The leading cause of blindness in seniors is age-related macular degeneration. If you have a close relative with AMD, you have a 50 percent chance of developing the condition. Learn other risk factors and the steps you can take to protect yourself from AMD-related blindness: http://bit.ly/GzOcdX

Glaucoma affects more than 2.7 million Americans aged 40 and older. Learn if you are at risk for this “sneak thief of sight” http://bit.ly/rT5tKO

Dr. Macdonald was an instructor again this year at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in San Francisco teaching Small Incision Cataract surgery to other eye doctors.

From Halloween to hospital? Avoid non-prescription costume contacts to save your sight! One teen’s cautionary tale, as seen on Good Morning America: http://bit.ly/1M2syhl

Scratches, sores, infections … blindness. All of these can be caused by over-the-counter costume contacts. Here’s why you need a prescription if you want to make your eyes look like a zombie’s this Halloween: https://bit.ly/2NLD4FJ