Cataracts Leading Cause of Decreased Vision In People Over 65

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A CATARACT is developed when the natural lens of the eye gets cloudy. The clouding of the natural lens interferes with light passing through to the retina.  This causes the vision to get blurry and dim.

MORE THAN 50 percent of people over the age of 60, and some, who are even younger, develop cataracts. It is said that cataracts are so common that everyone will develop them eventually if they live long enough to do so.

Lasik Among Safest Refractive Procedures

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LASIK, otherwise known as laser vision correction, is the most widely performed and also one of the safest refractive procedures done today.  Lasik is a procedure that uses a laser beam to reshape the cornea and improve the vision.

MANY PEOPLE love the idea of getting out of their glasses and or contacts but hate the thought of having a procedure performed on their eyes.

Dry Eye Syndrome Is Tear Flow Imbalance

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RESTASIS. In 2002, the FDA approved the prescription eye drop Restasis for the treatment of chronic dry eye. It is currently the only prescription eye drop that helps your eyes increase their own tear production with continued use.

DO YOUR eyes feel dry, itchy, gritty feeling? Are your eyes burning and watery? Are your eyes sore and light sensitive? If you have some of these symptoms or even all of these symptoms then you may be suffering from a condition known as dry eye syndrome.

Transient Vision Loss is a Medical Emergency

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ISCHEMIA, or lack of blood flow, is the most common mechanism of acute visual dysfunction, and it can affect any aspect of the visual system. Ischemia reduces the delivery of oxygen and important nutrients and vitamins to the tissues, which in turn causes metabolic compromise of cells.

TVL can have many different presentations and there is many different causes as to why a person may just suddenly lose their vision.

Macular Degeneration

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SEVERE MACULAR DEGENERATION can make it difficult to read or drive, to see details on the TV or to see the detail in people’s faces.  In the worst cases of macular degeneration, there can be a “blind spot” in the center of the vision.

Macular degeneration is an age-related condition of the macula; an area of the retina at the back of the eye that is responsible for seeing fine detail when reading or looking straight ahead.

Pinguecula and Pterygium

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Pingueculum is a tiny, pinhead size yellowish-brown benign growth on the conjunctiva or the white part of the eye, pingueculas are most prevalent in tropical climates and are directly related to sun exposure.

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