Archive for February, 2009
Eye Diseases And You
Saturday, February 28th, 2009eye diseases
If you eat right and exercise, then you might have a better chance of avoiding problems with your eyes. Eye diseases can affect anyone and everyone, from people who try to be healthy to people who don’t try at all. It’s really a matter of chance.
There’s so many diseases that can affect the [...]
Acute Glaucoma Isn’t Cute
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009eyesight
Acute glaucoma is a disease that affects the eyes and it is one of the major causes of blindness in the United States. There are four types of glaucoma and all of them can wreak havoc with your eyesight. Most people who are diagnosed with glaucoma have had no symptoms; this is why it is [...]
Carotenoids Like Lutein And Zeaxanthin Can Help Prevent Macular Degeneration
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009Lutein is one of over 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids. Found in green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale as well as carrots and many other fruits and vegetables, lutein is employed by organisms as an antioxidant and for blue light absorption. Lutein is present in plants as fatty-acid ester that when digested convert [...]
Colored Contact Lenses: Revitalize Your Look Easily
Sunday, February 15th, 2009Colored contact lenses are a great way to sharpen and enhance the look of your eyes. Unlike traditional contacts, colored lenses are a great way to show off your contacts, with colors that are completely fun. Wearing color contacts are all about having some fun every once in a while.
All around the world, thousands [...]
Reviewing The Recovery Process After Lasik Eye Surgery
Saturday, February 14th, 2009laser eye surgery
One of the fastest, easiest and most popular ways to correct many common vision problems is through a procedure called Lasik laser eye surgery. One reason why this is such a widespread and in-demand procedure is that there is very little risk of infection or complications. However, there are still some important guidelines [...]
Talk about Toric Contact Lenses
Friday, February 13th, 2009Nowadays there are many types of contact lenses on the market. Most of them are being fitted in order to help the vision, such as correcting basic near and long sightedness. However, because many people are in need of a correction for astigmatism, the lens manufacturers are now producing soft contact lenses which cater for [...]
Brief introduction to hard contact lenses development
Friday, February 13th, 2009Originally, when the hard (pmma) contact lens was developed, the correction of astigmatism was not much of an issue due to the fact that this lens material was rigid and therefore did not follow the contour of the irregularities of the cornea and so the tear film between the lens and the cornea of the [...]
What you need to know about pasadena lasik surgery
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Lasik surgery is a new technology in eye surgery that uses laser to correct the eye's cornea to improve the vision. It is a newly developed technology yet has been widely popular ever since it has been introduced to the public.
The residents of Pasadena find LASIK surgery to be very effective. Thousands of patients that [...]
Contact lens Development
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009Over the years contact lenses have improved tremendously. From the beginning of hard Perspex lens to the daily disposable lenses and nowday also the “permanent wear” lenses.
Unfortunately the difficult wearing adaptation of the hard lens have cast a long shadow and not until the 1990’s potential contact lens wearers started to realize that wearing [...]
The Importance Of Glasses For Computer Workers
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009Computers are ubiquitous, at home, at work and at school.Most of us seem to spend a large part of our days squinting at a monitor and with more of our shopping and entertainment being driven by the Internet, computer use is surely going to increase.For many that’s not a problem. If you spend more than [...]
