One of the Greatest Lies Ever Told: Carrots

It’s not that carrots aren’t nutritious, they are indeed important in keeping your eyes healthy (and actually, your vision would in fact deteriorate if you had a carotene or vitamin A deficiency), however they do not magically enhance your vision, or a fighter jet pilot’s night vision for that matter. (source 1) And so the little fib [...]

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Celebrating 10,000 views!

It happened! I have hit 10,000 views on my eye blog! I feel like setting off fireworks! I feel like celebrating! I also feel like thanking all of those you have read it, inspired me, helped me with ideas, editing, pictures, encouraged me and referred others here! I will continue to write, and am as [...]

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The Optic Chiasm, how do neural pathways for vision know to cross to the other side of the brain?

There is more to vision than just your eyeballs. Sure information and images are collected by the eye and the retina but that info is then transmitted to the brain to be analyzed and interpreted in the visual cortex. You could sort of say your brain tells your eyes what you are seeing, or at [...]

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The opinions expressed on this site and by Dr. Cheryl G. Murphy are published for educational and informational purposes only, and are not intended as a diagnosis, treatment or as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis and treatment. Please consult a local physician or other eye care health care professional for your specific health [...]

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By Request: Myopic Macular Degeneration

I received this topic by request from a lovely, young woman who has this condition. Although I never examined her myself I feel the need to help others understand the conditions they themselves face and also feel the responsibility to educate others out there on this very important subject. Myopic Macular Degeneration is not to [...]

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