Archive for the 'Improved Vision' Category

Bonnie Tyler free from ‘eyesight of an old lady’

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Blonde and sexy singing siren Bonnie Tyler has a sad story behind glitz and glamor exterior. She was suffering from ‘eyesight of an old lady’ for many years. Her severe long-sightedness, combined with having one cornea “shaped like a rugby ball”, meant the gravel-voiced 57-year-old from Swansea ended up needing a magnifying glass to [...]

Eye treatment gets easy

Monday, December 1st, 2008

To fight the problems of eye disease, the health authority of Puerto Rico has started a web site visiting http://www.Transitions.com.. The website will enable the patients to satisfy their queries regarding eye disease. Over 56 percent of Hispanics in the United States use the Internet for recreational purposes or to find information and carry [...]

US gets first prosthetic iris replacement in a child

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

In a breakthrough success, the eye researchers in Cincinnati Eye Institute implanted a custom-made prosthetic iris into the eye of a 7 year old boy. Thus the child, Nathaniel Brantley is the first child in the US to get the prosthetic. The boy was born without irises, the colored part of the eye that controls [...]

Researchers find link between sleep disorder and eye problem

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

In an attempt to help health professional with early detection and treatment of eye disorders, Mayo Clinic researchers have identified links between sleeping disorder and various eye disease. The study was published in the November issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Are LASIK patients safe at night?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Night vision is a very common problem in patients post LASIK surgery. This is a very genuine problem as their livelihoods depend upon a lot of nighttime activity, particularly driving. Fortunately, improved LASIK technology and refined surgical techniques have come a long way in eliminating most post-surgical night vision complications.

Study defines reasons behind vision loss after non-ocular surgery

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Post-Operative Visual Loss is a common problem especially during the last few years. Reports of loss of vision after non-ocular surgery have been increasing over the last fifteen years. Experts are keen to understand why and how often it happens because of the devastating impact on a patient’s quality of life and for the medicolegal [...]

Mayo researchers select best treatment for convergence insufficiency in children

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Mayo clinic researchers have discover the best of three currently-used treatments for convergence insufficiency in children.

Sri Lanka gets latest Presbyopia treatment technology in Apollo hospital

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

In its attempt to introduce new and improved methods of technology and means of treatment , the Apollo hospital has introduced the new technology for Presbyopia correction, CK Near vision in Sri Lanka.

Tips to improve academic performance of your child

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

In an attempt to help parents to take better care of children’s eye, the Transitions Optical, joint venture of PPG Industries, Inc. and Essilor International has given some tips to take care of the children’s eyes. The eye tips will be helpful for the children to take care of their eyes and at the same [...]

Jacquelyn Mitchard joined hands in the dry eye campaign

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Jacquelyn Mitchard is known as the author so far. But hence forth he will be respected as a humanitarian and a philanthropist.He announced to have teamed up with the Red Hot Mamas(R), the nation’s largest menopause management education organization, and Allergan, Inc., a global health care leader in eye care, to unveil the Top 10 [...]