Older people should pay more attention to their eye health after one expert said that it is this age group that is mostly affected by eye disease. Eye diseases mainly affect older people, one expert has said, suggesting that people wanting to find a care home should pay particular attention to their optical health.

BACKGROUND: From the time of birth, eyes are a major concern for doctors, nurses and parents. Following birthing, newborns are cleaned, wrapped in a warm blanker, and given Erythromycin in the form of an eye drop.

Research has suggested that gaining weight in middle age could notably increase a man's risk of going blind in later life, which may interest men already wearing glasses or contact lenses to correct their vision.

As per the findings of a new study, it has been found that drinking a glass full of milk regularly can actually reduce the risks of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) to a great extent in women.

Fear of the unknown is one of the greatest issues facing patients with glaucoma - the second leading cause of blindness worldwide after cataracts - according to research in the April issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.  People also worry about how the eye disease, which can be hereditary, will affect other members of their family.

It’s generally known that African Americans have the highest risk for glaucoma (about 12 percent) among racial groups in the United States. They are more than twice as likely as non-Hispanic white Americans (5.6 percent) to develop this potentially blinding disease. But little was known about risks for Asian Americans until a National Eye Institute funded study published recently in Ophthalmology journal (online). By reviewing insurance records of more than 44,000 Asian Americans older than 40, the researchers found their glaucoma risk to be 6.5 percent, which is about the same as U.S. Latinos.

Women are more susceptible to developing eye conditions than men. According to Women's Eye Health, two-thirds of blind and visually-impaired people are women.  During the month of April, Dr. Mark Lynn & Associates is especially encouraging women to get an eye examination to help preserve their vision.

Moderate Red wine consumption may protect vision, retina specialist says

The protective effects of resveratrol against oxidative stress and angiogenesis might be the key to why moderate red wine drinkers are at a reduced risk of developing age related macular degeneration.