Prescription Medications Can Increase Your risk Of Complications During Cataract Surgery Some prescription medications can increase your risk of complications during cataract surgery. Prescriptions for an enlarged prostate are a known risk factor for Floppy Iris Syndrome. Floppy Iris Syndrome can lead to a number of different problems after cataract surgery. The iris (the colored eye [...]
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Contact Lens Care Tips
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Contact Lens Solutions and Products Proper care of you contact lenses is essential for a lifetime of healthy vision. It is often overwhelming to the patient new to contact lenses when they make a trip to the pharmacy for contact lens solution. They are greeted by aisle of choices. To decrease the likelihood of eye infections you [...]
Avastin Withdrawal?
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Avastin Treatment Withdrawal Avastin is a drug approved in 2004 for treating colon cancer and later several other types of growths. It acts by reducing the formation of new blood vessels that support the expansion of tumors. Subsequently in 2008 was approved for treating metastatic (spreading) breast cancer. The Food and Drug Administration has started the [...]
Vision Service Plan Student Charity
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VSP Sight For Students And Optometry Giving Sight Charities Are True Visionaries! Sight For Students was founded by VSP in 1997 to help provide eyecare for uninsured students. Today Sight For Students helps over 50,000 kids receive eye exams and needed eye wear every year. Vision service plan is the premier vision insurance company in the world. For details [...]
Eye Glasses To Prevent Eye Damage From Sports Injuries
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You can take simple steps to prevent a lifetime of visual disability and blindness for your family by a visit to the eye doctor. Eye wear for sports is an important decision for preventative eye care. If you or your children are regularly involved in sports, choosing sports eye wear is essential. A good idea [...]
Teens And Contact Lenses
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Most children by the age of 12 become concerned with their looks. Most parents breathe a little sigh of relief that they do. As we all know, this relief may also soon be followed with the horror of what teenagers equate with good appearance. The story is ancient and never changes but somehow the image [...]