Cheap Eyeglasses Blog - Eye Diseases

Special procedure for Cataract

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:49:02 +0800

People with cataract have suffered a lot in almost every aspect of their daily lives. Luckily, there are now some procedures that have helped a lot of people rebuild their vision. However, it is found that there are still some problems on these eyeglass procedures. Receivers may get different symptoms at different time. Luckily, the cases are rare.

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Stop consuming vegetable oil for your eye health

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:27:27 +0800

Macular degeneration is a horrible eye disease because individuals with this condition are very likely to suffer total blindness. In a serious case, the way to blindness only takes several months. Even with the best treatment possible, only 10% of all patients of macular degeneration could save some degree of eyesight. This eye disease is so severe because it affects directly the center of the visual field, the macula. In the last 10 to 25 years, there has been a ten-fold increase in macular degeneration, according to researches conducted by an Australian doctor named Paul Beaumont. He and his colleagues have further found out that this unbelievable increase is closely related with the public’s lack of butter and lard.

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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:55:19 +0800

Macular degeneration is mostly occurred in the elderly around 50 years old. So when macular degeneration is metioned it is generally refers to age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD).

Macular degeneration is a medical condition of vision loss in the center of the visual field because of damage to the retina, while the peripheral vision remains. So macular degeneration can make the patient difficult to read time, but be able to recognize the contour of a watch.

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Glaucoma symptoms

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:53:27 +0800

Every one should be supposed to take good care of the eyesight. Good vision is a sense missed by anyone who has lost it. Eye diseases are a dangerous factor that deserves enough consideration. Glaucoma is one of the common eye diseases that affect normal vision of many individuals. This is an eye disease which can damage the optic nerve. Glaucoma is associated with many potential symptoms. Some of them are implicit and the others are explicit.

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Eye problems including macular degeneration

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:43:35 +0800

Everyone will inevitably age as time passes by. In this process, people gain more experience and become more savvy and wise. On the other hand, aging is disappointing for many people because of health concerns. An old body is harder to move, causing much inconvenience in daily life. And one’s memory will lose some degrees of sharpness. Some problems directly associated with the body will probably occur, such as aches and pains.

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What You Should Do When Your Meet With Eye Injuries.

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:14:15 +0800

Eyes are extremely sensitive parts of body and an injury to them is not that easy to be treated just with a plaster. In order to treat eye injuries properly, there are several tips for you that you should follow:

Do not rub or touch your eyes. It has been proved that it is very harmful to rub or touch your eyes when they are in bad conditions, especially when you don't know the exact cause or severity of the injury.

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Problems about Curing Astigmatism

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:12:01 +0800

Astigmatism can lead to blurred vision. It is the result of deformation in lens, but can be easily cured. Generally, the lens of astigmatism sufferers is uneven and has some curvature on it. Sometimes, astigmatism may occur with other eye problems, like myopia and farsightedness. Astigmatism can be an inborn problem for many people. But the problem will not get worsen until some particular period. One of the commonest ways to treat it is wearing some corrective lenses. Yet wearing lenses is also very troublesome. And astigmatism surgery is a better choice. But the cost of the surgery is very expensive and will seldom be covered by some insurance.

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How to Detect Narrow Angle Glaucoma?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:53:45 +0800

People may have glaucoma, but only few will have narrow angle glaucoma that must be cured with surgery immediately. Therefore, if anyone who thinks he may have this problem should ask eye doctors for help as soon as possible.

Glaucoma is a mixed name of several similar eye problems that can cause great pressures to the eyes. With glaucoma, people run very high risk of getting blindness. The narrow angle type is much horrible, though it is rare. What’s worse, glaucoma can not be realized easily, for no evident symptoms will be detected.

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Introduction on optometrists

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:35:57 +0800

In modern society, people tend to have vision problems easily due to the unhealthy diet, long-time working in front of computers and too much pressure in their work and life and so on. Therefore, optometrists are in high demand. But as for the role of optometrists, many people may not have a clear idea. The following will give some introduction on optometrists and their roles in the hope that people can have more understanding of them.

