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CataractsAlthough cataract formation is usually associated with aging, cataracts may be due to a variety of other causes. Some degree of cataract formation is to be expected in most persons over age 70 |
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GlaucomaGlaucoma includes a group of ocular disorders characterized by increased intraocular pressure, optic nerve atrophy, and visual field loss. The individual response to intraocular pressure varies. Therefore, some people sustain damage from relatively low pr |
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Lasik ProcedureThe need for good vision goes back to early civilization. People with near-sightedness (myopia) used sandbags at night, which they placed on their eyes to correct near-sightedness. The pressure effect of the sandbags on the cornea changed the curvature, w |
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Refractive Eye SurgeryWith the development of the Eximer laser the emphasis in refractive surgery has shifted to laser ablation of the cornea. More than a thousand cases of Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomies (PRK) have been performed since 1992. Due to the slow recove |
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Strabismus (Squint)A newborn baby's eyes may wander but should be 'straight' and work together by 6 weeks of age. If by then the eyes are still crossed, the infant will not outgrow the squint. If one eye is constantly deviated, suppression amblyopia will develop. Treatment |
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