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1. Common Causes of Watery Eyes in Cats November 13, 2009 There are many causes of unusual discharge from the eyes - nearly every opthamological problem in cats causes the eyes to water, and without a physical examination it is impossible to be specific. Let's take a look at some of the common causes of watery eyes in cats. Sudden onset or a temporary clear discharge from the eyes can be caused by injury (although this is unlikely if the discharge is from both eyes), allergic reaction or an upper respiratory tract infection - just like when humans get watery eyes when suffering from a cold. If your cat has a respiratory infection he is likely to... (read more) Author: Daphne Reid

2. Glaucoma Surgery India Cost - All Inclusive Medical Packages In India November 12, 2009 Glaucoma Surgery In India Overview Q. What is Glaucoma ? Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can steal sight without warning or symptoms. Glaucoma is a disease caused by increased intraocular pressure (IOP) resulting either from a malformation or malfunction of the eye’s drainage structures. Left untreated, an elevated IOP causes irreversible damage the optic nerve and retinal fibers resulting in a progressive, permanent loss of vision... Types of Glaucoma Open-angle glaucoma, the most common form of the disease, occurs when the angle between the cornea and the iris... (read more) Author: Pankaj Nagpal

3. Why should we have eye exam? October 22, 2009 Eyes are the windows of human’s hearts. It’s very important to have eye exams every year or six months, because many eye problems such as cataracts, retinal problems and glaucoma offer no telltale symptoms. Routine eye exams mainly contain several steps. The first step of an eye exam is a measure of visual acuity. Eye doctors usually use a specially designed pocket eye exam card holding at about 14 inches before patient, or a standard eye exam wall chart with a distance of 20 feet. Each eye is tested independently while the other one is covered, to confirm the smallest characters patients... (read more) Author: William Jafferson Clinton

4. Cat Food October 19, 2009 Cat food is formulated to address the specific nutritional requirements of cats. Although cats are obligate carnivores, most commercial cat food contains both animal and plant material, supplemented with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. An important nutrient is the amino acid derivative taurine, as cats cannot synthesize the compound. Cats fed a taurine-deficient dog food may develop retinal degeneration and go blind. Most store-bought cat food comes in either dry form, also known in the US as kibble, or wet canned form. Some manufacturers sell frozen raw diets and premix prod... (read more) Author: Alex Vitti

5. Doctors Recommend Zeaxanthin For Macular Degeneration Prevention October 04, 2009 The benefit of lutein and its sister molecule zeaxanthin for macular degeneration is becoming more well known.  Several studies have now been published and researchers are even learning how to measure the density of the retinal pigmentation, before and after supplementation.  They have seen that supplementation does, in fact, increase the density of the pigmentation within the retina and that, they believe, prevents further damage, reducing the risk of blindness. Although the exact cause of age-related macular degeneration or ARMD, as it is often referred to, is not totally clear, i... (read more) Author: Gordon Hall

6. Researchers Grow Eye Cells From Skin Cells August 25, 2009 Researchers have succeeded in growing light-sensing eye cells from human skin cells, opening the possibility of restoring sight to patients blinded by certain diseases.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have grown retinal cells from skin cells, a development that could be used to treat degenerative eye diseases.A number of genetic disorders involve the degeneration of the retina, the light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye. The disorders cause the cells to die, and vision is gradually lost, resulting in blindness.The researchers manipulated human skin cells to act like embryonic ... (read more)

7. Anti-Aging products - Roc Retinol Correxion Review August 21, 2009 Roc Retinol Correxion ReviewOverviewRoc Retinal was was founded in France over 50 years ago yet only in the last decade has its influence been felt in the US. The flasgship product, Roc Retinol Correxion is known as an anti-wrinkle cream with anti-aging properties.Retinol is an ingredient that's known to some as Vitamin A. The main purpose of this ingredient is believed to be the way that it is meant to take away the top layer of what is thought to be dead skin in order to reveal the new layer that's beneath and promoting the healing process, thus stimulating new skin cell expansion that m... (read more) Author: Sarah Catronas

8. 7 Important Tips for Yoga beginner Success August 18, 2009 If you are a yoga beginner, these seven tips will get you on the journey to a more tranquil life. Yoga has been proved to de-stress by trying exercises that unify the mind, body, and spirit. 1. Talk to your surgeon and explain what type of yoga newb poses you mean to practice. Your consultant may disqualify specific poses if you have high blood pressure, glaucoma, a record of retinal detachment, or heart disease. Make sure you follow your doc's suggestions. It is extremely critical to take it one step at a time. Try a few noob classes before you attempt more sophisticated classes. Do... (read more) Author: Carmelo Hickman

