Sunlight Poses Universal Cataract Risk
...orbers of UV-B,according to West, and how dark the glasses are isn't an issue, since anyplastic eyewear will ...e invisible UV-B light. For children, however,the glasses should be shatterproof to prevent eye injury in case of an accident.Dark glasses are needed to block......7-year-old sheriff's deputy,accepted the fact that glasses might always be a part of his permanent uniform,he...elenses for distance vision, limiting the need for glasses or contacts. Thesurgery itself is completed in a matter of seconds, and the healing timegenerally sp...Visual Environment Can Affect Even Healthy Eyes --- Nature Works With Nuture For Good Vision
...an be influenced to prevent or reduce the need for glasses and slow down the inevitable progression of myopia as a function of age." For instance, a child who is myopic at age 7 is even more so at 20. If eyecare providers could know at 4 years of age that the child is going to be myopic at 7, they could i...So Near And Yet So Far. . . FDA Approves Laser Vision Correction For Farsightedness
...ibility of seeingclearly without the aid of either glasses or contact lenses. Now, with the approval by the FDA of VISX Excimer Laser Systems (TM) forhyperopia, farsighted individuals for the first time can also enjoy the sameopportunity. Ophthalmologist James J. Salz, M.D., of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, o...Wine Drinkers Consume Heart-Smart Diets
...ts showed that that moderate wine drinkers (1 to 3 glasses per day) consumed the mostheart-healthy diet. While the authors acknowledge that the patterns revealed in this study may be a Danish phenomenon, it is likelythat their findings are representative of drinking and eating patterns in other regions as w......ld, allowing a 12-year-old boy to shedunattractive glasses and enjoy a more active life. Kenneth Wright, M.D....ain to workwith his out-of-focus eye. He also wore glasses to improve the vision in thateye to 20/60. Those glasses, however, always had one clear lens and one...Laser Pointer Helps Parkinson's Patients Take Next Step
...gain. A retired glazier, Clark etched a linein his glasses so that when he looked down, he saw the line, which helped himbegin walking again -- but the line obscured his vision. Then he tried aflashlight, shining the beam at the spot he wanted to walk toward and trying tostep on the spot. But the flashlight'...Personal story aims to improve 'connections' between hard of hearing and the hearing world
... that a hearing aid doesn't fix hearing in the way glasses can bring 20/20 vision. It's still difficult to hear in the presence of background noise. Often, hard-of-hearing people try to make interactions one-on-one because group meetings and restaurant meals are difficult occasions," she says. Stenross advi...Using PET scan technology to study alcohol's effects on the brain
...derately high dose of alcohol (equivalent to three glasses of wine) with the effects of the benzodiazepine drug Ativan, which had been investigated in an earlier study. In both studies, the subjects were healthy, 'normal' males. In other words, none was an alcoholic. "This study uses a unique technology ...... believing it, instead, to be a problem with their glasses or just a temporary, passing phase. This failure in reporting is critical, as researchers have been hampered by limited access to affected persons in a timely manner. Early reporting is essential as evidence now suggests that measures designed to l...Fluids, electrolytes key to good health for firefighters
...ers stress the importance of drinking six to eight glasses of water daily. As a nation, we are underhydrated for the most part, Petruzzello said. This study emphasizes not just rehydration but prehydration. After rehydrating, firefighters dont get back to baseline levels immediately. Its similar to an athl...Filatov Eye Institute contests validity of recent study
...older, nearsighted patients who could read without glasses before surgery, but could not see far, will be abl...to see far, but lose their ability to read without glasses after LASIK. This could lead to less satisfaction than younger patients, who while gaining distance......ine and the heart have concluded that one to three glasses of wine per day may be beneficial, and this study suggests that an equivalent amount of wine may also help protect the lung, he said. We didnt see any significant association between total alcohol intake, beer or liquor and lung function, but we did ...Light adjustable intraocular lenses may offer customized vision for cataract patients
...s. The majority of patients must wear prescription glasses after the procedure to see properly. But a new technology may eliminate this problem. Based on technology developed by researchers from UCSF and Cal Tech, Calhoun Vision, Inc. is developing a photosensitive silicone intraocular lens. This lens can ...Study shows flavored milk gives kids more calcium but not fat & calories
...ams of calcium a day, or the equivalent of about 3 glasses of milk, while children ages 9-18 need 1,300 milligrams of calcium, or the equivalent of about 4 glasses of milk. In addition to calcium, milk provides 8 essential nutrients, including vitamin D, which hel...Even moderate drinking raises blood pressure in some men
...earch, found that men who had as few as one or two glasses of alcohol on a regular basis had a much higher incidence of hypertension than those who did not drink at all. Several U.S. studies have found that moderate drinking habits can actually decrease the risk of heart disease. American studies have also f...Dietary change may prevent the most serious form of prostate cancer
... than 1,200 mg per day, equivalent to four or more glasses of milk) as compared to those who got the least (fewer than 500 mg). It didn't matter whether the calcium came from food or supplements. "For regional/distant disease, there were consistent trends for increased, independent risks from both dietary an...'Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day' -- Really?
... has become accepted wisdom: "Drink at least eight glasses of water a day!" Not necessarily, says a DMS physi...absolutely every person must 'drink at least eight glasses of water a day'," says Valtin. While there is some evidence that the risk of certain diseases can be...Having dry eye before LASIK surgery is a risk factor for severe dry eye after surgery
...rrecting refractive errors in the eye that require glasses or contact lenses to correct. Some people decide to have LASIK surgery because their dry eye symptoms make it difficult for them to comfortably wear contact lenses. Post-LASIK dry eye lasts for at least one month after surgery. "Tear function and d...Regular modest wine drinking may reduce risk of second heart attack
...t. 3 Middle-aged French men who drank two or more glasses of wine regularly after a recent heart attack were...from alcohol; 34 among men who drank less than two glasses of wine a day; 18 among those who drank about two glasses a day, and 16 among men who drank an avera...