Every year, millions of people around the world suffer from vision deterioration which eventually leads to blindness, and for many these conditions are incurable, resulting in their quality of life being severely impaired. However, international eye experts may have found they key to making life easier for sufferers of one blinding condition, and perhaps preventing the development of other disea
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Experts find root of common cause of blindness
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4619 days ago (Editorial)How Fetal Alcohol Syndrome affects the eyes
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4619 days ago (Editorial)
Eye doctors are interested in FAS because of the frequent involvement of the eyes, which may cause significant visual impairment in children. Visual acuity (the ability to see detail) is reduced in over 50 percent of children with FAS. Some problems such as a high refractive error (as large amount of near- or farsightedness) can be corrected with eyeglasses. Other problems that are caused by abno
Implantable Lenses: Help for Severe Myopia
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4619 days ago (Editorial)
Implanted contact lenses can now help people who have moderate to severe nearsightedness, or myopia. Called phakic intraocular lenses (IOL), these lenses are surgically implanted in the eye in front of the natural lens. They work by bending light rays onto the retina to form a clear image. Studies have found that IOL surgery is as safe as LASIK, which cuts the cornea to change its focusing power.
Keeping SCORE: Corticosteroids for Retinal Vein Occlusions
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4619 days ago (Editorial)
The Standard Care vs. Corticosteroid for Retinal Vein Occlusion (SCORE) study is the first multicenter randomized clinical trial to demonstrate the benefit of corticosteroids in managing macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The SCORE-CRVO trial has significant clinical impact because it provides the first level 1 evidence t
Web Site Allows Laypeople to Assess Amblyopia
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4623 days ago (Editorial)
A free and widely available Web-based test, developed and validated against conventional testing, allows parents to assess their children for amblyopia. The LazyeyeTest.org test provides a screening option for the most common cause of visual impairment in children.
To see more details, visit www.medscape.com
To see more details, visit www.medscape.com
Protect the eyes Use of gear at home can stave off problems
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4623 days ago (Editorial)
You may think your eyes are safe when you are at home. Truth is, every year more than a million people suffer injuries to their eyes in and around their houses. Most of these injuries, some permanent, could have been avoided by simply wearing protective eyewear. To see more details, visit www.vagazet
Safety Tips To Using Eye Cosmetics
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4623 days ago (Editorial)- Apply eyeliner outside the lash line (away from the eye) to avoid direct contact of the cosmetic with the eye. There also will be less chance that the liner will flake off into the eye.
- Replace cosmetics every six months (more often if you wear contact lenses) to avoid excess contamination with skin bacteria.
- Never use an old applicator in a fresh cosmetic product. The
Causes of Eye Allergies
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4623 days ago (Editorial)
Eye allergies often affect the conjunctiva, a clear layer of skin overlying the eyes. This clear layer of skin is the same type of skin that lines the inside surface of the nose. Because these two areas are so similar, the same allergens (substances that induce an allergic reaction) can trigger the same allergic response in both areas.
Common eye allergy triggers include: Pollen, Grass, Weeds,
Common eye allergy triggers include: Pollen, Grass, Weeds,