Air Force Allows Pilots With Lasik to Fly
For the first time, the US Air Force is allowing aspiring pilots and aircrew members to fly even if they have had LASIK eye surgery.
Since 2001, the Air Force has permitted applicants to try for spots as pilots or aircrew members if they have... (Read more about Air Force Allows Pilots With Lasik to Fly) |
Blindness
The group of conditions known as retinitis pigmentosa or RP is the most common cause of inherited blindness. Initially the rods in the retina begin to die and the cones at the center of the retina, known as the macula, will also be lost. (Read more about Blindness) |
CATARACTS AND STATINS
Cataracts are a common problem as we age. In people over the age of 75, two-thirds have the most common type of cataract.
There are at least 300 to 400, 000 new visually disabling cataracts annually in the U.S.
So preventing them would be... (Read more about CATARACTS AND STATINS) |
CHILDREN & CONTACT LENSES
Before you get your child contact lenses, have you considered whether she is ready for them?
11 year old Chris Baker is quite the athlete, especially when it comes to skateboarding. But, his eyeglasses have thrown a monkey wrench into the mix.... (Read more about CHILDREN & CONTACT LENSES) |
CHILDREN AND SUNGLASSES
For 1 year old Katelyn and 7 year old Emily, the backyard is their extended playroom. But, their mother Lauren Tirado is very particular about her children having sun protection. Lauren lays down the law when it comes to spending hours of playtime... (Read more about CHILDREN AND SUNGLASSES) |
CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA
Congenital glaucoma is an eye disease where the normal eye pressure is affected by the buildup of fluid in the eye.
You might say that 3 year old Juan Navarro is a little ham. Smiling and posing for the camera, he looks like your typical playful... (Read more about CONGENITAL GLAUCOMA) |
Cateracts
The lens of the eye functions to focus light onto the retina at the back of the eye. This should result in clear vision. (Read more about Cateracts) |
Choosing Between Traditional and Custom Lasik
Lasik eyesight-correction surgery, a phenomenal breakthrough when it was first approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration in 1995, has recently been trumped big-time by the innovation known as wavefront Lasik technology, which is some 25... (Read more about Choosing Between Traditional and Custom Lasik) |
Color Blindness
The first report on color blindness was written by the British chemist John Dalton who was himself afflicted with it. (Read more about Color Blindness) |
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis or pink-eye is an infection of the lining of the eye or the eyelid produced by a virus or bacteria. Bacterial conjunctivitis produces a thick yellowish discharge. Both types are highly infectious. (Read more about Conjunctivitis) |
Contact Lenses and Eye Infect
“Sometimes I don’t take out my contact lenses, once in a while I sleep in them, I don’t wash my hands thoroughly sometimes,” says Janie Medina.
If this sounds familiar you could be putting yourself at risk for a dangerous fungal eye infection.... (Read more about Contact Lenses and Eye Infect) |
Detached_Retina
Ideally light that enters the eye is refracted by the cornea, which is the clear covering on the front of the eye and is also refracted by the lens, coming to a sharp focus on the retina at the back of the eye. (Read more about Detached_Retina) |
Diabetes Retinitis
The space at the front of the eye between the cornea and the iris is filled with a clear fluid known as aqueous humor. The central part of the eye is also filled with a gel-like substance called vitreous humor. (Read more about Diabetes Retinitis) |
ENFANT PEDIATRIC VISION TESTING SYSTEM
Ella Brown is just 8 months old and she is having her first eye exam.
“My husband has very poor vision so I thought that maybe she’ll have poor vision at an early age.” (Read more about ENFANT PEDIATRIC VISION TESTING SYSTEM) |
Early On-set Glucoma
Marina Virdone can’t imagine not being a school teacher. She says next to taking care of her own children, teaching is her second greatest love. But, three years ago, life as Marina knew it was about to change. Marina had developed a severe eye... (Read more about Early On-set Glucoma) |
Elective Eye Surgery
61 year old Winnie Herman savors every moment with her 20 month old granddaughter, Katie. But, she says, her glasses have been a definite hindrance on their time together. “It became very, very frustrating and seemingly the glasses were taking... (Read more about Elective Eye Surgery) |
FARSIGHTEDNESS LASER SURGERY
“All my life, I’ve worn glasses. I think I first got glasses when I was in the third grade,” says Ben Anderson, whose eyesight was corrected with laser surgery.
58 year old Ben Anderson has wanted to toss his glasses for years. He has struggled... (Read more about FARSIGHTEDNESS LASER SURGERY) |
GLAUCOMA
Timely detection of glaucoma is the key to treating the disease and preventing blindness. Steve Cohen doesn’t take for granted that he can drive, or even read.
“I just came for a routine eye exam and they detected what they thought could be the... (Read more about GLAUCOMA) |
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible
blindness in the world today. (Read more about Glaucoma) |
Hyperopia
Myopia and Hyperopia are terms for near sightedness and far sightedness. Ideally, light that enters the eye is refracted by the cornea which is the clear covering on the front of the eye and is also refracted by the lens, coming to a sharp focus... (Read more about Hyperopia) |
INTACS EYE TREATMENT
Rekha Krishanmurthi has tried glasses and hard lenses to help improve her vision. But unfortunately, nothing is doing the trick.
