According to the latest CDC data, more than 61 million adults in the US – or 20 percent of the population – are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half have seen an eye doctor in the last year.In order to promote proper eye care and eye health awareness, the National Eye Institute has designated May as Healthy Vision Month. 10 things the National Eye Institute advises you should do to
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Healthy Vision Month 2012: Tips for Maintaining Your Eye Health
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4441 days ago (Editorial)Simple Solution For Age Related Macular Degeneration
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4418 days ago (Editorial)
A device which could restore sight to patients with one of the most common causes of blindness in the developed world is under development in an international partnership. Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Stanford University in California are creating a prosthetic retina for patients of age related macular degeneration (AMD), which affects one in 500 patients aged between 55 and
Strabismus Surgical Checklist Can Help Prevent Errors
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4408 days ago (Editorial)
One Third of Eye Surgeons Report Having Made Operating Room Errors.The Universal Protocol, designed to prevent wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient surgical errors, can be insufficiently effective for strabismus surgery.That's the conclusion of a study presented here at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus 38th Annual Meeting. A checklist specifically tail
Prompt Treatment of Radiation Retinopathy Preserves Vision
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4401 days ago (Editorial)
Early diagnosis of radiation retinopathy with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), followed by prompt treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech/Roche) injections, may prevent deterioration of vision in patients with uveal melanoma who have undergone plaque brachytherapy.Researchers reported the finding here at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalm
Providence Tops National List of Healthiest Eyes
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4391 days ago (Editorial)
Looking good, Providence. The capital city has just been named the #1 eye-healthy city in the country by VSP Vision Care, the nation's largest not-for-profit vision benefits and service provider.Providence was the only New England city named in Top 10 in the 2012 Eye Health Index. The rest of the rankings looked like this: 2 Wichita, KS, 3 Raleigh, NC, 4 Birmingham, AL, 5 Denver, CO, 6 Columbus,
Sudden double vision, dim vision or loss of vision
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4371 days ago (Editorial)
These are the visual warning signs of stroke. The other signs of stroke include sudden numbness or weakness of the arm or leg or face, typically on just one side of the body; trouble walking because of dizziness or loss of balance or coordination; slurred speech; or bad headache. In a large stroke (caused by a blood clot or bleeding in the brain), these symptoms happen all at once. In a smaller s
Demonstrating Technique To Give Us Better Understanding Of Human Tissues Focuses On Eye Tissues
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4363 days ago (Editorial)
Research from North Carolina State University demonstrates that a relatively new microscopy technique can be used to improve our understanding of human tissues and other biomedical materials. The study focused specifically on eye tissues, which are damaged by scarring in diabetic patients. The study is one of the first to explore how this technology, called bimodal dual AC mode microscopy, can im
Tiny needle targets drugs to back of eyes
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4355 days ago (Editorial)
Microneedles less than one millimeter long may offer a better way to treat diseases like macular degeneration by delivering drugs directly to the back of the eye.For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that needles can deliver drug molecules and particles to the eye in an animal model, an important finding as the population ages and develops more eye-related illnesses—and as pharmaceuti