Women's Eye Health: What Every Woman Needs to Know | For Students, By Students
The Dr. April Jasper Show por Dr. April Jasper
Notas del episodio
In this special For Students, By Students episode of The Dr. April Jasper Show, Dr. April Jasper is joined by her daughter, Allison Jasper, for an important conversation about women's eye health and the unique vision challenges women face throughout their lives.
Did you know that two-thirds of all blindness and visual impairment occurs in women? Women are also at greater risk for conditions such as age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, dry eye disease, glaucoma, refractive error, and thyroid eye disease.
Together, Dr. April and Allison explore:
• Why women face a higher risk of vision loss • Common eye conditions that disproportionately affect women • The role hormones can play in eye health • Why routine eye exams are critical • Prevention strategies every woman should know • How future healthcare providers can better ed ...