Eye Care

Bioptics and Driving

Over the past 40 years, bioptics have in part allowed thousands of Americans, whose vision falls below the standard legal visual acuity limits (20/40-20/60), to drive an automobile. Persons who benefit from the latter optical devices illustrate visual conditions that reduce resolution or clarity of vision while maintaining peripheral or side vision intact. The latter might include conditions as: albinism, nystagmus, corneal diseases, macular degeneration and others that affect the central macular area of visual functioning; that which is responsible for our detail and color vision abilities.

Glossary of Medical Terms

Following are the Most Commonly Used Medical Terms:

Abortion: the premature termination of a pregnancy; may be induced or spontaneous (miscarriage)
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS): a fatal disease caused by a virus that destroys the immune system's ability to fight off infection

Skin Cancer: Tips to Keep Your Skin From Harm

Medical experts continue to track the rise of malignant melanoma -- a type of deadly skin cancer that was once rare but is now increasing faster than any other type of cancer in the United States. Last year alone, more than 600,000 cases of skin cancer were reported. The good news is that death rates from skin cancer, including melanoma, are small -- 9 out of 10 cases are cured.

Make the Home Safer for Young and Old

More children under age 10 die from home accidents than from any single disease. Older Americans are also at a higher risk from home accidents which, each year, kill more than 21,000 and injure 25 million Americans of all ages. However, with a little planning, any home can be made safer for its youngest as well as its oldest residents. Child Safety. Here are a few tips to make your home safer for children. Keep plastic bags and deflated or broken balloons away from young children. Cover unused electric outlets with plastic inserts.

How to Choose (and Get Maximum Mileage From) Your Primary Care Doctor

"When was the last time you had a check-up?" These words can be the last thing most guys want to hear. More often than not, we end up in a doctor's office only because we were forced to, by a cold that wouldn't quit, a stomach pain that became unbearable, or a sore knee that threatened our ski getaway. For some of us, a check-up happens only by ultimatum from one's employer. In fact, it's possible your car gets better care than you do.

Eye Care for Beautiful Eyes

EYES To make eyes appear larger, only apply mascara to the top lashes. To emphasize Blue/Grey eyes, use a yellow, orange, or coppery eyeshadow. To emphasize Green eyes, use a plum-colored eyeshadow. To make Hazel eyes appear bluer, use a navy-colored eyeshadow. To emphasize Brown use a pink, salmon, or taupe eyeshadow. To avoid clumpy mascara, wipeoff the brush with a tissue before applying. Prevent your lashes from clumping by using a bit of powder on them. To put the sparkle in you eyes:

Preventing Eye Injuries

Increasing numbers of children are participating in sports at an early age. Parents and coaches should ensure that kids always wear the appropriate protection while playing certain sports: Always wear a helmet with polycarbonate face mask or wire shield when playing: Baseball Lacrosse Hockey (choose protection approved by the Hockey Equipment Certification Council or the Canadian Standards Association)

Eye Care Tip of The Month

Avoid Eye Injuries from Fireworks Thousands of eye injuries, which often result in permanent vision loss, occur each Fourth of July from accidents with fireworks. Be safe this Fourth of July and enjoy the public fireworks displays that many communities sponsor. They are presented by highly skilled professionals and they are bigger, brighter and more beautiful than home displays, as well as much less dangerous. If fireworks are legal where you live and you decide to set them off on your own, be sure to follow these important safety tips:

Using Your Eyes and Your Computer

When you use your computer, do you experience symptoms like headaches, eye strain, blurred vision, eye irritation, double vision, excessive tears or dry eyes, pain in the eyes or excessive blinking or squinting? That means you should visit your optometrist for a comprehensive eye examination. And, when you do, be sure to tell the doctor about the computer work that you do. There are a number of things that you can do to arrange and use the parts of your workstation to eliminate or minimize discomfort.

Sjogren’s Syndrome

Sjogren's syndrome classically features a combination of dry eyes, dry mouth, and another disease of the connective tissues, most commonly rheumatoid arthritis. Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease, characterized by the abnormal production of extra antibodies in the blood that are directed against various tissues of the body.

Singapore Witnesses World's First Transmission of Ophthalmology Surgery in 3d High Definition

In what could be one of medical science's most important innovations, Singapore and Japan joined hands to transmit a cataract surgery in 3D High Definition images over real-time across the two countries. The surgery was carried out in Japan's Asahikawa Medical College on February 16, 2006, while an audience made up of doctors, nurses and members of the media watched the operation eagerly in Singapore on a big screen using special 3D glasses.

Cataract

In all elderly persons the lens of the eye gradually becomes harder, less elastic, and somewhat yellow; when these senile or degenerative changes take place and cause part or total loss of transparency of the lens, the condition called cataract is present. Often the cause is not known, but certain recognised diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, are liable to give rise to cataract; injuries, accidents, or foreign bodies in the eye may also be responsible, and the condition is commoner in people over sixty years of age although cataract is sometimes seen in younger persons.

Interstitial Keratitis

Interstitial keratitis is a form of inflamma-tion which is nearly always due to syphilis, usually of the congenital type; it occurs in children with congenital syphilis between six and sixteen years. The conjunctiva may be seen to be of a salmon-pink colour; later, the cornea becomes dull or 'steamy', looking like ground glass. The disease is chronic and affects both eyes; relapses are common. See colour plate section.