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Nation-wide awareness about the vast dangers of obesity is at an all-time high, with TV shows like “The Biggest Loser” and health initiatives such as Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign shining a spotlight on the importance of fitness and good nutrition. However, despite the public’s knowledge of obesity’s effects on...

Creating healthy living habits is a great way to preserve your vision throughout your lifetime. These can help keep your eyes healthy and your vision clear.

Aging comes with many blessings but also certain challenges. Having a higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of them. Fortunately, a formulation of vitamins and minerals called AREDS2 may slow the progression of vision loss from AMD. We at VisionMD Eye Doctors in Glenn Dale offer treatment for macular degeneration and other eye diseases.

Ocular hypertension occurs when your eye pressure increases due to poor eye fluid drainage. Since it rarely presents with symptoms, routine eye exams are the only way to identify ocular hypertension and prevent it from causing glaucoma, a sight-threatening eye disease.

Child squinting, or holding objects unusually close or far away from his or her eyes? Children's eye exams in Glenn Dale, MD.

Are you suffering from red, irritated and scratchy eyes? Do you feel like you have something stuck in your eyes? These are hallmark symptoms of dry eye syndrome, a condition that occurs when your eyes are not properly lubricated due to insufficient tear production, blocked glands, or unbalanced tear composition....

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that damage the optic nerve and can lead to vision loss and even blindness when left untreated. Get your eyes checked regularly to minimize damage and preserve your vision.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), continues to spread across multiple continents, infecting over 13 million worldwide, with over 3.5 million cases and 139,000 deaths in the United States alone. Government authorities in nearly all fifty states continue to recommend shelter-in-place protocols, as...

We all know that eating nutrient-rich foods, drinking plenty of water, and exercising can boost our health. So it’s no surprise that these same activities also support eye health. Research has shown that regularly consuming certain vitamins and nutrients can actually prevent or delay sight-threatening eye conditions and diseases such...