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Feb 08, 2007 -
When you go outside in the winter, you've got to protect your eyes from the amazingly bright glare of the snow's reflection.
I love my sunglasses in the summer, but in the winter, the plastic makes my face cold.
The solution?
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Sep 17, 2009 -
You only get one pair of eyes so it's important to care for them as best you can. If you wear contact lenses, here's one thing you can do to keep your lenses clean and prevent eye infections. Every three months (at least) replace your case with a new one.
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Mar 06, 2007 -
Bausch & Lomb, makers of ReNu MultiPlus contact lens cleaner, is voluntarily pulling about 1.5 million bottles of the cleaning solution off the shelves. About 1 million bottles of the popular brand were distributed in the U.S. with another 500,000 in Canada, Korea, Taiwan and Latin American.
- 24 Comments
May 02, 2007 -
Enough with the recalls already. First it was the ReNu contact lens solution, then the pet food, then Listerine, then the olives, then the beef, and now friggin' bibs?!! WTF!
- 7 Comments
Oct 17, 2007 -
When I got my first pair of glasses in fourth grade, they were fun for a while, but I soon learned that glasses were pretty annoying. When you get sweaty, they slide off your face. In the winter, the lenses fog up every time you come inside.
- 32 Comments
Feb 05, 2008 -
If you wear contact lenses, you want to make sure you are doing all you can to keep your eyes healthy. I thought I was doing right by closing my contact lens case every morning after putting in my lenses. I guess I was wrong.
- 23 Comments
Sep 04, 2008 -
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HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
The electroretinography (ERG) test measures the electrical activity of the retina to light. It is performed by placing an electrode on the cornea of the eye after it has been anesthetized. Both hereditary and acquired disorders of the retina can be evaluated with this test.
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Oct 08, 2008 -
In This Report
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
- Prevention
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Resources
- References
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Highlights
Medical Societies Issue Tamsulosin (Flomax) Warning
In August 2006, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the American Urological Association (AUA) issued a joint warning concerning Tamsulosin (Flomax). The societies advised patients to be sure to inform their eye surgeons if they are taking this drug. Tamsulosin is frequently prescribed to treat prostate enlargement.
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Jul 24, 2009 -
If your vision isn't perfect, and you're an active person, contact lenses are essential in my book. Contacts don't fog up when you're running, or fall off when you're biking. And you can wear them when swimming, you just have to wear goggles or keep your eyes shut.
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Sep 03, 2008 -
Overview
- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Prevention
Illustrations
Eye
Slit-lamp exam
Cataract - close-up of the eye
Cataract surgery - series
HEALTH GUIDE REFERENCE FROM A.D.A.M
Definition
A cataract is a cloudy or opaque area (an area you cannot see through) in the lens of the eye.
Alternative Names
Lens opacity
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
The lens of the eye is normally clear. If the lens becomes cloudy, the condition is known as a cataract.
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