Injecting stem cells won’t cure blindness, yet You may have read a recent article suggesting that injecting stem cells could treat dry age-related macular degeneration. Over half a million patients suffer from age-related macular degeneration. In the UK 90% have the dry form of the disease. ‘Dry’ refers to the natural ageing of the retinal cells. [...]
Five Eye Symptoms You Should Never Ignore This is a sign of retinal detachment and requires urgent surgical correction This can be a sign of many serious eye conditions such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy or a blockage in a retinal vein This is a sign of amarosis fugax - a fleeting loss of [...]
Slideshow: 6 things to avoid when wearing contact lenses We created this audible slideshow to present the content from this post: things to avoid when wearing contact lenses in a different way. We hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends and family.
Ten potential cataract surgery complications Complications occur in all kinds of surgery and cataract surgery is no exception. Thankfully the risk of sight-threatening cataract surgery complications in routine surgery is low. It is getting better all the time. Here I discuss the potential cataract surgery complications and their implications. The rates of infection after cataract [...]
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Slideshow: Ten interesting facts about eyes! We created this audible slideshow to present the content from this post: Interesting facts about eyes in a different way. We hope you enjoy it and share it with your friends and family.
