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What is Presbyopia? What is a Cataract? What about Macular Degeneration or Dermatochalasis? What do they mean and how do they affect my eye or the eyes of my loved ones? These are all characteristics of the aging process and they can all be treated, and in some cases prevented.
At some point around 35 years old, the lens of the eye, responsible for focusing, starts losing that ability. It...
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The lens is located directly behind the iris, which is the colored part of the eye that forms the pupil. Light passes through your cornea, through the pupil and finally through the lens, where it is focused on the retina at the back of the eye. As you age, your lens can become cloudy, this cloudiness is called a cataract.
A cataract is when a chemical change in the eye causes a normally...
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Once the contact lens is properly prepared it is time to insert the lens onto your eye.
First, using the middle finger from your non insertion hand, hold the upper eyelid and lashes open to help prevent blinking. Next, with the middle finger of your insertion hand, pull down on your lower eyelid and lashes to open your eye as much as possible. Then, while looking forward, gently place the...
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Looking for the perfect sunglasses? If you drive or spend time outdoors, polarized lenses can give you clearer vision by enhancing contrast and eliminating glare.
Glare is caused when light bounces off a smooth surface. Problems from glare range from annoyance to eye strain to temporary blindness.
Light vibrates along all axis. But when light strikes a reflecting object, such as water or...
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A refractive error occurs when light is not focused properly on the retina at the back of the eye.
The curved surface of the eyeball bends light, much like a magnifying glass. This is called refraction. As the light is refracted it should focus on the retina, which lines the back surface of the eye.
Light enters your eye through two curved surfaces. First it passes through the cornea...
