A Smartphone App for Eye Exams to measure myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism
Tuesday, 17 May 2011 News
Researchers have developed a new way to measure myopia, hypermetropia and astigmatism using a Smartphone App. They call it Netra, which means eye in Sanskrit but stands for Near Eye Tool for Refractive Assessment. Read more…
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Colin Hanks Impressed By Laser Eye Surgery
Monday, 27 September 2010 News
Actor COLIN HANKS (The son of Hollywood legend Tom Hanks) has become a voluntary advocate for laser eye surgery after undergoing the Laser Eye Surgery procedure to perfect his eyesight. Read more…
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Eighty-two percent of Air Force personnel opt to undergo PRK
Laser Eye Surgery
Monday, 20 September 2010 News
PRK Laser Eye Surgery has a long track record in the United States Air Force, so most personnel request the procedure by name, and the successful outcomes we have had in the past with PRK are likely why it is still the most requested procedure. Read more…
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Research finds new gene for Myopia
Tuesday, 14 September 2010 News
Australian scientists have identified several new genes that cause eye disease, in further steps towards a test that could determine a person’s lifetime “risk of blindness”.
Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) assessed data from more than a thousand sets of twins, looking for genes that drive a range of vision-related problems from mild to severe. Read more…
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Healthy eyes in the summertime
Wednesday, 28 July 2010 News
Sunglasses aren’t just for looking cool — they help protect your vision. While a smart pair of sunglasses might be the best way to complete a summer ensemble, it’s important to remember just why you put on those shades in the first place. Read more…
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Lady Gaga-inspired lens fad draws warning from eye docs
Monday, 12 July 2010 News
Cosmetic contact lenses that give wearers an exaggerated “doe-eyed” look are “an emerging and potentially dangerous trend among teenagers and young adults” Read more…
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Sports star hails benefits of laser eye surgery
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 News
A sportsman who had Lasik laser eye surgery has said that it was one of the best things he has ever done and has helped to boost his career. Paul Shefflin, 29, who plays hurling for his club team Ballyhale Shamrocks, in Kilkenny, said his decision to undergo laser eye surgery last month was a wise one, as it has enabled him to see the field of play more clearly. Read more…
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Autistic kids to get new therapeutic friend – a robot with camera for eyes
Thursday, 10 June 2010 News
The lines between virtual and real world seem to be increasingly blurred especially for this generation of kids. However, researchers at the University of Southern California have developed a robot Bandit that is helping autistic children connect with the real world.
Bandit has camera for eyes and can sense if a child is uncomfortable. It is built to express “simple facial expressions and movements.” Read more…
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Tim Bresnan’s focus on Ashes place after laser eye surgery
Thursday, 10 June 2010 News
Tim Bresnan hopes that having 20/20 vision will help him book a place on England’s Ashes tour this winter. The all-rounder has his eyes on the prize of a tour Down Under, revealing that he plans to have laser eye treatment at the end of the season to improve his vision.
“I’m supposed to wear contact lenses when I’m playing but I don’t,” said Bresnan. “I’ve got quite bad astigmatism, so I don’t really get on with contacts.
“I can’t wear glasses either for batting or bowling but I’ve coped quite well with it so far. So if I get the laser eye treatment, I won’t be nicking anything! Read more…
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Rembrandt’s art was a science, study finds
Thursday, 3 June 2010 News
Paintings from the old master show advanced optical techniques to direct viewer’s gaze. Rembrandt, perhaps the greatest Dutch painter of all time, pioneered scientific techniques – at least intuitively – to create magic: guiding the viewer’s gaze around a painting, and making them linger longer. The idea that artists use painting techniques to guide a viewer’s gaze is not new, but until now, the efficacy has not been scientifically proven. Nor has the practice been traced as far back as Rembrandt, who died in 1669. Read more…
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Vodka eyeballing bad for your eyes: health experts
Thursday, 3 June 2010 News
It’s called vodka eyeballing and it’s being touted as a way to get drunk faster.
The act is exactly what it sounds like: it involves pouring vodka straight onto your eyeball. Blogs discussing the “craze” say it started in Britain but has now crossed the pond and is a hit with young Americans. Read more…
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Although Lindsey Vonn wore glasses on “Law & Order”, her laser eye surgery was a success
Tuesday, 25 May 2010 News
You may have noticed her glasses…well, in real life, Lindsey doesn’t need those anymore! Both she and husband Thomas recently underwent successful laser eye surgery treatments.
