Since she was a baby, Carleen Trautz's left eye turned outward, rather than looking straight ahead, and it made her life miserable.
28 Jan 2011 11:46
Profmed's 2011 benefits enhanced while contributions claimed to still be lower than competitors' and service well above SLAs. The company will be increasing its rates in 2011, but at the same time, the medical scheme for graduate professionals will be enhancing its benefits to members.
30 Nov 2010 15:37
Revolutionary surgery has helped three blind patients to see again, following the implantation of an artificial retina in an operation which brings hope to thousands of people who have lost their sight.
12 Nov 2010 08:50
eyeSlices, producers of the Biotanix Range, have reported that three variants of the brand's range are available in 100 Clicks stores nationwide. These eyepads use a patented cryogel which is wholly South African technology. Clients report that the pads reduce the appearance of red or tired eyes, dark circles under the eyes, wrinkles and puffy eyes within five minutes.
4 Nov 2010 09:11Amblyopia, known as "lazy eye," is a major cause of vision problems in children and a common cause of blindness in people aged 20 to 70 in developed countries. In amblyopia the person's stronger eye is favoured and his/her weaker eye gradually loses visual power as a result.
5 Oct 2010 07:31
Being diagnosed with cataracts need not be an end to your quality of life.
1 Oct 2010 13:51[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] In global studies of more than 40 000 people from countries around the world, including Australia, researchers have found the genes responsible for two of the most common eye disorders - short-sightedness or myopia and glaucoma. The scientists believe this could open new diagnostic and management options.
14 Sep 2010 06:28 Neurobiologists funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have discovered a potential cure for degenerative vision diseases leading to terminal blindness. The solution, however, may be rooted in an unconventional therapeutic approach.
5 Aug 2010 14:05In his article in the current issue of
Deutschesrzteblatt International (
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[28-29]: 495-9), Wolf A. Lagrze examines whether or not childhood screening for vision disorders in preschool children is worthwhile.
5 Aug 2010 14:01[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] For six year old Ben Michaels nothing could be more welcome than his recent therapy regime. He was detected with a problem in his eyesight by a school nurse from the age of four. On examination he was found to have a lazy right eye or amblyopia. Left untreated it would have lost him his vision completely.
25 Jun 2010 08:11 Colour perception drifts away from neutrality during wakefulness and is restored during sleep, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Wednesday, 9 June 2010, in San Antonio, Texas, at SLEEP 2010, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.
10 Jun 2010 14:03Most people think of little more than protecting their skin against sunburn, but you should also protect eyes from sun's UV rays to decrease risk of eye diseases, disorders
4 May 2010 08:15New research in the
FASEB Journal shows that nucleic acid nanoparticle platform delivery technology achieves successful gene transfer and reverses affects of retinitis pigmentosa in mice
1 Apr 2010 14:00
Lipogen, a generic cholesterol lowering medication, is reputedly the first product to be launched in South Africa embossed with Braille for easy identification by the blind. For many years, the inability of the blind and partially sighted to read the labels and packaging of their medication has represented a serious health-risk to those individuals.
19 Feb 2010 11:11
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