Keratoconus – What to do when you are diagnosed
Keratoconus can start in teenagers, young adults and people who regularly 'rub' their eyes. Specialist diagnostic equipment like a corneal topographer (an instrument that measures corneal shape and contour) not normally found in your local or high street optometrist are needed to pick up the symptoms for keratoconus in these early stages.
Top Corneal Ulcer Treatments Method
Corneal ulcers along with sores in your eye result from the infection or injury which is caused by an inflamed cornea. If you do not treat this type of ulcer, you can have visionary problems or even worse, blindness or permanent loss of vision.
All about lasik surgery
With the changing world scenario, new technologies have developed for eye correction treatment. Lasik surgery is one of the most common treatments available for correcting vision using surgery. Lasik stands for Laser in-situ Keratomileusis surgery, which is used to treat people having problem with near and far sightedness and astigmatism. There are various kinds of lasik surgeries available today. Some of the most famous Los Angeles lasik treatment includes wavefront guided laser vision correction, advanced surface ablation (ASA), Blended vision and Intra lasik. Each treatment follows a different approach but the base principle remains the same. People can also opt for custom lasik surgery designed for the unique structure of the patient’s ...
Eyecare Medical Group Welcomes Cornea & LASIK Specialist Ravi Shah, M.D.
Eyecare Medical Group in Portland, Maine is pleased to announce that Cornea & LASIK Specialist Ravi Shah, M.D. has joined their practice.
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Launches Web Site Providing Information on Stem Cell Treatments
The new ISSCR Web site, , will arm patients, their families and doctors with information they need to make decisions about stem cell treatments The ISSCR urges individuals to be cautious and to learn the facts before making any decision.
The Exciting and Future Role of Stem Cells in the Health Industry
As the debate on whether to use stem cells, or not to use stem cells continues to rage, many people are starting to look to the potential upside of using stem cells as a deciding factor Stem cells have remarkable potential to be used to test new drugs, cure previously thought of as incurable diseases, and possibly cure many different types of cancer
What Happens When You Wear Contact Lenses That Are Over Worn?
Many contact wearers consider contacts as regular merchandise, and not medical devices Because of the health risks associated with improper care of contact lenses, it is imperative that consumers are educated about the importance of using them properly
Can a Contact Lens Cure Nearsightedness? Five-Year Clinical Study Testing Corneal Reshaping Therapy as Possible Method to Arrest Myopia
Researchers have reported positive first-year results from a clinical trial that is testing whether specialized contact lenses can slow or halt the progression of near sightedness in children. Co principal investigators Drs S. Barry Eiden and Robert Davis, working with EyeVis Eye and Vision Research Institute, recently reported on initial results from the SMART Trial (Stabilization of Myopia by Accelerated Reshaping Technique).