Just like the muscles in your body, your eyes can get tired. For the job they do, your eyes contain the strongest muscles in your body. But as strong as they are, they can become strained and fatigued by sitting in front of a computer, under fluorescent lights or in front of a TV for a couple of hours. This is called visual fatigue
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Visual Fatigue
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4675 days ago (Editorial)Photophobia Symptoms
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4648 days ago (Editorial)
Sensitivity to light is the inability to tolerate light, medically known as photophobia. In someone who is light sensitive, any type of light source (sunlight, fluorescent light, incandescent light) can cause discomfort. Photophobia typically causes a need to squint or close the eyes, and headache, nausea, or other symptoms may be associated with photophobia. People with light-colored eyes are mo
Glaucoma Damage on the Rise
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4641 days ago (Editorial)
Canadians are not doing enough to protect themselves against glaucoma. A Canada-wide study found 50 per cent of those newly diagnosed with the disease are already at moderate to advanced stages, with irreversible and often devastating damage.
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Eye Surgery Improves Mood of Alzheimer's
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4625 days ago (Editorial)
Patients Study Shows Alzheimer's Patients May Sleep Better, Be Less Depressed After Cataract Surgery.
People with Alzheimer's disease should have regular eye tests to screen for vision problems. That's the recommendation of researchers who found that people with mild Alzheimer's disease who have cataracts may benefit from vision-correcting surgery. The benefits include improved sight, better sle
People with Alzheimer's disease should have regular eye tests to screen for vision problems. That's the recommendation of researchers who found that people with mild Alzheimer's disease who have cataracts may benefit from vision-correcting surgery. The benefits include improved sight, better sle
What Is Diabetic Retinopathy?
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4612 days ago (Editorial)
Diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease, occurs when blood vessels in the retina change. Sometimes these vessels swell and leak fluid or even close off completely. In other cases, abnormal new blood vessels grow on the surface of the retina. Diabetic retinopathy usually affects both eyes. People who have diabetic retinopathy often don't notice changes in their vision in the dis
Visual Impairment Becoming Less Likely in Diabetes
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4598 days ago (Editorial)
The age-adjusted percentage of people with diabetes reporting visual impairment (VI) dropped substantially between 1997 and 2010, from 23.7% in 1997 to 16.7% in 2010, according to National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite the decrease in the proportion of patients with VI, diabetes is still increasing rapidly in incidence, and the a
Types of Sports Eye Injuries
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4584 days ago (Editorial)
Three types of eye trauma can result from sports injuries: corneal abrasion, blunt injuries and penetrating injuries. Corneal abrasion, a scrape of the outer surface of the eye, usually is painful but not severe. The most common cause, in sports and recreation, is a scratch from a fingernail. Many professional basketball players wear goggles when they play to protect themselves from such an injur
What is Coats' disease?
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4577 days ago (Editorial)
In 1912, Dr. George Coats described one sharply outlined form of exudative retinitis, clinically characterized as follows:
- Occurrence in infantile or juvenile male patients
- Unilaterally
- Absence of systemic diseases
- Exudates below the retinal vessels
- Retinal hemorrhages
- Slow progression to retinal detachment, cataract, atrophy, or glaucom