. They recommend that women age 40 and older make it a priority to have a dilated eye exam to help prevent vision loss. It is also important to have a dilated eye exam any time a change in vision is detected. The physicians of Retina Consultants of Southwest Florida have been making these same recommendations to our community for more than three decades.

Retina Consultants also recommends the following things that you can do to help maintain good vision:

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