Press Releases from Eyecare Medical Group (2 total)
Eye Injury Prevention Month at Eyecare Medical Group in Portland, Maine
Eyecare Medical Group in Portland, Maine wishes to announce that the American Academy of Ophthalmology has designated October as Eye Injury Prevention Month. When most people go out to mow the lawn, jump-start the car or get ready to do some spring cleaning, the last thing they think about is protecting their eyes, but it should be first on their mind. "More than one million people suffer from eye injuries…
Cataract Awareness Month at Eyecare Medical Group in Portland, Maine
Eyecare Medical Group in Portland, Maine wishes to announce that Prevent Blindness America has designated June as National Cataract Awareness Month.
“Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide. About 20.5 million Americans age 40 and older have cataracts and more than half of all Americans develop cataracts by age 80,” commented Maine cataract surgeon William Holt, M.D. of Eyecare Medical Group.
Many patients do not actually know that a cataract is…
