Safety glasses are a special kind of glasses designed to provide extra protection to your eyes from flying objects. Safety glasses are different from ordinary glasses in their build and design. Safety glasses should have lenses that are CSA certified and meet the criteria for impact resistance. These lenses should be made from polycarbonate or […]
“First 3D Printed Human Corneas” – Experimental Eye Research * Millions of people require surgery to replace their damaged or scarred corneas but there is a shortage of available transplants * A paper in “Experimental Eye Research” reports a method of creating “bio-ink” (mixture of human corneal stroma cells from donor corneas, alginate and collagen) […]
What is Colour Blindness and What Causes it? Difficulty distinguishing colours (blue and yellow or red and green) Colour blind people see things as clearly as other people but they are unable to fully ‘see’ read, green or blue light Inherited condition that affects males more frequently than females and this condition is related to […]
One common eye emergency that requires immediate assessment and treatment to prevent vision loss is a Retinal Detachment. The retina is the light sensitive layer of tissue in the eye; its role is to send visual messages from the optic nerve to the brain. It is a crucial component of the bodies central nervous system. […]
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