An optometrist is a health care professional who provides primary vision care. That means they do wellness checks of your eyes. Known as a comprehensive eye exam, this is an important part of your ...

Children between the ages of 3 and 6 years old should undergo vision screening at least once a year, according to new ...

Brian Stafford, 51, has spent most of his life outrunning his family history of disease. “My father is a prostate-cancer survivor, and I’ve had multiple aunts and uncles fight cancer as well,” he says ...

If you’re enrolled in Medicare, routine vision care isn’t guaranteed. Some privately administered Medicare Advantage plans cover eyeglasses and eye exams. But Original Medicare — which provides health ...

Your eyes may be the windows to your soul, but they also provide a good view of your overall health. That’s why yearly comprehensive eye exams are so vital, says Jarrett Johnson, O.D., M.P.H., a VSP ...