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Stem cell therapy against optic nerve hypoplasia

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:58:39 +0800

Optic nerve hypoplasia is a very terrible eye disease that children are born with the optic nerve underdeveloped. With this congenital eye disease, children’s both eyes can not see. Before, optic nerve hypoplasia means that people are unable to see in their whole life. But now, with the development of stem cell therapy, the condition can be changed and these poor children still have the possibility to see this beautiful world. How great it is! The following will introduce a patient’s experience of treating optic nerve hypoplasia with stem cell therapy.

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The Harm of Macular Degeneration

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:03:41 +0800

Macular degeneration is now one of the commonest eye problems among older people, those who are over 65 in particular. Therefore, for them regular eye examinations are essential and crucial. It can be predicted that more people will suffer from macular degeneration when more people age. Anyway, eye examinations are the key to prevent such disease.

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The Treatment to Pinkeye and the Prevention to the Spreading of Pinkeye

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:46:52 +0800

Pinkeye, also known as conjunctivitis, is an inflammation of conjunctiva caused by infections, allergies, viruses, clods, bacteria, or a substance that irritated eyes leading to the eye infection. Pinkeye, caused by bacteria or virus is highly contagious and can be spread by touching an infected people, touching the things that are used by the infected people, coughing, or sneezing.

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The reason of Irlen Syndrome

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:46:02 +0800

As a hereditary visual perceptual problem, Irlen Syndrome affects the reading ability of approximately 14% to 18% of the world population. Suffering Irlen Syndrome, patients have difficulty in perceiving the printed page and the surrounding environment. This condition can easily lead to reading deficiency and physically exhaustion. In addition, patients with Irlen Syndrome usually have decreased attention span, listening ability, energy level, motivation and work production. The old term “Turn on the lights, you’ll ruin your eyes.” can also apply to people with Irlen Syndrome.

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Good Method to Avoid Acute Glaucoma

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:34:34 +0800

Most people care about health, but some of them have neglected the care of eye health. With bad care, people run very high risk of getting glaucoma, of which acute glaucoma is very horrible. Therefore, people are suggested to receive eye examination annually.

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How to Prevent Diabetes-related Eye Problems?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:15:55 +0800

In America, there are over 14million diabetics. And this number will be tripled within 40 years. Generally, many diabetics will suffer from blindness.

Diabetes is firmly related with the abnormal producing and dealing of insulin. It can cause great damages onto eyes, such as the worsening of prescription; cataracts occurred to young people; glaucoma; or the most horrible problems, diabetic retinopathy.

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Do You Know California Cornea Disease?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:35:10 +0800

In our eyes are some arched layers in front of eyeballs. Those layers are called cornea.

If we have some disorders in our eyes, our eyes many get some refractive errors that can lead to corneal diseases and other eye diseases. And, in San Francisco, most of us who are suffering from those diseases have to wear contacts or eyeglasses for vision correction. How do those errors or disorders occur? This is the result of dystrophies.

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How Much Do You Know About Open Angle Glaucoma?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:37:09 +0800

Glaucoma can be categorized into two forms, open angle glaucoma and close angle glaucoma. This article will mainly focus on the first type-open angle glaucoma, also called chronic simple glaucoma. Glaucoma will not be easily detected, for it will give no evident sign. And it will lead to very serious outcomes if not treated or discovered early.

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Treatment of Itchy Eyes

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:37:27 +0800

I was once a sufferer of itchy eyes and I have experienced all the pain and suffering of runny noses and watery eyes for the past 5 years. Itchy eyes not only constitute a trouble in my daily life, but a block in my way pursuing happiness. However, as it is said that when one experience a long illness, he/she will become a doctor, I explore a series of natural method to relieve itchy eyes and I want to write them down to help those suffering itchy eyes to be free from it soon.

