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» A Lifetime of Sight: Healthy Eyes for Work and Play, Part 2
By Eric Rost | Published 03/16/2009 | Eye Disorders | Rating:

There is no doubt that good nutrition is necessary for good vision.

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» A Lifetime of Sight: Healthy Eyes for Work and Play, Part 1
By Eric Rost | Published 03/16/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

If General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler could make cars the way God makes eyes, you would never see a foreign-made auto on American highways.

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» High-Tech Meets Low Vision: Seeing the Future
By Eric Rost | Published 03/16/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

Researchers are always looking for answers. That's their job.

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» Cornea Surgery: Renewing Your Eyes
By Eric Rost | Published 03/13/2009 | Eye Surgery | Unrated

Talking about mathematics in terms of truth, beauty, and sculpture might seem to require quite a mental stretch.

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» Children's Eye Problems: Treat Them Early
By Eric Rost | Published 03/9/2009 | Eye Disorders | Rating:

To paraphrase Ben Franklin: For want of early treatment, a child's sight was lost.

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» Diabetic Eyes: At Special Risk
By Eric Rost | Published 03/8/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

There's nothing at all sweet about the "sugar disease."

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» Macular Degeneration: A Central Threat to Sight
By Eric Rost | Published 03/6/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Macular degeneration is one of the chief causes of vision loss among elderly people.

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» Retina Problems: Glitches in the Videotape
By Eric Rost | Published 03/6/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

For years the traditional explanation of the retina began: "It's the film in the camera."

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» Spots, Dots, and Floaters: Seeing What's Inside Your Eyes
By Eric Rost | Published 03/5/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

We all have our blind spots. We're born with them. It's our blind spots that let us see.

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» Cataracts: These Veils of Age Can Be Lifted
By Eric Rost | Published 03/5/2009 | Eye Disorders | Rating:

The only way to guarantee that you'll never get cataracts is to die young.

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» Injuries and Accidents Frisbees, Squash Balls, and Other Hazards, Part 2
By Eric Rost | Published 03/4/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

In the United States alone, approximately 500 children will hurt their eyes today.

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» Injuries and Accidents Frisbees, Squash Balls, and Other Hazards, Part 1
By Eric Rost | Published 03/4/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

POW! SLAM! THWACK! THUD! and OOOF! when accompanied by lots of breaking furniture—of course—usually leaves the comic book hero with nothing worse than a black eye that can be quickly cured by putting a raw steak over it.

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» Irritations and Infections: Getting the Red Out, Part 2
By Eric Rost | Published 03/4/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Technically speaking, uvea is the collective term for the three different elements that form the pigmented tissue of the eye: the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

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» Irritations and Infections: Getting the Red Out, Part 1
By Eric Rost | Published 03/4/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

People with brown eyes might wish they had green eyes, while those with green may yearn for blue—but nobody wants red eyes.

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» Lens Making: More Than Just a Grind
By Eric Rost | Published 03/3/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

Both eyeglasses and glass eyes go back a lot further than you might think.

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» Contact Lenses: Finding What's Right for You
By Eric Rost | Published 03/2/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

The invention of eyeglasses made it possible for millions of people to see the world clearly.

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» Glasses: Bringing the World Into Focus
By Eric Rost | Published 02/27/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

Despite the fairy tales, the size of our eyes has very little to do with how well we see.

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» The Eye Exam: Putting Your Vision to the Test
By Eric Rost | Published 02/27/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Thousands of years ago, the "accepted" eye test was to stare up into the night sky at the Big Dipper.

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» Your Eyes: An Owner's Manual
By Eric Rost | Published 02/27/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

If you want a basic understanding of how your eyes work, get a camera.

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