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I discovered I was going blind during a routine eye test
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1064+ words) Karolina Pakėnaitė, 29, a Ph D graduate from Bath, discovered that she was going blind during a routine optician appointment. Now she's training to become the first deafblind person to summit Everest. Apologising profusely, my optician recalibrated her equipment for the…...
Keep Your Eyes Healthy And Strong Even As You Age With These 4 Tips
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (432+ words) You only get one pair of eyes, so protecting them is crucial. Eye strain gets worse as we age, either because you're constantly staring at screens, or because of outside and even chronic health conditions. The good news is that…...
Low vision clinic in Phoenix helps people of all ages hold on to independence
3+ week, 6+ day ago (110+ words) If someone you love is losing their vision, a clinic in North Central Phoenix is helping people of all ages hold on to their independence. The Foundation for Blind Children is home to the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Low Vision…...
7 Tips To Protect Against AMD and Vision Loss After Age 50
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (755+ words) AMD is a chronic eye disease that affects the retina (the light-sensitive layer at the back of your eye) and can your blur central vision, says Ferhina Ali, MD, an ophthalmologist within the Westchester Medical Center Health Network and an…...
Hartford Hospital makes major advancement in eye care
3+ week, 5+ day ago (102+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) " Hartford Hospital is making history with a major advancement in eye care. It's now the first in the region to offer a newly approved "living implant" that may help preserve vi. .. HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) " Hartford Hospital is making…...
'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight for some South Africans
3+ week, 4+ day ago (673+ words) Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133 people whose sight was restored during a "marathon" of free cataract surgeries conducted by doctors in South Africa at two hospitals over two weekends last month. "Wow!" a delighted Khoza whispered as…...
Doctor gives tips to keep eyes healthy during World Optometry week
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (33+ words) Yahoo With the sun making an appearance, doctors say it's the perfect time to start thinking about how you can protect your eyes....
Blind patients ask hospital staff to 'walk in our shoes"
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (613+ words) Blind people have accused hospitals in Coventry and Warwickshire of discrimination, with one woman saying she was not even alerted to food and medicine placed next to her. Partially sighted Sarah Lewis said the only way she found meals during…...
Why do many patients develop scarring after cataract surgery?
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (934+ words) Cataracts remain one of the world's leading causes of vision loss, touching nearly every family at some point. Even when surgery restores sight, the relief does not always last. Many patients develop scarring beneath the lens that clouds vision again…...
'Sight Unseen' and the Real-World Impact of Vision Rehabilitation
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (772+ words) MORGANTOWN'As the lights dimmed inside the Erickson Alumni Center on Friday evening, the room settled into a rare stillness'one filled not with silence, but with understanding. For many in attendance, the screening of "Sight Unseen, " a new documentary highlighting West…...