09
May
The space age has brought a lot of new technology to the planet Earth that we now use commonly every day.Outer space is full of dangers that astronauts must trust in technology to overcome. As it stands right now though, astronauts remain vulnerable to the many of the dangers of...
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May
Have you ever scratched your eye on accident? This could easily be done by something like an article of clothing, hairbrush, or even a fingernail and cause what is called, a corneal abrasion. These types of injuries are considered pretty minor and usually cause discomfort for onl...
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May
Around 9% of those residing in the United States have diabetes, and approximately 1 out of 3 diabetic adults are affected by diabetic retinopathy A number of ocular complications are actually caused by diabetes, but the most severe of the possible ocular complicates is diabetic r...
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May
Dr. Epstein and other members of our staff recently attended the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in Las Vegas. His activities there included attendance at the advanced Alcon “Joule LenSx” Course, dealing with advanced laser cataract surge...
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May
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) recently published an article on EyeNet Magazine that focused on the long-term results of corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL).Dr. Majmudar offers an overview on some studies conducted, but focuses on one particular study published earl...
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May
Every year over 2.5 million eye injuries are documented with 50,000 of them causing permanent vision loss of some level. Over 90% of these yearly eye injuries can be prevented using effective and accessible eye protection. Proper eye protection starts with safety glasses/goggles...
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May
Dr. Faron, Dr. Andrezejewski, and Dr. Malooley recently attended the American Academy of Optometry meeting in New Orleans. This particular meeting of the AAO was primarily centered on the growing popularity of NaturalVue and Acuvue Oasys 1-Day contact lenses. It was interesting t...
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May
A little known fact about your glasses is that they can harbor bacteria which can irritate your eyes. This is due to bacteria and other eye-irritants making the transition from the environment to your hands and from your hands to your glasses and from your glasses to yo…&m...
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May
Your ability to see isn't magic, it is the product of all the rods, cones, and photoreceptors within your eye working together to translate light into electrical signals that are sent to your brain. The brain, then interprets the electrical signals and what you see today is...
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May
Most people over the age of 40 that suffer vision loss are developing cataracts. Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness throughout the entire world. The number of cases of cataracts far eclipse the amount of glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy cases comb...
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