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Risk factors, Signs and Symptoms for Macular Degeneration. - 1/5/2006
There are many risk factors, signs and symptoms for Macular Degeneration. Which are stated in here. ...
What is Zeaxanthin? - 1/5/2006
Zeaxanthin is one of the two carotenoids contained within the retina.
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What is Choroid? - 1/5/2006
The choroid, also known as the choroidea or choroid coat, is the vascular layer of the eye lying between the retina and the sclera. ...
Fluorescein angiography - 1/5/2006
Fluorescein angiography, or fluorescent angiography, is a technique for examining the circulation of the retina. ...
What is Optometry? - 1/5/2006
Optometry is the health care profession concerned with examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the eyes and related structures, and with determination and correction of vision problems using lenses and other optical aids. ...
What is Cornea? - 1/5/2006
The cornea is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber and provides most of an eye's optical power. ...
Layers of the cornea - 1/5/2006
The cornea consists of five layers. ...
Surgical procedures involving the cornea - 1/5/2006
Various refractive eye surgery techniques change the shape of the cornea in order to reduce the need for glasses or otherwise improve the refractive state of the eye. In the techniques used today, parts of the cornea are removed with lasers.
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What is Lens? - 1/5/2006
The lens or crystalline lens is a transparent, biconvex structure in the eye that, along with the cornea, helps to refract light to focus on the retina.
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History of LASIK - 1/4/2006
The concept of LASIK surgery was made possible by Dr Jose Barraquer, who around 1970 developed the first microkeratome, used to cut thin flaps in the cornea and alter its shape, in a procedure called keratomileusis. ...
Factors affecting the surgery. - 1/4/2006
The cornea is typically avascular in that it must be transparent to function normally. Its cells absorb oxygen from the tear film. ...
DoubleVision - 1/4/2006
DOUBLE VISION is an intermedia collective of performers, musicians, dancers, and video-artists. The group creates immersive environments utilizing unconventional spaces or transforms conventional spaces through unconventional means. ...
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca - 1/4/2006
Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), also called keratitis sicca, xerophthalmia, dry eye syndrome, or simply dry eyes, is an eye disease caused by decreased tear production or increased tear film evaporation commonly found in humans and small animals. ...
Surgical procedure - 1/4/2006
There are two surgical procedure for LASIK SURGERY. ...
What is Radial keratotomy? - 1/4/2006
Radial keratotomy (RK) is a refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia.
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What is Refractive Surgery? - 1/4/2006
Refractive eye surgery is any eye surgery used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease dependency on glasses or contact lenses. The most common methods today use lasers to reshape the cornea. ...
What is Cornea Transplant? - 1/4/2006
A cornea transplant, also known as a corneal graft or penetrating keratoplasty, is a surgical procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue which has been removed from a recently deceased individual having no known diseases which might affect the viability of the donated tissue. ...
Pre-operative examination & Procedure for Cornea Transplant - 1/4/2006
In most instances, the patient will meet with their ophthalmologist for an examination in the weeks or months preceding the surgery. ...
Risks, Prognosis and History of Cornea Transplant - 1/4/2006
As with any surgery, there are some possible risks. While the cornea itself doesn't have any blood vessels, there is still a potential for some blood loss, usually from suturing the metal ring to the sclera. Any blood loss is typically less than a teaspoon, or less than 2 cc.
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What is Aqueous humour? - 1/4/2006
The aqueous humour is the clear, watery fluid that fills the complex space in the front of the eye which is bounded at the front by the cornea and at the rear by the front surface or face of the vitreous humour. ...
What is Optic Nerve? - 1/4/2006
The optic nerve is the nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.
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What is a Pupil? - 1/4/2006
In the eye, the pupil is the opening in the middle of the iris. It appears black because most of the light entering it is absorbed by the tissues inside the eye. ...
What are Tears and their types - 1/4/2006
Tears are a liquid produced by the body's process of lacrimation to clean and lubricate the eyes. The word lacrimation may also be used in a medical or literary sense to refer to crying.
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What is Red Eye ? - 1/4/2006
In medicine, red eye is a non-specific term to describe an eye that appears red due to illness, injury, or some other condition. "Conjunctival injection" and "bloodshot eyes" are two forms of red eye.
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What do you mean by Low Vision? - 1/4/2006
Low vision is alternatively a general term used to describe lowered visual acuity, and a specific legal term in Canada and the United States used to designate someone with vision of 20/70 or less in the better eye with correction. ...
What do you mean by Macular Degeneration? - 1/4/2006
Macular degeneration is a medical condition where the light sensing cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work. ...
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