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Eye Surgery Improves Mood of Alzheimer's Patients
Posted 8:03 PM 10/28/2011
Oct., 28, 2011 (Orlando, Fla.) -- People with Alzheimer's disease should have regular eye tests to screen for vision problems.
That's the recommendation of researchers who found that people with mild Alzheimer's disease who have (More)
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Flaxseed Oil Supplements May Help Dry Eyes
Posted 7:50 PM 10/28/2011
Oct. 28, 2011 (Orlando, Fla.) -- High doses of flaxseed oil supplements may improve symptoms of dry eyes.
In a preliminary study, 12 people who worked themselves up to taking 9,000 milligrams per day of flaxseed oil reported substantially less itching, dryness, burning, and eye fatigue after three months.
Also, oily secretions from meibomianglands in (More)
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Does Playing Outdoors Benefit Kids' Vision?
Posted 8:36 PM 10/25/2011
Oct. 25, 2011 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Children who spend more time outdoors may be less likely to suffer from nearsightedness, a study shows.
In nearsightedness, objects in the distance appear blurry and out of focus.
Researchers who pooled the results of eight previously published studies involving more than 10,000 youngsters found that each additional (More)
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Cataract Surgery May Be Safer With Laser
Posted 6:36 PM 10/25/2011
Oct. 25, 2011 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Laser pretreatment to "soften" cataracts appears to be making cataract surgery safer, two new studies suggest.
"There certainly seems to be a benefit to using the laser," says American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) spokesman James Salz, MD, clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He (More)
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Restore Your Near Vision -- Without Reading Glasses
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Muted Contact Lens Recall Irks FDA
Posted 9:30 PM 10/13/2011
Oct. 13, 2011 -- Amid reports of severe eye pain and hazy vision, CooperVision "continues" its recall of 600,000 pairs of its Avaira Toric contact lenses.
The original three-paragraph recall notice was issued on Aug. 19. It suggested that (More)
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Could My Medications Cause Vision Problems?
Posted 3:43 PM 9/27/2011
Most of us know that medicine can sometimes cause side effects such as dry mouth. But did you know that medications can also cause vision problems such as dry eyes or sensitivity to light? Some drugs can even lead to serious eye problems or vision loss.
"It's very important for people to be aware of what conditions they have, what medications they're taking, and how they may increase risk of certain eye problems," says Scott Greenstein, MD, FACS, instructor (More)
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Natural Vision Correction: Does It Work?
Posted 3:18 PM 9/27/2011
The AAO Looks at Complementary Therapies
Exercising your body makes it stronger. So can exercising your eyes make your vision stronger, too? Unfortunately, there is no evidence that eye exercises improve vision. Your need for glasses is based on the shape of your eye, the size of your pupil, and the ability to shift focus, which declines as we age.
Still, like many alternative remedies, natural vision correction has supporters among some (More)
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Implantable Lenses: Help for Severe Myopia
Posted 2:03 PM 9/27/2011
For most people, breaking, losing, or misplacing their glasses is an annoying inconvenience. But for Christiaan Rollich, who was severely nearsighted, not wearing glasses or contacts meant not seeing at all.
"My vision was so bad the army wouldn't accept me," says Rollich, who grew up in the Netherlands and moved to the U.S. 15 years ago. "If I took out my contacts, I wouldn't be able identify anybody in the room, no matter how close they (More)
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Children's Vision and the New Classroom Technology
Posted 8:46 PM 9/13/2011
Today's teachers make full use of computers, interactive whiteboards, digital devices, and even 3D technology to enhance the learning environment. Forty percent of teachers use computers for instruction, and at least one computer is in 97% of all American classrooms. That adds up to a lot of screen time for kids who also watch TV or play on the computer at home. But is it harmful to a child's (More)
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