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Watch Out For Uveitis If You Have Vision Problems Monday 22 September 2008 Uveitis mainly involves the inflammatory process of the middle layers of the eye, called the uvea. The uvea, which includes the iris, choroid, ciliary part of your eye, is very important because many of its veins and arteries transport blood to other parts of your eyes.

19 years ago I was shocked when after a conference I had difficulty in seeing what was around me. One person that attended the conference had to take me home and the next day I had to go to a ophthalmologist. The final diagnosis was myopia.

Are you experiencing blurred vision at near points, such as reading or working at computer? There’s nothing to worry about, it happens to every one at some point in life. This particular blurred vision at near points is commonly referred as Presbyopia. Presbyopia is the part of natural aging process of your eye.

Introduction:It’s not uncommon for a speck of dirt or a small object, such as an eyelash or makeup, to get in your eye. Usually your natural tears will wash the object out. Objects may scratch the surface of the eye or may become stuck on the eye.

Eye surgeons and researchers from Shanghai Jiaotong University, in Shanghai, China, investigated the effect of edaravone (3-methyl-1-phenyl-pyrazolin-5-one, MCI-186), a free radical scavenger, against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injuries to the retina in a rat model.

Do You Recognize The Misalignment Of Eyes That Cause Strabismus? Wednesday 21 May 2008 Whenever your brain receives more than one image from both of your eyes, then it can result in a vision defect, know as strabismus. Most commonly, this condition is also known as cross eyes or squint eye.

Eye Surgeons and researchers from from the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Hospital NIHR Biomedical Research Centre in London, United Kingdom, have announced “results from the world’s first clinical trial to test a revolutionary gene therapy treatment for a type of inherited blindness.

Blepharitis: Most Common Eye Condition Caused Due To Bacterial Inflammation! Tuesday 8 April 2008 Did you notice any scaly, swollen skin at the base of your eyelid? Are you experiencing any burning or itching of eyelids? Reddened eyes associated with burning, itchy and watery eyes are the common symptoms of blepharitis.

Researchers in several countries have been adopting the wavefront approach to designing contact lenses. Customized wavefront guided soft contact lenses may be useful for refractive corrections of eye disorders with higher order aberrations.