9. Keeping Eyes Healthy With Eye Exercise August 06, 2009 There's a good eye exercises you can use to rebuild your vision. It is known as palming and is described below.First of all let daylight warm and excite the retinal nerves.This is one of the best paths to secure relaxation of all sensory nerves, including sight, and to get rid of mental and physical strain. To palm, cover both eyes with the cupped hands, the heel of the palms resting on cheekbones, fingers crossed over the forehead. Always be careful that the palms don't touch the eyeballs. Sit with your elbows resting comfortably on a wedge-shaped pillow on your lap. See that your backbone... (read more) Author: Arthur Henderson

10. Most Common Lasers Used in Optometry July 21, 2009 Light can reach and affect almost any internal eye structure without having to physically invade intervening layers. The use of light to perform retinal coagulation, first accomplished by German ophthalmologist Gerd Meyer-Schwickerath in 1946, completely revolutionized the world of optometry. With the advent of lasers in the early 1960, the field of high-tech surgical eye care took off, making leaps and bounds as laser quality and uses were improved and computer software made it possible to increase their precision tremendously. Each laser used in optometry today has its own unique qualities a... (read more) Author: Ryan Frank

11. An Explanation of Performed Eye Tests July 03, 2009 Many people correlate a ‘healthy’ lifestyle with measures such as exercising, taking vitamins, eating healthily, and refraining from smoking. However, ensuring your health is fully in shape takes even more. Sometimes, it’s necessary to consult a health professional for check-ups, just to ensure everything is as it should be. One example of this has to do with your vision. Even if you don’t notice a drastic difference with your eyesight from day to day, it’s possible for your vision to change over an extended period of time. If you already wear glasses or contact lenses this could mean requi... (read more) Author: Daniel Collins

12. Retinal Hemorrhage - What, Why And How Of It? May 28, 2009 It is rightly believed that without vision, there is no beauty within or outside. Vision is an important and indispensable part of our body. Without eye vision, life is dull and boring. Hence it is very important to take care of your eyes. But misfortunes can happen to anyone. And one such misfortune is retinal hemorrhage of the eye. Retinal hemorrhages can be caused by injuries, usually forceful blows to the head during accidents and falls, as well as by adverse health conditions. A retinal hemorrhage occurs when abnormal bleeding occurs within the blood vessels of the retina. Retina is ... (read more) Author: daniel rayfield

13. Detached Retinal Surgery - Its Various Types May 27, 2009 To understand how a detached retina surgery can be performed, we need to understand what retinal detachment is. In a layman’s language, it is a disorder of the eye where the retina gets separated from its attachment to its underlying tissue within the eye. Retina is a thin layer of light-sensitive tissues on the back wall of the eye. When we look around, light from the objects we are trying to see enters the eye. The light image is focused onto the retina by the cornea and the lens. The retina translates that focused image into neural impulses and sends them to the brain through the optic nerv... (read more) Author: daniel rayfield

14. "What are the Benefits of Zeaxanthin?" and other FAQs March 23, 2009 If you are like me, you want to preserve your eyesight till the end of the years in as pristine a condition as possible. The benefits of Zeaxanthin can help you do exactly that. Let’s find out what is it, how is it helpful, and what the correct way for its intake is. What is Zeaxanthin? It is a carotenoid that makes up the central part of our eyes’ retina. It is also found in green leafy vegetables and in carrots and egg yolk. This pigment is what gives them their yellowish/reddish color. What are the benefits of Zeaxanthin? As our eyes age, the retinal macula begins to deteriorate.... (read more) Author: Dan Reeves

15. Dog Eye Diseases-The 8 Most Common Types February 04, 2009 Dog eye diseases are oftentimes genetic, however others are the natural result of aging. Many eye problems are associated to the loose skin of the face, which happens in mixed breeds and purebreds alike. Traumatic eye diseases are sometimes caused by hereditary characteristics, although they might not always be related to genetics. Progressive Retinal Atrophy: Progressive Retinal Atrophy (PRA) is a serious hereditary eye disease caused by the deterioration of retinal cells, resulting in the dog not being able to see stationary objects. It causes vision impairment by about five years of age.... (read more) Author: Lamar Deane

16. Eye Diagnostics - A New Way To Capture Color Retinal Images December 04, 2008 Monitoring and treatment of eye diseases with a potential to cause blindness can be challenging. However, with new advances in research, scientists may have just developed an effective means of taking high quality color photographs of eye inflammation with the help of diagnostic equipment. Recently, scientists made a headway by taking high quality color photographs of the clinical stages of ocular inflammation in mice, using what they call “Topical Endoscopic Fundal Imaging (TEFI).” And it seems that mice are just the beginning, soon humans could replace the mice, and for the better. ... (read more) Author: Fred clay

17. Eyesight Problem: Preventing Cavalier King Charles Spaniels from Getting One December 03, 2008 Although Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are fairly healthy breed of dogs, it is a fact that this breed's eyesight dims when he gets older just like any other dog. During the last fifteen years, some Spaniels are more susceptible to eye disease which causes more serious health problems. During a survey in 1989, it was estimated that forty percent of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels suffer from hereditary eyesight problems especially retinal dysplasia – the most serious eye disease that can affect the breed. This problem forms in the retina, sometimes appears as retinal folds that go unnotice... (read more) Author: Richard Cussons