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Atwal Eye Care and Regional Haulage Join Family of Sponsors at Ransomville Speedway

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:00:07 +0800

As the regular racing season quickly approaches - the management team at Ransomville Speedway has been putting the finishing touches on what has been described as a very exciting schedule.

In additional to planning the weekly racing events, efforts have been underway to secure presenting sponsors for each of the twenty-two events slated for 2010.
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Will Lasting Prescription Changes Lead to Blindness?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:29:31 +0800

Many people find that their glasses prescriptions always change. And some of them worry that they will go blind some day. In fact, such worry is unnecessary. The commonest eye problem that may lead to vision loss is degenerative myopia. However, only a few people will be suffers of such eye problems.

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What Is The Symptom And Causes of Dry Eyes?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:41:33 +0800

Introduction to dry eyes:

Eyes depend on the flow of tears to provide constant moisture and lubrication to maintain vision and comfort, and when layer in the tear film is damaged or infected and when there is an imbalance in the the tear system, a person may experience discomfort of eyes. This is, as we usually called, dry eyes. Maybe it is a tiny problem to some people, however, if not cured properly, serious problems will be caused and usually the sufferers will not be able to concentrate on work the whole day.

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Lutein is Ideal for the Treatment of Macular Degeneration

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:37:22 +0800

Macular degeneration is a serious eye problem, and some related researches have been prompted for the solution of this disease. And Lutein is found to be one of the best solutions for it.

Some doctors have even started to use lutein in the treatment of macular degeneration, also called AMD, which is related to aging process and other bad living habits.

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The Simplest Method to Solve Lazy Eye

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:52:56 +0800

Now here are some very cheap and convenient methods of solving eye problems. Of which, Free Lazy Eye Treatment is very typical and effective. Patients just need to pay very little for some caring drop prescription.

With these prescribed eye drops, lazy eye can be treated. It is possible for sufferers of lazy eye not to wear eye patch, but to put some drops into their eyes in the morning. This eye problem can lead to permanent vision loss if without proper treatment. Especially, if children have suffered from this eye problem which is not treated in a proper way, they may suffer some sight loss in adulthood, from 20 to 70. And now over 3% of the world’ population have suffered from sight loss for the reason of lazy eye.

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Carnosine Eye Drops are Reported to be a Good Cure for Cataract

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:35:07 +0800

Scientists from Helmholtz Institute of Eye Disease in Moscow have done many kinds of experiments to test whether Carnosine eye drops are useful to treat the age-related cataracts in the last few years. In one of their clinical studies, the scientists recruited people who suffered cataracts for 2-21years as subjects. After treatment for 3 to 6 months with only n-alpha acetylcarnosine, all subjects have improved in their vision to a surprising extent. For those who suffered cataracts not for a long time, the treatment totally worked at a 100% effective rate, the treatment was proved effective every four persons in five even for those who have cataracts for the longest time.

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What Makes People Suffer From Eye Problems

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:34:28 +0800

Eye is one of the most delicate parts in body. Many people would have experienced dry, irritated and sore eyes every now and then, but little knows what makes them suffer from those eye problems, thus finding corresponding ways to relieve those symptoms is difficult. Therefore, I think it is necessary to make clear the factors caused those eye problems, and some of the factors are listed below:

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Get Rid of Dry Eye Syndrome

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:30:12 +0800

Some people experience eyes sticking shut when they wake up; some people feel eyes too dry to have a clear vision; some people wearing contact lenses encounter contacts falling out, but few of them know why they have these experiences. The truth is that they suffer from dry eye syndrome which is caused by various factors, such as checking the computer screens for a long time, eyes exposing to polluted air, dry air, poor lighting or sun for long period of time and being in aging process. Usually besides the above symptoms one's eyes will experience, dry eyes can cause a gritty, sandy sensation accompanied by burning, stinging and itching. To solve those eye problems, it is necessary and important to find out the reason for dry eyes.

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No Suffering from Glaucoma

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:01:21 +0800

Though Glaucoma is a very common-heard eye disease, not all people know what it is. The root of glaucoma is too much pressure in the eyeballs. Some people can not even feel any pain even when they have caught glaucoma. People are very afraid of glaucoma, because when some symptoms occur, it is too late to rectify.

