{"id":8338,"date":"2023-09-18T11:22:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?p=8338"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:36:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:36:07","slug":"september-18th-24th-is-national-eye-health-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2023\/09\/september-18th-24th-is-national-eye-health-week\/","title":{"rendered":"September 18th-24th is National Eye Health Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 18th to 24th is National Eye Health Week! Each year, the ocular care community encourages all individuals to start young in adopting healthy lifelong practices to reduce one&#8217;s odds of developing eye disease that can lead to worsening or complete loss of vision.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aao.org\/eye-health\">American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO)<\/a> has designated September as Healthy Aging Month and emphasizes good eye health as an essential part of healthy living. This month, the AAO outlines a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/2022\/09\/healthy-eyes-healthy-lives\/\">multitude of preventive practices<\/a> that adults can adopt to slow onset of declining vision and and prevent ocular disease.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/09\/National-Eye-Health-Week.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By age 40, all asymptomatic adults should have an eye specialist conduct an comprehensive eye exam. Whether it\u2019s your first baseline screening, or that follow-up exam to address screening and diagnostic results, contact 黑料网 Kittner Eye Center at <strong>984-974-2020<\/strong>\u00a0to schedule your eye exam today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 18th to 24th is National Eye Health Week! 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