Since its introduction in ophthalmic surgery 10 years ago, the femtosecond laser has demonstrated its utility for improving the predictability, precision, and safety of corneal surgery, primarily in making the corneal flap for LASIK surgery. The laser-created flap's superiority over flaps made manually with a blade microkeratome has resulted in the gradual supplanting of the manual blade microker
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Early Experience With the Femtosecond Laser for Cataract Surgery
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4349 days ago (Editorial)Eye Injuries In Young Athletes Can Be Avoided With Protective Eyewear
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4349 days ago (Editorial)
August is Children's Eye Health and Safety month and pediatricians are being advised to educate parents, coaches and young athletes about the dangers of eye injuries, urging them to wear protective goggles when they participate in sports, in particular for high-risk sporting activities, including fencing, boxing and ball sports, such as soccer, basketball, softball, lacrosse and baseball.Accordin
Sudden difficulty closing one eye, inability to control tears in it
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4351 days ago (Editorial)
Bell's palsy is an impairment of the nerve that controls facial muscles (the seventh cranial nerve), causing temporary paralysis in half the face. It sometimes follows a viral infection (such as shingles, mono or HIV) or a bacterial infection (such as Lyme disease). Diabetics and pregnant women are also at higher risk. Half of the entire face, not just the eye, is affected. Effects vary from pers
Phacoemulsification Complications Declining
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4351 days ago (Editorial)
After adoption of phacoemulsification as the procedure of choice to repair cataracts, the risk for retinal detachment (RD) dropped significantly between 1989 and 2001, according to a study published in the July issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. The study further evaluated additional risk factors for RD post–cataract surgery using phacoemulsification. RD is the most common sight-threatening
Eye-Pad Of The Future? Paralysed Patients Could 'Talk' By Using Their Pupils Like A Pencil To Write Sentences
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4351 days ago (Editorial)
Patients who have lost the ability to move could soon be able to communicate by 'writing' with their eyes.Researchers have created a new technology that trains people to move their pupils in a smooth cursive motion and then traces these words onto a screen.Our eyes never cease to move and it is normally impossible to control those movements smoothly in any direction.
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Computer Screens Are Killing Our Eyes Because We Work Too Hard
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4351 days ago (Editorial)
That screen time is killing our eyes according to a report from the American Academy of Optometry. So what should we do about it? Health experts say to reduce our time looking at screens to less than two hours a day. They do, of course, provide the caveat that it’s fine when looking at a screen for work. They do say that you really should get out more while focusing your vision on books and other
1. EyeTechCare Announces Preliminary Results For EyeMUST, A Multicenter Clinical Trial Of Its EyeOP1(R) Device
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4351 days ago (Editorial)
EyeTechCare SA, which is developing non-invasive therapeutic medical devices using ultrasound technology, announces the preliminary results of EyeMUST, a multicenter study of the use of its EyeOP1(R) device in glaucoma. The study, launched in September 2011 was carried out on 60 patients in nine centers in France (Lille, Paris, Dijon, Lyon and Grenoble). The aim was to confirm the positive result
Neuroprotective Strategies in Glaucoma
Posted by Bharat (#1) 4353 days ago (Editorial)
Glaucoma is increasingly recognized as a neurodegenerative disease, and substantial numbers of patients experience progressive loss of vision from glaucoma, despite medical, laser, and surgical therapy that results in normal or even subnormal intraocular pressure. Patient and physician frustration have prompted increasing interest in therapeutic targets other than intraocular pressure in patients