“I can’t focus, everything is blurry. I can’t read and there’s no way I could drive or anything like that,” says... (Read more about INTACS EYE TREATMENT) |
Intac
Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments or INTACs are the first FDA approved, non-laser, surgical technique for correcting near sightedness. (Read more about Intac) |
Iris Prosthetic
For 16 year old Kurtis Thomas and his friends, one Saturday afternoon, back in April of 2004, the plan was to have a little backyard warfare, playing paintball. But, what was supposed to be a few hours of just “boys being boys” type fun, turned... (Read more about Iris Prosthetic) |
Keratoconus
Keratoconus comes from the Greek word meaning conical cornea. The cornea is the clear windshield of the eye and is responsible for refracting most of the light coming into the eye. (Read more about Keratoconus) |
LASIK STUDY
If you’re considering LASIK surgery to get rid of your glasses, you might want to ask your doctor about the risks of LASIK surgery. There are many factors that can play a role in the success of the procedure, even factors like the temperature and... (Read more about LASIK STUDY) |
LAZY EYE STUDY
There is encouraging news tonight for many older children who suffer from lazy eye. Treatments for lazy eye that were previously thought to benefit only children younger than seven have now been shown to help even older teens. (Read more about LAZY EYE STUDY) |
Lasik
LASIK is a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The goal of this Web site is to provide objective information to the public about LASIK surgery. (Read more about Lasik) |
Lasik Helps U.S. Retain Pilots, Astronauts
The natural human aging process is in a constant war with the U.S. military and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Aging has always degraded the vision of Air Force pilots, Navy divers and NASA astronauts - and this has made it... (Read more about Lasik Helps U.S. Retain Pilots, Astronauts) |
Low Vision
There are many different conditions that can cause low vision and each condition affects sight in a different way. (Read more about Low Vision) |
Macula Degeneration
Age related macular degeneration or AMD is the leading cause of blindness in people over 60 in the western world. (Read more about Macula Degeneration) |
Myopia
Myopia and Hyperopia are terms for near sightedness and far sightedness. (Read more about Myopia) |
NEW CATARACT PROCEDURE
The National Eye Institute reports that cataract removal is one of the most common operations performed in the United States. And for the first time, there is a new lens called Crystalens which is implanted into the eye and focuses much like the... (Read more about NEW CATARACT PROCEDURE) |
New Excimer Laser
New Excimer Laser
Breakthrough Excimer Laser technology is leading to unprecedented results in the field of eye correction. (Read more about New Excimer Laser) |
Nystagmus
Nystagmus is the medical term for the rhythmic wobbling of the eyes. You can see a type of nystagmus by watching the eyes of a passenger who looks outside the window of a moving car or train. (Read more about Nystagmus) |
Presbyopia
Presbyopia is a vision condition in which the crystalline lens in the eye loses its flexibility. The lens of the eye focus's the image upon the retina. (Read more about Presbyopia) |
Radial Keratotomy
Radial keratotomy, or RK, changes the shape of the cornea by making incisions with a surgical knife to flatten, steepen or alter the contour of the front of the eye. (Read more about Radial Keratotomy) |
Remedy or Rip Off: Nature's Tears
If you suffer from dry eyes, and many of us do to some extent, you might be heading to the drug store for an over the counter eye drop.
One of them, though, is different than many of the others, not because of what it has, but rather, what it... (Read more about Remedy or Rip Off: Nature's Tears) |
Retina Exam
Obtaining a highly detailed image of the retina is crucial for getting an early and accurate diagnosis for several diseases that affect eyesight. (Read more about Retina Exam) |
Stroke and Eye Changes
Looking deeply into someone’s eyes can be telling, beyond the eyes themselves.
There’s new promise that in some patients, doctors can see into the future…and see who is going to suffer a stroke, by performing a simple eye exam.
What’s... (Read more about Stroke and Eye Changes) |
Sunglasses
So we’re in the meat of the summer now: it’s July 4th weekend, the days are long, and that means lots of sunshine.
But are you protecting your eyes by wearing sunglasses?
The fact is you can look awesome and do something really really... (Read more about Sunglasses) |
Sutureless Cornea Transplant Surgery
“I could barely see, like when I would get up in the morning everything was so foggy. The first thing that was in my mind was that, wow, maybe I’m going blind,” says Dyeane Dunn.
Dyeane Dunn’s corneas were damaged. She would need a cornea... (Read more about Sutureless Cornea Transplant Surgery) |
Vision 20/20
An eye exam will show any abnormal arterial growth that will threaten one's eyesight. Lenses are used to re-focus light to land where it is supposed, correcting this error of refraction. (Read more about Vision 20/20) |
Vision Impairment Study
If you think you might need glasses, but don’t, you’re not alone.
According to new research in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there are millions of Americans with vision impairment.
The most common reasons for vision... (Read more about Vision Impairment Study) |
Visual DX
Bioterrorism is one of the country’s biggest post-9-11 concerns.
How quickly doctors can detect an agent of bio-war will determine how many people will be affected.
We’ve had a taste of how even very small releases of bio-terror agents can... (Read more about Visual DX) |
Visual Process
The visual process is the means by which the eye perceives light and movement and translates these into nerve impulses. (Read more about Visual Process) |
healthwrap_video games
New research out of the University of Rochester shows video games that contain high levels of action can actually improve your vision.
People who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20... (Read more about healthwrap_video games) |
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