HealthDay (3/3, Preidt) reported that, according to a study published online “early signs of glaucoma can be detected in the brain.” Working with laboratory animals, researchers from the Vanderbilt Eye Institute “found that a very early mechanism of glaucoma-related vision loss involves deterioration of communication between the optic nerve and the mid-brain, which handles information about sensory input such as sound, heat, cold, pain and pressure.” After a while, “the optic nerve, then the retina, show signs of degeneration,” a study author explained.
Currently, regular, comprehensive eye exams are the best known way to detect early signs of glaucoma, allowing early treatment for best out come. The eye doctor will examine your optic nerve and retina during your eye exam. Fine Eyewear and Eye care has state of the art digital diagnostic eye exam instruments that are designed to assist early detection.
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The UK’s Daily Mail (2/25) reports that the majority of “women are unaware of how their make-up bags can be a breeding ground for bacteria” that can “be transferred on to the face and cause irritation or even infection.” For example, “old mascara wands can breed bacteria that lead to conjunctivitis” and “should not be used six months after opening,” while “dirty brushes are a breeding ground for micro-organisms that can cause herpes, ringworm, and impetigo.”
California’s San Gabriel Valley Tribune (9/18, Jansen) reports that the eyelid “is one of the most common sites for skin cancer, accounting for as much as 10 percent of all skin cancers. Left untreated,” cancers there “could lead to significant injury and even blindness.”
The UK’s Daily Mail (7/24, Hope) reports that, according to a study “to appear in the American Journal of Pathology next month,” foods “containing omega 3 and fish oils may help prevent” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), “the most common cause of blindness in old age.”
HealthDay (3/3, McKeever) reported that, according to a study published in the March 4 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, “when macular degeneration causes one to start losing…sight, the affected neurons simply start seeking visual input from other, non-affected parts of the eye.” Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “found when the cells in the fovea, the part of the retina responsible for the central field of vision, were damaged by macular degeneration (MD) — the neuron attached to them” began “responding to stimuli in an undamaged section — a type of internal reorganization of the eye’s visual map as opposed to the cortex’s work being shifting to other neurons.” HealthDay also noted that MD patients “often compensate for lack of central vision by rolling their eyes upward so they can utilize the preferred retinal locus,” which is “an undamaged area under and adjacent to the affected part of the retina.”
For people “staring at a computer screen all day…glare is everywhere,” contributing to computer vision syndrome. “There are about 175 million people in the workplace using computers, and about 80 percent of those people notice problems” with eye strain. Glasses are available to reduce computer glare. They have specially coated lenses made to reduce eye strain. It’s just more relaxing on their eyes, allowing them to “work longer, and be more productive,”
Be sure to ask your doctor about computer vision glasses if you work in front of a computer all day.
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Glaucoma may strike at any age, glaucoma causes loss of sight by slowly damaging the optic nerve, which results in loss of peripheral vision.” If the condition is “not treated central vision can be lost as well.” While there is currently “no cure for glaucoma,” early treatment “can lessen the risk of severe vision loss.”
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