If you spend any length of time in front of a computer, you've probably experienced some form of eye strain, vision headaches or other stress in your visual system. And you're not alone. According to the American Optometric Association, upwards of 8...
Picture a visit to the optometrist or ophthalmologist and what do you think of? An eye chart on the wall on one side of the examining room and you in a chair on the opposite side trying to read the tiny letters on the bottom line, first with one eye...
Many people - perhaps even you - are skeptical that it's possible to see better without glasses or contacts. Much of this skepticism is rooted in misunderstanding. There are five commonly held beliefs that lead people to think that eyesight cannot...
In 1992 I visited a local optician for a routine eye test. At that time my vision was good with no apparent eye defects. He detected high pressure and recommended a visit, via my GP, to an eye s ...
Beclomethasone the generic name for a range of inhaled corticosteroids used to control asthma can cause cataracts, researchers have discovered recently. ...
You’re an eye specialist, and one of your patients reports that a lens in his eye - which you put in following a cataract operation - has been displaced after he was struck in the face. An outpatient procedure,
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), a type of blueberry, contains active flavonoid compounds known as anthocyanosides, which act as antioxidants in the retina of the eye.
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The transparency of the cornea is dependent on adequate supplies of vitamin A. A deficiency in this vital vitamin causes degeneration of the delicate cells, which is first seen by clouding of the ...
Martin Sussman
What Doctors Don't Tell You