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How to Cope with Astigmatism?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:58:06 +0800

In normal conditions, our eyes are like round balls, and if they change in shape, we will suffer from some eye problems. For example, when they like eggs, we suffer from astigmatism. As for the feature of astigmatism, glasses manufacturers have designed toric contacts, for both myopia and hyperopia with astigmatism.

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Types of low vision devices

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:34:22 +0800

As a visual impairment, low vision in some people is incurable by standard prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery. Possibly caused by various eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration, low vision always affects the patient’s daily activities such as reading newspapers and bottle tags. Older people over 65 are more susceptible to low vision.

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Some Tips on the Solution of Eye Problems

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:04:48 +0800

As for most of us, we have to face more and more pressure, so do our eyes. We often suffer from some very brothering eye problems. For example, if our eyes can not focus, our eyes will get blurred; if we can not see objects sometimes, our eyes many have some blind spots. If you have found some eye problems in your eyes, it is better to visit eye doctors for further examinations. The reason is these common symptoms may be omens of some potential eye diseases, or they are signs of some physical diseases.

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Myopia treatments

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:21:43 +0800

Also named nearsightedness, myopia is so common today that it is estimated to affect one-third of the population in the world. In contrast to hyperopia which deprive people from close vision, people with myopia can see up-close objects but can not manage distance things such as highway signs.

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DIY adjustable glasses

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:58:43 +0800

THE Sydney South West Area Health Service has rejected the NSW Opposition’s claims that patients are waiting too long for eye surgery at Liverpool Hospital.

Opposition health spokeswoman Jillian Skinner said 376 patients were waiting for ophthalmology surgery at the hospital, most of whom need cataract surgery.

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Does Cataract Surgery Make Eye Disease Worse?

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:33:26 +0800

Cataract surgery does not appear to worsen the course of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a progressive loss of vision due to deterioration of nerve tissue in the retina, a new study shows.
The finding, however, does not yet settle the long-standing controversy over the appropriateness of cataract surgery in eyes with this disorder, an editorial warns.AMD is the most common cause of blindness in adults 55 years of age and older.In the latest issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, Dr. Neil M. Bressler from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and colleagues describe the outcomes of cataract surgery performed on 86 eyes with AMD from 86 elderly patients.
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A shamed nation turns a blind eye

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:31:06 +0800

Trachoma is a eye disease that starts as conjunctivitis but gradually, with repeated infection, turns the eyelashes inwards so that they scrape the cornea, scarring it, rendering it opaque, causing blindness. As it is easily treated with antibiotics, trachoma is regarded as a disease of poverty and is now unknown in developed countries – except Australia.
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A brief introduction of subconjunctival hemorrhage

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:46:22 +0800

A subconjunctival hemorrhage has conspicuous appearance. Its most common symptom is red eyes. Eye redness is directly caused by blood vessels break beneath the tissue covering the conjunctiva, which also explains the name of subconjunctival hemorrhage. Since red eye can be a sign of many other eye diseases, so that you should visit your doctor at once if red eye is accompanied by other vision problems such as blurry vision, pain and light sensitivity.
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Causes and treatments for optic neuritis

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:01:30 +0800

Optic neuropathy refers to optic nerve abnormalities or damage caused by blocked blood flow or toxic exposure. Another less serious eye condition is optic neuritis, which is inflammation of the optic nerve.

People with optic neuritis may have symptoms such as blurry vision, distorted vision, decreased color vision, blind spots and potential vision loss. Underlying changes caused by optic neuritis can be abnormal pupil appearance. The pupil performs abnormally that it will dilate instead of constricting in the presence of bright light. And the optic nerve may appear normal or swollen.

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A guide to various eye injuries

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:42:01 +0800

Eye is one of the most important organs for every individual so that protecting your eyes from injuries is quite necessary. There are some ways to offer eye protection such as safety goggles or glasses. However, eye injuries still happen quite often. This article is a guide to common eye injuries.

