Tag: Retina
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Common Eye Health Problems that You Need to Know About
The key to good eye health for the whole family starts with having the right pair of prescription glasses and having good eye health education. Having something go wrong with your eyes (or your child’s eyes) can be a terrifying or worrying experience when you don’t know what the diagnosis is or what the causes…
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Are Smartphones Creating Long Term Problems For Our Eyes?
What is the first thing you do in the morning? Do you pick up your phone to check your email and catch up with the news? An hour or two later when there isn’t much to do, is it likely that you use your phone to surf the Internet or watch something on Netflix? Finally…
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Eye Test may detect Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms develop.
Research currently underway by scientists from the University College London believe Alzheimer’s and other diseases could be detected by a simple and inexpensive eye test that could be available from high street practices within the next five years. The non-invasive method uses fluorescent markers, which enable early indication of brain cell death by attaching to…
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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 1: Macula Degeneration
This week we have 7 articles to share with you relating to the health of your eyes, please share these articles with your friends and family to promote Eye Health Awareness week 2010, together we can make a difference to encourage regular eye examinations. What is the Macula? The Macula is a very small part…
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Bionic Eye Becomes a Reality Helping a Blind Man to See Again
We were very interested and excited to hear the news of a man who says he can now see flashes of light for the first time since he lost his sight 30 years ago thanks to a new bionic eye. It sounds like science fiction, but it is a great sign of what might actually…
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New Article: Learn about the Anatomy of the Eye
Following on from a recent post regarding our glasses guide – guide to buying glasses online article, we have now posted a new article for those interested in learning a little bit about the structure of the eye, this article covers the following areas: Cornea Aqueous Iris Crystalline Lens Sclera Choroid Retina Vitreous Optic Nerve…