Glaucomais an eye disease that develops when eye pressure damages the optic nerve. In secondary glaucoma, an existing condition or other outside factor causes eye pressure to go up enough to cause this damage. In primary glaucoma, this happens without any outside factor. The medical term for ...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Given these findings, I diagnosed the patient as a glaucoma suspect who did not yet require medical intervention. She was scheduled for a follow-up evaluation in six months. Four months later, the patient presented on an urgent ba...
Our understanding of PACG has been considerably improved in the last two decades as the harmfulness of the disease is better recognized worldwide. With regard to the clinical course and pathogenic mechanisms, PACG is a different kind of glaucoma compared with POAG. Angle closure is the primary fu...
Apparently there is a popular myth that David Bowie has heterochromia, and if you look at close up pictures of him, it appears to be true. Either that or he is deliberately using contacts to make his eyes look strange. But, in fact neither of those things are true. He had a blow to...
Latisse isn’t the first eyelash-growth treatment out there.A partial list of treatments used throughout history to amp up eyelash growth: white wine, mint, lavender vinegar, glycerine, “fluid extract of jaborandi” (an herb that is now used to make prescription glaucoma medicine), red vasel...
Glaucoma Prevention I am often asked by patients “I have a positive family history. How can I prevent myself from gettingglaucoma?” The answer is early detection. We do this by being properly screened during your eye exam. During your eye exam take advantage of theComprehensive Digital Retin...
Because exact colour representation is essential for the accuracy of any colour blind test, results from online colour vision screening tests are suspect. For the most accurate results, see youropticianand take a colour blind test administered by a trained professional using standardised testing materia...
Glaucomais one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in the U.S. One risk factor that cannot be ignored is cocaine use. This illegal drug has been linked to increased chances of glaucoma because it leads to a long-term increase in eye-fluid pressure. ...
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Glaucoma eye drops Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Hypertension medication Ophthalmic surgery (refractive,cataract, eyelid surgery) Parkinson's disease medication Behavioural causes Wearing contact lenses for too long Typically, most lenses should not be worn for longer than 12 hours, unless they areex...