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» The Eye Exerciser
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The concept of eye excercises has existed right from Greek times—Euclid's work on optics, Plato's theory of vision and Aristotle's familiarity with myopia are known to any student of antiquity.

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» Eye Disorders: Eye Ache, Coloured Vision
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

It is difficult to define what is really meant by this.

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» Eye Disorders: Jerky Eye Movement, Photophobia
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Nystagmus is a condition in which there is involuntary to-and-fro jerky movement of the eye.

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» Eye Disorders: Coloured Haloes Around Lights, Floating Spots or Floaters, Flashes of Light
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

This is a symptom complained of by patients in a number of eye conditions.

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» Eye Disorders: Coning of the Cornea, Subconjunctival Haemorrhage
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The front of the corneas bulges forward in a cone shape.

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» Conjunctivitis (Red Eyes)
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

This is an acute inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye, which becomes very red with a mucous or pus discharge.

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» Watering From the Eyes
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The eyes may water for two reasons: increased production of tears and decreased flow of tears.

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» Eye Ptosis
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Drooping lids are due to many causes. The patient usually has no complaints unless the lid droops enough to cover the pupil.

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» Eye Stye
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/30/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

A stye is a painful nodule (a boil) on the edge of the lid, usually from bacterial infection of the glands buried at the root of the eyelash.

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» Vitamin B, C, D Deficiency
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Vitamins | Unrated

While vitamin A has received all the fame in eye health, it may come as a surprise that the B vitamins are an absolute necessity for good vision.

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» Signs of Vitamin A Deficiency
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Vitamins | Unrated

What changes in the eye result from a deficiency of vitamin A?

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» Vitamins for Eyes
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Vitamins | Unrated

Vitamins are organic compounds necessary in small doses for good health.

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» What Is Considered Low Vision? Low Vision Aids
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

The partially sighted live in a twilight world. They do not have adequate vision to participate in and compete effectively in the world of seeing, and at the same time their disability is not such that they can be classified as blind.

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» What Are the Symptoms of Dyslexia? How Can it Be Detected?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Special Needs Children | Unrated

Since dyslexia is thought to be hereditary, it is important to enquire if a family history exists—especially from the father's side.

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» What Is Dyslexia?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Special Needs Children | Unrated

Dyslexia is a defective capacity for learning to read in a child, with average to superior intelligence, intact visual senses and normal motivation.

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» Reading Disabilities in Children
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Special Needs Children | Unrated

Reading constitutes the most important activity in the learning process of a child.

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» Children and Eye Care
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/29/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The eye has two basic abilities: (1) Raw sight or colour and black white vision with all its attendant abilities to see in the light and dark.

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» Treatment for Detached Retina
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Once the diagnosis is established, usually the patient is put on complete bed rest.

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» Symptoms of Detached Retina
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The earliest symptom is usually flashes of light in a particular part of the visual field.

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» What Is Detachment of the Retina?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The term is actually a misnomer. It is really a split or a separation between the layers of the retina.

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» Retinal Problems and Detachment
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The retina is the light-sensitive, colour-appreciative tissue which converts light to electrical impulses for subsequent conduction via the optic nerve to the brain.

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» Squint Eyes: What Is a Squint?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The expressions squint, cross-eyes, or cock-eyes or the medical term—strabismus—all refer to the same disorder—the two eyes do not look in the same direction.

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» What Is Glaucoma Treatment?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The idea of treatment is to lower the pressure or tension of the eyeball.

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» Eye Disorders: Glaucoma Symptoms
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

In the earlier stages, no symptoms are experienced though mild headaches and eye aches may occur.

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» What Are the Types of Glaucoma?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

There are 3 types of glaucoma!

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» What Is Glaucoma?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Glaucoma is a condition of the eye characterised by a raised pressure in the eyeball.

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» What Is Aphakia?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

An eye from which a lens is removed, whether after a cataract, dislocation or injury is termed an aphakic eye (Greek: a=without; phakos=lens).

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» How Is a Cataract Removed?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

A cataract can be removed basically in two ways: "intracapsular," taking the lens out with its enclosing capsule, or leaving the capsule and only taking the lens out—"extracapsular".

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» What Are the Symptoms of a Cataract?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The earliest symptom is decreasing vision. In the beginning, it is only a little general haze.

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» What Is Cataract?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/28/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Cataract is the condition in which the eye lens has gone opaque.

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» Eye Exercises to Improve Vision
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/21/2009 | Eye Disorders | Rating:

There are three basic groups of exercises. Each has its individual function and is done in a different way.

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» Bates Eye Exercises
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/21/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Dr. William Bates, a New York oculist, in 1921 propounded a theory, admirably simple, that nearsightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism are caused by abnormal action of the six external eye muscles.

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» Eye Exercises — Eye Muscle Exercises
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The entire concept of eye exercises has been shrouded in mystery by various authors.

