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by Carolina M.D. A woman from Puerto Rico recently asked me why her eye doctor administers drops to dilate her pupils during an examination. She mentioned that she found this to be very annoying because in Puerto Rico there is a lot of sun and,
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Do your eyes get itchy, red, and irritated? Itchy, red eyes can be the result of many different causes. Perhaps you were in a smoke infested environment that caused your eyes to itch. Maybe you have been sitting a computer all day and strained your
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To identify the topics of highest interest to people who access eye health information on line, John C. Hagan, MD, and colleagues analyzed 4,485 questions over six months (September 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009) posted on the "Ask a Doctor:
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Presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses (IOLs) are lens implants that can correct both distance and near vision, giving you greater freedom from glasses after cataract surgery than standard IOLs. They are available in two forms: multifocal lenses
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A symptom is something the patient feels and reports, while a sign is something other people, including a doctor or nurse may detect. For example, pain may be a symptom while a rash may be a sign. Double vision, which is sometimes confused with
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A child with lazy eye will not be able to focus properly with one of their eyes. The other eye will make up for the problem, so much so that the affected eye suffers as a result. The eye with impaired vision (amblyopia) will not receive clear images;
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Most people with allergic conjunctivitis have problems with both eyes. Symptoms may appear quickly, soon after the eyes have come into contact with the allergen. In other cases, as with some eye drops, symptoms may take from two to four days to
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Syntonics or optometric phototherapy, is the branch of ocular science dealing with the application of selected light frequencies through the eyes. It has been used clinically for over 70 years in the field of optometry with continued success in the
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For treatment of AMD, please ask about our standard package fee which includes the diagnostic tests and treatment for one week. There will be a small additional fee for each treatment in which electrical stimulation is used. The electrical
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Generally people over 50 years of age - this is known as age-related AMD (age-related macular degeneration). According to the NHS (National Health Service, UK), AMD affects: • 2% of people aged 50+ • 8% of people aged 65+ • 20% of people aged 85+
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