Today CNIB showed its support for Courage Canada’s national programs in Toronto. Despite warm temperatures outdoors, students from the Toronto District School Board who are blind and partially sighted had the opportunity to strap on skates and glide around the ice at Weston Lions Arena.This season, over 200 blind or partially sighted youth from 13 regions across the country are participating in C
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Courage Canada teaches students who are blind or partially sighted to skate
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4544 days ago (Editorial)What is a Uveal coloboma?
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4544 days ago (Editorial)
Coloboma comes from a Greek word which means "curtailed". It is used to describe conditions where normal tissue in or around the eye is missing from birth.To understand coloboma, it is useful to be familiar with the normal structure and appearance of the eye, and the terms related to the different parts of the eye.Uveal coloboma is a rare condition that is not always well documented. Depending on
App Turns Table Into Math Aid for Visually Impaired
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4544 days ago (Editorial)
Without looking down, Kira runs her index finger across the screen of an Android tablet that she is holding in her lap. For the occasion, she has painted her fingernails bright pink. When her finger touches a line drawn on the screen, the tablet vibrates quietly. Scanning her finger back and forth and feeling the vibration come and go allows her to trace the line's path. When her finger reaches a
Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Using UVA Light and Riboflavin for Keratoconus
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4544 days ago (Editorial)
Keratoconus is characterized by progressive primary corneal ectasia, resulting in decreased visual acuity in young adults and remains a leading indication for corneal transplantation surgery worldwide. Collagen crosslinking treatment of the cornea, pretreated with riboflavin drops, with UVA light has been described as a revolutionary new treatment that is effective in arresting the progression of
Glaucoma Management in Children May Improved by Home Measurement of Eye Pressure
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4544 days ago (Editorial)
Measurement of pressure within the eye, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is known to fluctuate throughout the day, and wide swings in patients with glaucoma are believed to be related to the progression of the disease, which can cause permanent damage to the optic nerve and vision. The clinical assessment of IOP, however, has been restricted to office visits during daytime hours. In a new study, pa
Corneal Collagen Crosslinking Using UVA Light and Riboflavin for Keratoconus
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4547 days ago (Editorial)
Keratoconus is characterized by progressive primary corneal ectasia, resulting in decreased visual acuity in young adults and remains a leading indication for corneal transplantation surgery worldwide. Collagen crosslinking treatment of the cornea, pretreated with riboflavin drops, with UVA light has been described as a revolutionary new treatment that is effective in arresting the progression of
Human stem cells 'help blind rats'
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4547 days ago (Editorial)
Stem cells taken from the back of a human eye have restored some vision to blind rats, according to researchers.They say the findings could help treat blindness, caused by glaucoma, if similar results can be repeated in humans.The study, published in the journal Stem Cells Translational Medicine, used the cells to form new nerves in the eye.These hooked up with the existing nerves, restoring sigh
New Research Characterizes Glaucoma as a neurologic Disorder rather than an Eye Disease
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4547 days ago (Editorial)
A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the "sneak thief of sight." A review now available in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, reports that some top researchers no longer think of glaucoma solely as an eye disease. Instead, they view it as a neu