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...
Implantable lenses could be a safer alternative to laser surgery for moderately nearsighted people, a British review of earlier research suggests.
Laser surgery — for example, LASIK – is the standard procedure for nearsighted people who don’t want to depend on glasses or contact lenses....
A new method of correcting nearsightedness could be better and safer than laser eye surgery, experts say.
In laser surgery, a razor-thin layer is shaved from the outer surface of the eye, the cornea, to focus light from an image in the right place on the retina. The new surgery achieves the same effect...
“Sight-testing opticians” in British Columbia may be permitted to independently conduct automated refractions for healthy patients, and spectacle and contact lens providers may be able to fill prescriptions without possession or verification of a current, valid refraction.
According to a news release...
What is Bardet-Biedl syndrome?
Bardet-Biedl syndrome is a complex disorder that affects many parts of the body including the retina. Individuals with this syndrome have a retinal degeneration similar to retinitis pigmentosa (RP).
What are the symptoms?
The diagnosis of Bardet-Biedl syndrome is usually...
What is Usher syndrome?
Usher syndrome is an inherited condition characterized by hearing impairment and progressive vision loss. The vision loss is due to retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a degenerative condition of the retina, and usually appears during adolescence or early adulthood. Balance may also be...
Foundation Fighting Blindness started a new research an age-related macular degeneration.
What is age-related macular degeneration?
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a retinal degenerative disease that causes a progressive loss of central vision. AMD is the most common cause of vision loss in...
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...
PEORIA – What began as a practice of one doctor has become a center serving more than 60,000 patients a year from a 100-mile radius.
Eye Center in Illinois was the brainchild of the late Dr. George Wyman.
“My father bought the practice in 1945 out of an estate, and he practiced largely solo...
Glaucoma is a condition of the eye in which a build-up of pressure inside the eye causes degenerative changes that damage the retina and optic nerve, therefore resulting in blindness.
Your eye needs a certain amount of pressure to keep the eyeball in shape so that it can work properly. In some people,...
“Treat disease through diet, by preference, refraining from the use of drugs; and if you find what is required in a single herb, do not resort to a compounded medicament” by Baha’u’llah cited in J. E. Esslemont, "Baha'u'llah and the New Era"
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