Optometry.com Blog » Health Care http://www.optometry.com/blog A blog about all things eye care Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:47:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Macular Degeneration Slowly Steals Eyesight http://www.optometry.com/blog/health-care/macular-degeneration-slowly-steals-eyesight/ http://www.optometry.com/blog/health-care/macular-degeneration-slowly-steals-eyesight/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 13:02:06 +0000 admin http://www.optometry.com/blog/?p=332
VanderbiltHealthNews asked:


A Vanderbilt eye doctor has developed special glasses that help macular degeneration patients

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castorncage asked:


Orientation video

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GoodHealthTV asked:


Sublingual Lutein Spray being Shown by a TV Doctor

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expertvillage asked:


Learn what to do if you wear contact lenses & have irritated or red eyes in this free vision & eye care video.

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mayoclinic asked:


Sometimes what’s old becomes new again. It happens in music, fashion, even eye care. Optometrists at Mayo Clinic are using a type of lens originally developed in the late 1800s for some people who can’t wear normal contacts. They’re called scleral lenses and they’re helping many folks with bad vision see.

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expertvillage asked:


Learn how to use eye drops to soothe the pain of eyestrain from contact lenses in this free vision & eye care video.

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centerpresta asked:


Minha operação de miopia, 2 graus.
O vídeo mostra apenas o olho esquerdo, mas foram os 2 olhos.

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AnnChrBay asked:


The idea for this came from one of our cousins who did something silly. Abigail has an eye appointment and this don’t go quite as planned.

The editing in this video isn’t the best but we thought that it made the video even more funny.

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peacelovekelcie asked:


I made this last night (March 26) but because of the maintenance I couldn’t upload it.
So I figured out some interesting things about my height and, I visited the optometrist with my family.

Scary Kids Scaring Kids – The Deep End

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uctelevision asked:


The Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging Presents the Frank Benedict Roehr Memorial Lecture. Barbara L. Brody, M.P.H. discusses the latest treatments for Macular Degeneration and new strategies to living with the condition. Series: “SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)” [9/2004] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 8454]

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