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Learn Why You Need LASIK Vision Surgery When All Else Has Failed To Heal Your Vision Problems

Learn Why You Need LASIK Vision Surgery When All Else Has Failed To Heal Your Vision Problems

Over the years the popularity of Lasik vision surgery has risen tremendously. Learn why Lasik surgery is best to deal with various eye problems and is probably the best option around.
How to Treat Snow Blindness

How to Treat Snow Blindness

Snow blindness occurs when someone's eyes are subjected to ultraviolet ray (UV Ray) without the protection of sunglasses. It is caused by the glaring reflection of the bright sunshine on the snow or ice. This light reflects into the eyes and causing the cornea and conjunctiva of the eye to burn, mu
Eyeglasses

Eyeglasses

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Six Reasons You Should Want To Eliminate Your Eyeglasses Or Contact Lenses!

Six Reasons You Should Want To Eliminate Your Eyeglasses Or Contact Lenses!

A way to have and keep your vision without glasses or contact lenses! Vision without glasses? Sure! Yes, there is a way that I heard about and have used to strengthen my eyes. It is the same as you do for your other muscles in a gym workout kind of.
Contact Lenses - 30 Day Wear

Contact Lenses - 30 Day Wear

Imagine waking up in the morning and being able to see with clear vision. You can do it with 30 day contact lenses. Look at the pros and the cons then decide for yourself.
How Do Transition Glasses Work?

How Do Transition Glasses Work?

Many drivers would wear sunglasses when they are driving so as to block strong sunlight, so would they do when driving in snowy day so as to keep off glare. Sunglasses, at those times, serve as a great help for them to keep eye health and to eliminate unnecessary car accidents.
Anteojos Are Important For Taking Care Of Your Eyes

Anteojos Are Important For Taking Care Of Your Eyes

The demand for eye glasses is growing along with the prices. Eyeglasses are made for curing disease like vision disorder.
Non-infectious Orbital Vasculitides

Non-infectious Orbital Vasculitides

Non-infectious vasculitides comprise a large number of diseases. This new study reviews the potential for orbital involvement in these autoimmune diseases.
More than Just a Swollen Eyelid

More than Just a Swollen Eyelid

An eyelid that's swollen can be very much annoying, making it difficult to see. The swelling and tenderness of the eyelid can sometimes comes with discharges from the eye's corner."/
Add Style, Eliminate Glare With Polarized Sunglass Lenses

Add Style, Eliminate Glare With Polarized Sunglass Lenses

Do you own a classic pair of sports sunglasses? Or is your eyewear scratched and in need of repair? There are now great quality aftermarket replacement lenses that can solve this problem.
The truth about eye exercises

The truth about eye exercises

There are two common myths about eye exercises. The first myth is the Bates Method claim that eye exercises can help everybody 'throw their glasses away'. The second myth is the eye care establishment
DIY Plastic Eyeglasses Frame Repair

DIY Plastic Eyeglasses Frame Repair

Eyeglass frames come in a large selection of styles and shapes. Choices for eyeglass frame materials range from titanium to plastic. They can also break at inopportune times. Even thick plastic frames can break. There are some temporary repairs that you can do at home which will work until the frame
Preventing Hypertensive Phase in Glaucoma Valve Surgery

Preventing Hypertensive Phase in Glaucoma Valve Surgery

A pair of just-published studies examine different pharmacologic agents with the aim of preventing hypertensive phase associated with Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation.
RGP (Oxygen Permeable) Contact Lenses - What You Should Know About This Eye Product

RGP (Oxygen Permeable) Contact Lenses - What You Should Know About This Eye Product

Most people today prefer to use the light and hassle free soft contact lenses, but there is a niche among contact lens users who prefer the rigid gas permeable lenses also called RGP (oxygen permeable) lenses. The older lenses are made of a material called PMMA.
Pregnancy and Dry Eyes

Pregnancy and Dry Eyes

What can you do to relieve dry eyes during pregnancy?
How To Select Reading Glasses

How To Select Reading Glasses

As people reach the age of 40, they develop the vision disorder known as presbyopia. They find it increasingly difficult to look at near objects. Reading newspapers and books appear troublesome to their eyes. The print seem smaller to them, and they try to stretch their hands to look at the object f
How to Improve Vision Without Glasses

How to Improve Vision Without Glasses

Although glasses can help offset problems such as farsightedness and nearsightedness, some people find it necessary to improve their vision without glasses. Contacts are an alternative to glasses that offer vision correction without the discomfort of wearing glasses. Eye exercises can also provide s
A Trip To The Opthamologist

A Trip To The Opthamologist

When I was a kid back in the 1960s, my mom would sometimes take me to the eye doctor just to make sure I still did not need to wear glasses.In retrospect, I think these visits were largely unnecessary and were the result of my parents becoming friends with the local ophthalmologist.
Could Cataract Removal Surgery Change Your Life?

Could Cataract Removal Surgery Change Your Life?

Cataracts have historically been considered an inevitable part of life, something which happens as you grow older and a sad step into blindness for the aging population. These days however, cataracts are easily treatable with a simple surgery which will permanently remove the cataracts ensuring that
DSAEK: Peripheral Edema Following Displaced Corneal Graft

DSAEK: Peripheral Edema Following Displaced Corneal Graft

Corneal graft displacement after DSAEK can lead to peripheral corneal edema. Will it resolve without further intervention, or is graft repositioning or replacement needed?