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PREVENT EYE DAMAGE Protect Yourself from UV Radiation
by: shinta, 2 pagesUV radiation, whether from natural sunlight or artificial UV rays, can damage the eye, affecting surface tissues and internal structures, such as the cornea and lens. Long-term exposure to UV ...
Blue Eye Disease
by: shinta, 3 pagesPorcine rubulavirus infection or “blue eye” disease is an emerging disease first seen in La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico and the neighboring states of Jalisco and Guanajuato in 1980. It is ...
Blindness and eye diseases in Tibet: findings from a randomised, population based survey
by: shinta, 6 pagesThe high prevalence of age related cataract blindness among Tibetans is perhaps due to high altitude ultraviolet light exposure. Particular concern about this issue emerged in 1987, following ...
Diabetic Eye Disease Can Cause Blindness, Gives No Early Warning Signs
by: shinta, 4 pagesNearly half of the nation's estimated 16 million people with diabetes will develop some degree of diabetic retinopathy, the most common form of diabetic eye disease, and the leading cause of ...
Eye disease
by: shinta, 7 pagesThis information is available at various web pages on the website of the National Eye Institute (www.nei.nih.gov/health/ ) that contains detailed information on most eye diseases. The ...
Cataract Blindness
by: shinta, 3 pagesCataract blindness occurs when the natural lens of the eye becomes cloudy, causing gradual loss of vision and ultimately blindness. It is rather like looking through a mirror in ...
Blindness and cataract in children in developing countries
by: shinta, 2 pagesBlindness in children is considered a priority area for VISION 2020, as visually impaired children have a lifetime of blindness ahead of them. Various studies across the globe ...
Approaches to relieve the burden of cataract blindness through natural antioxidants: use of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
by: shinta, 7 pagesCataract is the major cause of blindness the world over. Efforts to ease the cataract burden will be of great social and health economic benefit. Oxidative stress is known to be a major factor in ...
ASTIGMATISM
by: shinta, 2 pagesWhat is astigmatism? Astigmatism is a common type of refractive error. It is a condition in which the eye does not focus light evenly onto the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the
