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Laser Eye Surgery-Phototherapeutic Keratectomy

Laser Eye Surgery-Phototherapeutic Keratectomy

Eye Surgery, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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Phototherapeutic Keratectomy, or widely known as PTK, is a surgical procedure to treat numerous ocular disorders using an excimer laser. It is one of the latest advances in eye care technology. The procedure is mainly performed to treat diseases that develop on the surface of the cornea or corneal injury. The cornea is the outermost layer of the eye that acts as a window covering the front of the eye. It involves removing a small outer layer of tissue from the cornea. The procedure can treat various corneal dystrophies such as granular dystrophy, recurrent epithelial erosion syndrome (REES), as well as scars on the cornea. This type of surgery is usually performed after other types of treatments

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Vitrectomy -90% Success Rate

Vitrectomy -90% Success Rate

Eye Surgery, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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What is vitrectomy?

Vitrectomy is a type of eye surgery to treat various ocular disorders that occur in the retina and vitreous. It involves the removal of the vitreous humor or fluid from the eye. The vitreous is then replaced with another solution. The vitreous is a gel-like fluid made of 98% water that fills the middle part of your eye. The retina is the innermost layer of cells in your eye. These cells are light-sensitive and use light to send visual information to the brain. In normal conditions, the vitreous is clear, so light can pass through the eye and reach the retina. However, certain conditions can cause debris and blood to block this light, which can

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Tell Me The Facts About Having a Iridectomy

Tell Me The Facts About Having a Iridectomy

Eye Surgery, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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Iridectomy is a surgical procedure that is often performed for closed-angle glaucoma. Sometimes called peripheral iridectomy, the procedure involves removing parts of the iris and can be either invasive or less invasive. Less invasive iridectomy uses laser technology, while invasive iridectomy involves incisions. 

In this article, we’ll answer some questions about the procedure as well as why it is performed. 

What is the purpose of iridectomy?

Iridectomy is mainly performed to treat closed-angle glaucoma, which is a medical condition where the pressure inside your eye becomes too high than its normal pressure. Closed-angle glaucoma is much less common than open-angle glaucoma. In fact, around 90 percent of all glaucoma cases are open-angle glaucoma. People with closed-angle glaucoma experience

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Eyelash Extensions Are They Safe

Eyelash Extensions Are They Safe

Eye Health Awareness, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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Many trends come and go, but a chosen few – such as long eyelashes, mascara, and lipstick, are here to stay. As a result of that, the demand for eyelash extensions has never been greater. Nowadays, eyelashes are admired for their thickness, fullness, and length.

 

At the same time, thanks to some unpleasant stories that circulated the web, there is a concern about eyelash extensions and how safe they are. That lead to women searching for what they are made of, as well as for natural lashes.

 

What follows is an explanation of all the potential risks that come with eyelash extensions and how concerned you may be or not with them.

 

What can go

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Glasses Vs Contacts What’s Best For You

Glasses Vs Contacts What’s Best For You

Eye Health Awareness, Eye Safety, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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Not everyone has 20/20 vision and they need the assistance of contacts or glasses to be able to see well. The only thing is what’s best for you, what should you choose – glasses or contacts? Both choices have positives and negatives. Here we will go through all the factors that might influence your choice on this matter. By the end of this article, you should be able to choose what’s best for you.

Glasses

Eyeglasses are separated into two groups: single vision glasses for distance issues, and multifocal glasses for near-vision eye problems such as reading and writing.

Multifocal glasses are featured in several groups based on several types of lenses:

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5 Most Common Eye Conditions

5 Most Common Eye Conditions

Eye Health Awareness, Eye Safety, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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Most people have a problem with their vision at some point in time. Here we will discuss the top five most common eye disorders, their symptoms, and warning signs and this article will help to prepare you to face this issue or someone you care about.

 

  • Diabetic Retinopathy

 

This diabetic eye disease happens if high blood sugar levels cause damage to the blood vessels in the retina. During the early stages that can cause blood vessels to leak fluid inside the eye. If it is untreated, it can make the retina swell and detach. That can lead to irreversible vision loss.

 

  • Cataracts

 

Eyes have their crystalline lens that as we grow old tends to

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LASIK Expectations vs Reality

LASIK Expectations vs Reality

Eye Health Awareness, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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LASIK is an acronym for laser in-situ keratomileusis – an operation which helps people suffering from astigmatism. This operation, like all other laser vision correction procedures, is done on the cornea – eye’s front part. The operation makes sure that light can travel properly to the retina which is situated at the back of the eye. A LASIK operation will effectively reshape the cornea to make it much better and more efficient.

The advantages of a LASIK operation

If you summarize all the LASIK surgery facts, you will see that it has more advantages than disadvantages. Here are the greatest benefits of having a LASIK operation:

  • The LASIK operation has been performed for well over 25 years.
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Color Blindness The Facts

Color Blindness The Facts

Eye Health Awareness, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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If you have color blindness, you are able to see the colors but find it quite difficult to distinguish between some colors. Also, not everyone who has experienced color blindness has trouble seeing similar colors.  Some may not be able to distinguish between yellows from blues while others have a problem differentiating between greens and reds. Very few people suffer from a condition known as monochromatism where you can only see in Black and White.

Causes of color blindness

Color blindness is inherited and is caused by abnormal photo-pigments.  Within the retina, in cone-shaped cells, you can find the color-detecting molecules. These cone-shaped cells are known as cone cells.  In the human body, several genes are required to

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Double Eyelid And Eye Care

Double Eyelid And Eye Care

Eye Health Awareness, Medical By Jimmie Nichols
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Most women are always self-conscious about their bodies and their physical features, and they like to look perfect and flawless in every possible way. That is why women across several cultures use makeup to play with their features. Big, beautiful and expressive eyes are rated more attractive than other facial features. It is true that the eye morphology of the Asians is quite distinct to that of the westerners. It has been estimated that roughly 50% of Asian women are born with a minimal or supratarsal eyelid crease, which is attributed to their genetic makeover. But, they believe that double eyelids give the impression of bigger and brighter eyes. That is why the double eyelid surgery (creation of

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