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Vodka Eyeballing: Dangerous New Way To Get Drunk

When I first heard about Vodka Eyeballing I could not believe what I was hearing! Vodka Eyeballing is one of the latest fads to hit College campuses, not only across America, but around the World. Eyeballing involves pouring a shot of Vodka right into your eye socket. Daredevil drinkers claim that this gets you drunk in record [...]

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R.B.I. Vision Performance Enhances Eyesight Performance

With under 60 days to go before the new rbivitamins.com web site and product launch, we proudly announce R.B.I. Vision Performance – the world’s first athletic vision accelerator. Here’s what it does: Improved contrast Reduced glare Better transition from bright sun to shade Increases macular pigmentation Accelerates retinal receptor transmission speed Read more at www.rbivitamins.com. [...]

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Glaucoma is Far More Than Just High Pressure

This month, Dr. Krawitz has challenged me to acquire a clinical skill known as gonioscopy.  Goniscopy is when a technician or doctor looks at the angular structure of you eye, through a mirrored gonioscopic lens, to determine of you have Narrow Angle Glaucoma.  Many Ophthalmologists throughout the country do not know how to do this, [...]

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Cataract surgery can improve not just eyesight, but whole body health by letting in more light, researchers find.

A body of research has shown that many health problems associated with old  age, including memory loss, cancer, and heart disease, may be attributed to aging of the eye. The gradual yellowing of the lens and narrowing of the pupil that naturally occur over time were previously thought to have only ocular effects. Now, researchers argue [...]

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Experimental device may offer new treatment for macular degeneration

An experimental device is currently in the early stages of human study that would offer patients being treated for wet macular degeneration a new treatment option. The device was developed by Professor Russell Hamilton who is the head of the physics section of the University of Arizona department of radiation oncology. The device was designed [...]

Japanese patients with macular degeneration do not take AREDS-recommended supplements

An Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) found that certain micronutrient supplements are important for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Dr. Mariko Sasaki et. al. performed a randomized controlled trial to survey patients’ supplement use for this condition and ophthalmologists’ perspectives on this supplement use in Japan. A questionnaire was given to AMD patients to inquire [...]

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Laser surgery now an option for cataracts

Researchers estimate that by 2020, more than 30 million Americans will be affected by cataracts.

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Google Glasses: Grand Goggles or just a Bad “Vision”?

Rumors have been swirling that internet giant, Google is developing a prototype of digital goggles that would be Android-based with a small screen that would stream information in real time. Google, however, is mum about any possible project. The rumors have still managed to spark debate amongst optometrists on whether such glasses would be safe [...]

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Counterfeit vials of Avastin discovered in the United States

Doctors and hospitals around the country are being put on alert that a counterfeit version of Avastin has been found in the United States.

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In Japan, many macular degeneration patients do not take AREDS-recommended supplements

Only 56.6 % of the macular degeneration patients in Japan were taking supplements, compared to the 93% reported in the United States.