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Four types of eye occlusion

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:53:18 +0800

Blocked blood flow may bring strokes in some parts of the body, including the eye. Eye blockage is caused by damage on vital structures such as retina and optic nerve. Nutrients and oxygen can no longer flow through your blood, so that eye strokes occur. eye exams can search out signs of an eye occlusion. There are several types of eye occlusion, depending on the location they are found.

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Reasons for color blindness

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:50:44 +0800

Reasons for color blindness

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

If you can not distinguish blue and yellow or red and green, or sometimes other people may correct the color you see, you probably have color blindness. Color blindness is neither a form of blindness nor a full range of color disability. People with color blindness usually lack the ability to see certain colors properly. This is just a form of vision deficiency.

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Types of glaucoma and diagnosis

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:49:13 +0800

In the United States, more than a half of the 2.5 million glaucoma patients suffer from different degrees of vision loss. Resulted from internal eye pressure (IOP) built-up and optic nerve damage, glaucoma has been the second leading cause of blindness.

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Basic and mixed multifocal IOLs

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:39:02 +0800

Since standard monofocal IOLs can only provide clear distance vision and require patients to wear reading glasses for close vision, presbyopia-correcting IOLs with multifocal designs are approved to offer clear vision at multiple distances. There are three brands of multifocal IOLs that are FDA-approval: AcrySof IQ ReSTOR, ReZoom and Tecnis.

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Few cataract complications and their treatments

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:29:19 +0800

A posterior capsule opacity (PCO) is the most common among those few cataract surgery complications, including eye inflammation, infections and a dislocated IOL. The reason for a PCO comes from the lens capsule, which will be maintained during a surgery. About 20% of patients have haziness on their intact posterior capsules, so that even if the lens has been replaced with a successful IOL, the vision is still blurry. A PCO is not a “secondary cataract”. Cataracts will never recur once removed.

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The selection of cataract surgeons

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:26:48 +0800

Most cataract surgeons can deal with common types of cataracts, such as removing clouded lens and replacing a standard IOL. What the patient should pay attention to are the types of IOLs and their costs.

However, the implantation of a multifocal IOL will cost the patient much more, and demands more expertise from the surgeon. The extra fee for a multifocal IOL may reach as high as $2,500, which is out of the Medicare and insurance plans. The benefits from multifocal IOLs lie in that they can restore your vision at multiple distances: near vision, intermediate vision and distance vision. Many physical and optical factors may exclude a person as a candidate for multifocal IOLs. Actually, a standard surgery with single-vision IOLs is enough for the majority of people. A standard cataract surgery provides promising distance vision.

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Bell’s palsy that paralyzes eyelid

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:18:21 +0800

One disease that may affect eyes is named Bell’s palsy, which usually occurs suddenly and happens to one people out of 60. This disease acts much like a stroke, and the affected side of face can not move. The temporarily paralyzed facial nerve can not control the face and lip on the affected side.

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Blepharitis symptoms and treatments

cp@sunnov.com (vision) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:40:12 +0800

Both anterior blepharitis and posterior blepharitis are forms of eyelid inflammation, particularly at the lid margins. These two types of blepharitis bring symptoms such as eye irritation, burning, tearing crusty debris, dryness and red eyelid margins. There are still more severe consequences: eyelash loss, ectropion, dilated and visible capillaries and potential cornea erosion.

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AMD treatments that are under trials and researches

a@b.com (admin) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:55:43 +0800

Besides FDA-approved AMD treatments, there are still many investigational treatments that are under trial. These treatments are provided only if the patient acts as a volunteer to test their safety and effectiveness.

While Avastin has been used to treat colorectal cancer, it has not been approved to treat macular degeneration. Some ECPs only use Avastin in the form of off label. Studies show that Avastin brings positive results in AMD treatment. Like these FDA-approved treatments such as Lucentis and Macugen, Avastin also function by injection into the eye.

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