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05th October 2009
250 staffs in a company participated in a body test, the result of which is not so ideal. 85% of them have dry eyes, and 90% appear the symptom of vitrous opacity in eyeballs. Owing to the dry weather plus the long time of watching the computer, the eyes ... Read >
Author: Emma29th September 2009
Glaucoma is increased pressure within the eye. Cells inside the eye produce a clear fluid ("aqueous humor") that maintains the eye’s shape and nourishes the tissues inside the eye. The balance of fluid production and drainage is responsible for maintai... Read >
Author: Dr. Jack Stevens, DVM22nd September 2009
Retinal dysplasia refers to a disorder in which the cells and layer of retinal tissue did not develop properly. It is usually a nonprogressive disease and can be caused by viral infections, drugs, vitamin A deficiency, or genetic defects. Retinal dysplasi... Read >
Author: hannah01st August 2009
Lens implant surgery is often considered one of the best advances in recent ocular history. Before lens implant surgery, those suffering from eye vision loss would be forced to wear eyeglasses thicker than a sound proof, bullet proof window. Not anymore. ... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry31st July 2009
Lens implant surgery is one way for people to regain normal vision following if someone suffers from severe nearsightedness (myopia) or farsightedness (hyperopia). Below are just some of the most frequently asked questions about lens implant surgery.
W... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry03rd June 2009
To understand how a detached retina surgery can be performed, we need to understand what retinal detachment is. In a layman’s language, it is a disorder of the eye where the retina gets separated from its attachment to its underlying tissue within the e... Read >
Author: daniel.rayfield03rd June 2009
To understand how a detached retina surgery can be performed, we need to understand what retinal detachment is. In a layman’s language, it is a disorder of the eye where the retina gets separated from its attachment to its underlying tissue within the e... Read >
Author: daniel.rayfield08th March 2009
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Many Arizona transplants from colder climates migrated to warmer weather to avoid bone chilling weather, shoveling snow, slippery sidewalks, as well as other hazardous road conditions. However, while Southern Ar... Read >
02nd March 2009
When you wear glasses or contacts often people will ask you if you are nearsighted or farsighted. Never do you hear them ask if you have myopia or hyperopia. Myopia is the medical term for nearsightedness and hyperopia for farsightedness. Myopia is usuall... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry02nd February 2009
Yoga has been proven to relieve stress by using exercises that unify the mind, body, and spirit. If you are new to yoga, these seven tips will start you on the road to a more centered life.
1. Talk to your doctor and explain what type of yoga pose... Read >
Author: pompyfzr02nd February 2009
Yoga has been proven to relieve stress by using exercises that unify the mind, body, and spirit. If you are new to yoga, these seven tips will start you on the road to a more centered life.
1. Talk to your doctor and explain what type of yoga poses ... Read >
Author: pompyfzr16th January 2009
Diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. It is estimated that more than 14 million Americans have some form of diabetes. Public health officials expect that by 2050, there will be more than 48 million diagnosed cases in th... Read >
Author: Chelsea Francis05th January 2009
Eye exams can seem strange if you’ve never been to one. There are many tests that need to be performed and there are numerous pieces of equipment usually employed in order to detect refractive errors and more serious eye conditions such as cataracts and... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry04th December 2008
In diabetes mellitus, the glucose level in the urine and blood is high. A high level of blood sugar is due to deficiency of insulin, the hormone that facilitates the entry of glucose in body cells. This occurs when the pancreas fails to produce sufficient... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt27th October 2008
There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States who have diabetes. Diabetes is a diseas in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. There are two types of diabetes; Type 1- is when the body fails to produce insulin, the h... Read >
Author: Chris Carter24th September 2008
Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is neurocutaneous disorders. Incontinentia pigmenti (IP) is caused by mutations in the NEMO/IKK-gamma gene, which is sited on chromosome Xq28. NEMO/IKK-gamma is the rigid subunit of the inhibitor kappa kinase (IKK) complex and ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen23rd September 2008
Up to 80% of all patients who have had diabetes for 10 years or longer may suffer from complications of diabetes mellitus or damage to the retina; also called diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is damage to the blood vessels in the eye caused by d... Read >
Author: Chris Carter16th August 2008
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The retina is a layer of special light-sensitive cells that lines the back of the eye, and functions like the film in a camera. The image lands on the retina, having been focussed by the lens. Impulses a... Read >
Author: www.TheNaturallyHealthyPet.com18th July 2008
Eales disease is well known an idiopathic obliterative vasculopathy. Eales disease is common found in India. Eales Disease is a rare disorder of sight that seem as an inflammation and white haze around the outercoat of the veins in the retina. The disorde... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen17th June 2008
In ophthalmology, a cataract is known as the opacity of the eye lens. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye.
Talk to your eye doctor. About a year ago, a new kind of intraoccular implant was developed that lets your eye focus just as it did b... Read >
Author: Sander Bel13th May 2008
Corneal Transplants are some of the most common transplants in the United States. There are annually over 40,000 transplants being preformed around the US. Over 90% of all transplants done are successful and after the procedure sight is restored. Corneal ... Read >
Author: Dr. Brian Boxer-Wachler08th May 2008
What is retina?
The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the inside of the eye and sends visual messages through the optic nerve to the brain.
When the retina detaches, it is lifted or pulled from its normal position. If not pro... Read >
Author: peterhutch08th May 2008
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye disease that's associated with long-standing diabetes. It's a major cause of poor vision in the UK.
Retinopathy can occur with all types of diabetes. If left untreated, diabetic retinopathy can lead to blindness.
Diabe... Read >
Author: peterhutch25th March 2008
A retinal detachment is a serious and sight-threatening event. Retinal detachment is a disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue. It is usually affects middle-aged or older people. Retinal detachment oc... Read >
Author: Alien21st February 2008
In ophthalmology, a cataract is known as the opacity of the eye lens. Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye.
Talk to your eye doctor. About a year ago, a new kind of intraoccular implant was developed that lets your eye focus just as it did b... Read >
Author: Rachel Broune06th February 2008
When to start treating floaters?
You can often see them when looking at a plain background, like a blank wall or blue sky. Floaters are actually tiny clumps of gel or cells inside the vitreous, the clear jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your e... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team25th July 2007
What are the symptoms?
The only symptoms are abnormalities of vision in the affected eye. Since the other eye is almost always normal, it may compensate for the affected eye, so that early symptoms may not be noticed. The first signs of a detached retin... Read >
Author: Nikhil Jain26th November 2006
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that reduces a person’s immunity. It can lead to heart disease, and it may also affect some organs of the body, such as the eyes. Diabetes is, in fact, the cause of the most common form of blindness, a condition known as... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock
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