Eye floaters are tiny spots/specks that appear in one’s field of vision. These are especially noticeable when one looks at a bright background such as the sky. Even though these floaters do not interfere with sight in most cases, they can be really annoying. There is a lot to be known about floaters. Here are […]
Historically optometrists do not prescribe contact lenses (CL) to children until they are least twelve years old. Children represent one of the fastest growing segments of the contact lens wearing population. Infants through adolescents can be successfully fit with CL. We will take a look at some medical and ocular conditions and also cosmetic indications where […]
Glaucoma occurs as a result of damage to the optic nerve which causes progressive loss of vision. The main function of the optic nerve is the transmission of images to the human brain. Characteristics of this Condition This condition is characterized by the gradual impairment of vision especially side vision which erodes the ability of […]
“New Optical Implant Inspired by Butterfly Wing Structure” – Nature Nanotechnology * The division of Engineering and Applied Science at Caltech has been working on designing an optical implant that measures intra-optical pressure in glaucoma patients * It works by having the tiny implant flex as eye pressure changes and this change can be measured […]
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