18. The Irish Setter December 02, 2008 http://www.prettyposhpets.co.uk Irish Setters are the oldest of the setter group and they originate in Ireland. The Irish Red Setter Club was formed in Dublin in 1882, prompted by the breeding programme of The Earl of Enniskellen, who developed the signature solid red coat. However, major show winners in the late 1800s, still had some markings of white or black. n the 1940s the breed was nearly decimated by the eye disease Progressive Retinal Atrophy, better known as PRA. This disease is a non sex-linked genetic illness that causes night blindness. Thankfully, it is now known how to DNA... (read more) Author: Sarah JAmes

19. Four Common Feline Eye Diseases November 17, 2008 When healthy, your cat should have bright and clear eyes. There are a few common feline eye diseases that you should be aware about. Some of these include glaucoma, retinal atrophy, and conjunctivitis. Let's take a look at some of these diseases. Glaucoma One of the first common feline eye diseases is glaucoma. This is a condition in which there is too much pressure on the inside of the eye. Glaucoma is the one of the leading causes of blindness in cats. In its early stages, glaucoma can be treated with medication aimed at reducing the internal eye pressure. If your cat is in an adva... (read more) Author: Darrin Swain

20. Retinal Detachment: Time Critical Eye Emergency November 13, 2008 A detachment of the retinal can be a very serious and time critical emergency. A detached retina occurs when the retina pulls away from the supporting choroid (middle tissue) in the back of the eye, usually resulting from a hole in the retina that allows fluid to leak between the choroid and the retina. Since the retina cannot function properly under these conditions, permanent vision loss may occur if a detached retina is not repaired within 24 to 72 hours. At Risk Retinal Detachment is considered a risk for: • Nearsighted adults • People who have had an eye injury or po... (read more) Author: Chris Carter

21. Biomedic Toric- Contact Lens Technology At Its Best! October 16, 2008 Having an astigmatism used to mean that the only type of lenses you could wear were hard, scratchy gas permeable lenses. Not only were these lenses one of the most uncomfortable contact lenses of their time, they were associated with retinal scrapes and infection on a frequent basis. They required diligent and methodical care, and felt more like a chore than a convenience for those that they were prescribed to. Thankfully, the science of eye care has improved by leaps and bounds, and astigmatism patients now have more than one choice for their contact lenses. As contact lens technology impr... (read more) Author: Carolyn Folkes

22. Information on Kearns Sayre Syndrome September 27, 2008 Kearns-Sayre Syndrome belongs (in part) to a group of rare neuromuscular disorders known as mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (KSS) is a very uncommon fatal multisystem disorder which generally affects female and males before the age of 20, and it is characterized by progressive outer ophthalmoplegia, gentle skeletal muscle weakness, retinal pigmentation, left bundle branch block or intracardiac conduction blemish. It is the cause of abnormalities in the DNA of mitochondria - small rod-like structures found in every cell of the body that produce the power that drives cel... (read more) Author: Juliet Cohen

23. Sun Damage can cause Eye Disorders September 03, 2008 Sun Damage can cause Eye Disorders Scientific evidence has proved that ultraviolet rays can cause damaged to your eyes, The long term effects can lead to Blurred vision, vision impaired, head aches and in some worse cases vision loss. It’s important to cover your eyes with sunglasses that protects you from the UV’s rays. Ultraviolet Radiation is invisible and over exposure has shown the risks of developing age-related muscular degeneration. Retinal diseases are the leading cause for blindness and unlike your skin the results are irreversible. So What age should you wear Sun... (read more) Author: Clifford Doney

24. Complete Information on Coats disease June 18, 2008 Coats’ disease also known as exudative retinitis. Coats’ diseas is a rare eye disorder, causing full or partial blindness, characterized by abnormal development of blood vessels behind the retina. It is a progressive condition of the retinal capillaries which occurs in children and young adults, usually males. Retinal capillaries play an important part in the nourishment of the retina which forms the thin light-sensitive screen lining the inside of the back two thirds of the eye. Light reaching the retina is converted into electrical impulses which pass along the optic nerve to the brain where... (read more) Author: Juliet Cohen

25. Complete Information on Central serous chorioretinopathy June 18, 2008 Central serous chorioretinopathy too known as Central serous retinopathy (CSR. Central serous chorioretinopathy is a retinal disorder which affects the macula. It is an “idiopathic disorder” which means that the exact reason is unidentified. Central serous is associated with an altitude of the macula payable to leak of fluid from the circulation behind it. The leak occurs through a flaw in the tissue bed known as the retinal pigment epithelium. The retinal pigment epithelium is an unmarried celled bed that lies between the retina and the choroid. This tissue bed usually serves to forbid fluid ... (read more) Author: Juliet Cohen

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