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Contact Lenses To Treat Eye Allergies
Categories: Contact Lens Problems, Eye Allergies, Uncategorized
Acuvue K The Contact Lenses For Itchy Eyes Contact lenses are about to enter a new realm as drug delivery devices. While a number of applications are expected, Acuvue may be the first off the block with an antihistamine releasing lens. In 2007 Vistakon, the manufacturer of the Acuvue lens family, sponsored a clinical study of [...]
Optic Nerve-The Remarkable Eye
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Optic Nerve In Eye Did you ever wonder what the nerve inside your eye looks like? You can see a small circular yellow image in the middle of the streak of light in this picture to the left. That is where the optic nerve is entering the eye. Before it enters the eye it is [...]
Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy Eye Problems
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Fuch’s dystrophy is an eye condition effecting the clear corneal tissue covering the colored part of the eye. The cornea is an incredible tissue measuring only ½ mm thick with layers of collagen aligned precisely to allow for transparency. It is separated into five regions, the posterior most being the layer of endothelial cells. The [...]
Macular Degeneration Treatment Aptamers
Categories: Eye Diseases, Macular Degeneration, Uncategorized
Macular Degeneration Treatment Current treatment of macular degeneration involves the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs (VEGF). Vascular endothelial growth factors are proteins that support the normal development of blood vessels before birth. They also stimulate blood vessel growth after injuries and compromised circulation problems. The growth of unwanted blood vessels in the retina [...]
Eye Burns In The Wilderness
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Eye Emergencies In The Wilderness You are backpacking with friends 2 days away from the trail-head. Your roommate and part time half genius (that is half) just finished making smores, walked over to share, and tripped on his untied shoelaces. After the laughter is over he realizes there is hot chocolate and marshmallows on his [...]