Specially trained nurses and lay people performed effectively when using certain vision screening tests to identify preschoolers with vision disorders, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded research study of more than 1,400 children.
New data from two leading clinical studies show Lucentis is first therapy to improve vision in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is leading cause of blindness for people over age 50.
Eyelid surgery (technically called blepharoplasty) is a procedure to remove fat–usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids.
Diabetic retinopathy has been found in nearly 8 percent of pre-diabetic participants in the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP), according to a report presented today at the American Diabetes Association’s 65th Annual Scientific Sessions. Diabetic retinopathy, which can lead to vision loss, was also seen in 12 percent of participants with type 2 diabetes who developed diabetes during the DPP. No other long-term study has evaluated retinopathy in a population so carefully examined for the presence or development of type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes mellitus affects more than 16 million Americans. It damages blood vessels, including the coronary arteries of the heart. Up to 75 percent of those with diabetes develop heart and blood vessel diseases. Diabetes also can lead to stroke, kidney failure, and other problems.
Do you suffer from migraines, double vision, or dry eyes? Now you can manage sinus pressure, eye fatigue, headaches, and more with the uniquely engineered Migraine Magic eye massager.
Over a romantic candlelit dinner, the eyes may be the windows to the soul. In a more prosaic light, they’re windows to the heart, according to the March issue of the Harvard Heart Letter. A look into the eye can reveal the silent damage wrought by high blood pressure and diabetes and reflect the risk of a future stroke or heart attack.
Gerontology is the study of old age, stressing the social and behavioral looks of aging. Although aging is a lifelong process and changes in its effects on individual people, old age has been generally stated as beginning at the age of 65.
Women who experience vision loss as a symptom of migraine have a 70 percent increase in risk of stroke compared to women who don’t have migraines, researchers reported at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2005.
A healthy diet is very important for the development of good health during the early years of life. A faulty lifestyle and especially faulty food can lead to an unhealthy adult and therefore an unhealthy society and nation.