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» How to Reduce Eye Strain
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The best light is daylight. The human eye has been "tuned" to daylight. All other sources of light are really poor substitutes.

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» What Causes Glare?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Eye Disorders | Rating:

Glare may be regarded as light in the wrong place.

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» Fluorescent Lights Eyestrain
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

As a light it is prefectly acceptable, especially considering the economy in the context of the world-wide energy crisis.

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» Eye Strain: Symptoms of Eye Strain
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

It is a condition in which the eyes are tired, with dull pain behind the eyes, usually accompanied by a low headache in the forehead.

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» What Are Polaroid Sunglasses?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Miscellaneous | Unrated

These are plastic sunglasses (the new ones are glass) which have the ability to stop glare by cutting out the horizontal vibrating light waves.

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» Sunglasses and Tinted Lenses
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Miscellaneous | Rating:

The human eye, under normal circumstances, has the ability to adapt from a dark room to brilliant sunshine.

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» What Are Bifocal Glasses and Trifocal Glasses?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Rating:

Bifocals are two prescriptions combined into a single lens. Trifocals are three prescriptions combined into one lens.

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» Are Plastic Eyeglasses Lenses Injurious to the Eyes?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

A popular misconception in India. Whether the lenses are made from plastic, glass, compound resins or quartz, it matters little as long as they are optically perfect.

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» How to Clean Eye Glasses
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

Glasses will obviously look better and give longer service if you take care of them. Observe the following rules.

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» Bifocal Reading Glasses: Bifocal Settings
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

Though the power of the lens is obviously beyond your ability to ascertain, it is still possible to evaluate the quality of the lens.

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» Choosing the Right Eyeglass Frame for Your Face Shape
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

Frames are designed to balance your face shape and predominant features.

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» How to Choose Eyeglass Frames
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Unrated

First and foremost, the frame must look good on you. No matter how perfectly well designed a frame is, if it does not suit you, it is obviously not for you.

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» What Are Spectacles? What Are the Parts of Spectacles?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/20/2009 | Low Vision | Rating:

The history of spectacles is steeped in antiquity. The earliest evidence dates from 500 B.C. in Egypt, where artifacts have been found in tombs.

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» Eye Examination: How Is Near Vision Tested?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/19/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

A near-vision chart usually has test types based on the printer's 'N' series.

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» Eye Examination: How Frequently Should the Eye Be Examined?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/19/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Examination of the eye is essential at regular intervals to ascertain the functional health of this vital organ.

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» What Is Astigmatism? Causes of Astigmatism
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/19/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The reason is often a slightly bent cornea (as an analogy—if you press the side of transparent flexible plastic saucer between your hands...

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» What Is Presbyopia? How Is it Caused?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/19/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

This is a condition of decreased clarity for near sight, usually found after the age of 40 years.

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» What Is Hypermetropia?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/19/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

In a hypermetropic eye, the light is not bent sufficiently so that it focuses at a point behind the retina.

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» Myopia Symptoms: What Are the Symptoms of Myopia?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/19/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

In low myopia, the only symptom is indistinct distant vision.

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» Pathologic Myopia or Degenerative Myopia
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

This type of myopia is accompanied by degenerative changes in the eye and, if left unchecke, it can, by various retinal and media complications, lead to blindness.

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» What Is Myopia?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

In myopia, the light entering the eye is bent too much, so that it focuses at a point in front of the retina.

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» What Is Convergence? What Are Refractive Errors?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Basically there are two types of eye movements.

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» How Does Light Enter the Eye?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Light enters via the clear cornea of the eye.

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» Visual Blind Spot: What Is It?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

Visual blind spot is the part of the eye where the nerve fibres of the retina collect and pass out as the optic nerve.

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» How Eye Sees Color: Can You See Color in the Dark?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

There are special light-sensitive cells in the retina termed cones which are responsible for color vision.

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» Explaining Visual Illusions: What Do They Mean?
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

A visual illusion is not an optical illusion. An optical illusion is caused by an optical device, a lens or prism or mirror etc.

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» The Eye: Structure of the Human Eye
By Dustin Flores | Published 04/18/2009 | Eye Disorders | Unrated

The eyeball is an ovoid sphere, around the size of a ping-pong ball, of 1" in length.

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Blogs by this Author
Eye Disorders: Trachoma, White Ring Around the Cornea
Published 04/30/2009
Trachoma This is a chronic contagious disease of the cornea and conjunctiva due to a large sized virus. Children are usually affected more easily though there is no age limit. Trachoma is more widespr...
Eye Disorders: Night Blindness, Plastic or Cosmetic Lid Surgery, Chalazion
Published 04/30/2009
Night Blindness (Nyctalopia) Actually this is a misnomer. It is not really blindness but a deficiency and really means a prolonged time is taken to get accustomed to darkness. The commonest cause is v...
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