Lindsey – the best U.S. alpine female skier of all time – revealed on her Facebook page how excited she was over “how crisp and clear everything is”. Read more…
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How lasers will light up the future of medicine
Thursday, 20 May 2010 News
A whole range of medical procedures rely on lasers, so much so that we don’t even realise we’re being treated using Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER). A bit short-sighted? How about laser eye surgery to correct your vision? Read more…
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Robot conducts first electronic wedding
Tuesday, 18 May 2010 News
Flashing eyes, plastic pigtails and a tinny voice are not necessarily what a bride and groom look for in their wedding master of ceremonies, unless they work in Japan’s robotic industry.
Tomohiro Shibata and Satoko Inoue tied the knot yesterday under the watchful eye of a 1.5m android known as I-Fairy, in what the machine’s manufacturer, Kokoro, said was the first robot-led wedding in the world. Read more…
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Making light work of it – the laser’s 50th birthday
Tuesday, 18 May 2010 News
The story of the laser is incredible. Lasers will smooth your wrinkles, zap your cancer, correct your short-sightedness. Today, the top end of research is “femtosecond” lasers, in which ultra-fast lasers alter the “spin” of electrons in individual atoms to provide a more compact, denser storage on hard drives. Femtosecond lasers are also used in Laser Eye Surgery.Read more…
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50 years ago, the laser beam was born…
Monday, 17 May 2010, News
Lasers have featured in hundreds of films, the most famous being the cutting beam heading for James Bond’s crotch in Goldfinger; it has spawned imitations from Austin Powers to The Simpsons’ Itchy and Scratchy.
The first laser eye treatment on a human was done in 1987 by American physician Dr Marguerite McDonald Read more…
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A Look Back at 50 Years of Lasers
Monday, 17 May 2010, News
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the invention of the first working laser. The first laser light was produced on May 16, 1960 at the Hughes Research Lab in Malibu, California. Today, lasers can be found almost everywhere, from telephone lines to cutting edge scientific research, supermarket scanners, and even cat toys and Medicine. Lasik and laser eye surgery are less invasive and painful than traditional eye surgeries. Read more…
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Ophthalmologists prefer microkeratome LASIK to all laser Lasik, study says
Thursday, 13 May 2010, News
Ocular Surgery news posted the question to Ophthalmologist performing LASIK: Do you prefer the traditional microkeratome instrumentor femtosecond microkeratome laser for creating the LASIK flap.
Overwhelming the top experts in the world responded that the traditional microkeratome instrument was preferred. Read more…
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Eye Injuries in Sports. How can I protect myself from eye injuries?
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, News
Sports cause more than 40,000 eye injuries each year. More than 90 percent of these injuries can be prevented. Overall, basketball and baseball cause the most eye injuries, followed by water sports and racquet sports. Very-high-risk sports involve body contact and do not use eye protectors. Some very-high-risk sports are boxing, wrestling and contact martial arts.
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Eye health warning as girls go gaga for false lashes
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, News
Improper use and storage of fake eyelashes poses a health risk as dirt and bacteria can easily be transferred onto your eyelids and the cornea (the front surface of your eyeball). This can lead to eye infections and in the most serious cases result in permanent sight loss.
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More “wonderfoods” sitting right under our noses…
Wednesday, 5 May 2010. News
There’s no doubt broccoli, watercress and acai berries are overflowing with healthy vitamins and minerals, but what about the foods we actually want to eat? As a new study reveals that the once-demonised egg should be regarded as a ’superfood’ (it’s packed with vital antioxidants and nutrients), we uncover the other surprising wonderfoods sitting right under our noses…
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Laser Eye Surgery: LASIK vs. PRK
Monday, 26 April 2010, News
There are a few cons to LASIK. First, the structure of the eye is compromised, and, while rare, the “flap” can be displaced months or even years later. With PRK, there is no flap and the procedure can be done repeatedly if needs be (e.g. years later if vision changes) without weakening the eye.
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Veggies, fruits, fish and supplements will help keep your vision sharp as you age
Wednesday, 14 April 2010. News
Good nutrition for eye health goes beyond carrots and their beta carotene, doctors now say, and the addition of some key nutrients can help avoid two leading causes of vision loss and blindness…
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Sports Enthusiasts Choosing Laser Eye Surgery
Wednesday, 14 April 2010. News
If you’re an active kind of person, and you’re also a wearer of contacts or glasses, you’re also sure to know how annoying it can be to deal with these vision aids when all you want to do is take part in your favourite sport. There are plenty of activities that require keen observation and accurate vision, meaning people without twenty-twenty vision can find themselves stuck with trying to accommodate their glasses or contacts.
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