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1). The Different Types Of Eye Sugery
Types of Eye Surgery
Eye surgery, also referred to as ophthalmic or ocular surgery, is a type of surgical procedure that is performed on the eye or the surrounding tissues. There are a number of different types of eye surgeries including refractive surgery, corneal surgery, glaucoma surgery, cataract surgery, and oculoplastic (cosmetic) surgery.
Refractive surgery
The goal of refractive surgery is to improve a patient’s vision.
Article tags: eye surgery, glaucoma, cataract, lasik, lasek, prk
2). Blindness: Escaping Darkness
Almost half of the population of blind people in the United States is over sixty five years of age. Before we get hit by this, we should check on its causes and cures to be able to deal with it.
Article tags: blindness, blind, ophthalmologists, glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy
3). Gift of Sight – Why go Blind?
More than 1 million Americans over 40 are blind from eye diseases and 2.3 million are visually impaired. Every 5 seconds, a person goes blind. As of 2004, 20 million Americans have cataracts; 13 million people with type 2 diabetes have signs of retinopathy at the time they are diagnosed. Glaucoma affects two million Americans; it is the second leading cause of blindness after diabetes.
Article tags: eyes, sight, glaucoma, macular degeneration, cataracts, diabetes, mangosteen, pain, diet, food, inflammation, illness, eye disease, blindness, blind, see, herbs
4). Two Reasons Why You Might Want a Second Opinion
About six months ago, I visited my dentist. Unfortunately, it wasn't a pleasant experience.
After jamming a dental instrument into one of my teeth and asking me if I had been eating sweets, she made a decision. She felt that I had an area that needed to be drilled into, "to see how far the problem goes". Fortunately, I declined.
This all happened shortly after she told me of her impending wedding.
Article tags: opinion, medical, doctor, glaucoma, cavity, dentist, dental, tooth, pulpitis, oral, eye, eyes
5). What is Glaucoma?
Copyright 2006 Michael Saville
This article gives an overview of glaucoma, looking at glaucoma symptoms; the causes of glaucoma; how glaucoma is diagnosed by your doctor and finally glaucoma treatment.
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which damage to the nerve located in the back of the eye (optic nerve) results in loss of eyesight. At first, side (peripheral) vision is lost.
Article tags: glaucoma, glaucoma treatment, glaucoma symptom, glaucoma diagnosed
6). Do you know what causes glaucoma?
Do you know what causes glaucoma?
Article tags: glaucoma, disease, eye, laser