{"id":27490,"date":"2018-03-23T20:09:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T20:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preventblindness.org\/blog\/basic_page\/womens-healthy-eyes-now\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T11:09:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T16:09:44","slug":"womens-healthy-eyes-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/womens-healthy-eyes-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Healthy Eyes Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=&#8221;Women Suffer From Vision Problems More Than Men. They are:&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]65% of people with <strong><a href=\"\/amd-age-related-macular-degeneration\/\">age-related macular degeneration (AMD)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>61% of people with <strong><a href=\"\/glaucoma\">glaucoma<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>61% of people with <strong><a href=\"\/cataract\">cataract<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>56% of people with <strong><a href=\"\/refractive-error-myopia-hyperopia-astigmatism\">refractive error<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>63% of people with vision impairment<\/p>\n<p>66% of people who are blind[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph-heading\">Take Care of Yourself<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/healthy-living-healthy-vision\/\"><strong>Quit smoking<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Take nutritional supplements.<\/p>\n<p>Expectant mothers should be aware of <a href=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/pregnancy-and-your-vision\/\"><strong>possible vision changes during pregnancy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Women who have <a href=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/diabetes-and-your-eyes\/\"><strong>diabetes<\/strong><\/a> or gestational diabetes should visit their eye doctor.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a106ba2ca212\" data-id=\"6a106ba2ca212\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"25\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"25\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=&#8221;&#8221; h4=&#8221;Other things you can do to protect your vision for life:&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/protect-your-eyes-from-uv-rays-2\/\"><strong>Wear UV-blocking sunglasses and a brimmed hat outdoors<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Learn of any family history of eye disease<\/li>\n<li>Use cosmetics safely<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/preventblindness.org\/wearing-contact-lenses\/\"><strong>Use contact lenses safely<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"paragraph-heading\">Women as Caregivers<\/h2>\n<p>Women often make the majority of their family&#8217;s health care decisions. 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