Fier eye screening
The Fier Eye Care & Surgery Center offers free screenings for cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic eye disease. Free Lasik screenings also are available, as is assessment of eligibility for free glaucoma medication. The center is located at 514 S.W. Prima ...
Cataract is problems that occur in one person’s eye. Generally this is a problem related to age that is during old age the lens located in one’s eye becomes nonfunctional and hence causes impaired vision. This is called Cataract and when the lens is surgically removed and replaced with manmade lens...
As a person ages, lots of changes can take place which in turn can weaken the vision and the eye sight. Apart from that there are several eye diseases that are quite common in older people. Eye diseases in the aging eye most often require surgery. However, before taking any kind of vital steps it is...
Contact lenses are actually pieces of plastic through which visibility becomes clear without the use of the glasses. They are mostly used as a substitute for glasses and in some cases they are also used to treat certain eye diseases like cataract. They may also be used for cosmetic purposes to change...
A plastic lens implanted into the eye could boost the vision of thousands with short-sight. New research suggests the procedure is at least as effective as laser surgery – in some cases, even more so.
New research suggests the procedure is at least as effective as laser surgery – in some...
Vietnam’s Military Corporation (Viettel) has donated VND 400 million in support for disadvantaged patients with cataract and eye-related diseases in Vietnam and Laos.
The funding has been handed over to the Central Ophthalmology Hospital (COH) to conduct 50 free-of-charge surgeries in Quang Xuong district...
May 12, 2010 — As Butch Patrick was driving on a rainy evening in Beverly Hills he found it difficult to see the road signs and found the headlights of cars bothering his eyes more than usual. He even had difficulty reading the cue cards,and in spite of his reading glasses and bright lights found...
Research shows that women who eat a high-GI (glycemic index) diet have a higher risk of developing vision problems than those who eat low GI carbohydrates.
The particular vision problem examined is called age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
“The likelihood of having abnormalities characteristic...
A foreign body is something such as an eyelash, sawdust, sand, or dirt can that gets into the eyes. The main symptom is irritation or pain.
If anything is stuck in your eye for more than a period of a couple of hours, you must immediately cease all attempts to remove it yourself. Keep in mind that the...
Eyes need sustenance to stay healthy and beautiful in the same way that bones need calcium. Proper vitamins and minerals are vital to eye health, particularly as people age.
When taken regularly, vitamins for eyes can:
Improve your vision by repairing weak or damaged parts of the eye
Improve your eye...
“But man hath perversely continued to serve his lustful appetites, and he would not content himself with simple foods. Rather, he prepared for himself food that was compounded of many ingredients, of substances differing one from the other. With this, and with the perpetrating of vile and ignoble acts, his attention was engrossed, and he abandoned the temperance and moderation of a natural way of life. The result was the engendering of diseases both violent and diverse.” by Abdu'l Baha