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New Procedure Aims To Save Vision Of Children With Eye Cancer

Article Date: 07 May 2010

An ophthalmologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is implanting radioactive discs in the eyes of children with a rare cancer in an attempt to save their vision and their eyes. J. William Harbour, MD, is one of only a few doctors nationwide to use the approach for treating a rare, childhood eye cancer, called retinoblastoma.

The Immune System, More Than Meets The Eye?

Article Date: 06 May 2010

For some years now a small group of scientists have been pioneering a revolutionary idea that the vertebrate immune system could have a role in the regulation of iron in the body. And now, a work soon to be published in the journal Immunology, shows that human lymphocytes (white blood cells) actually produce hepcidin, the most important protein in the regulation of iron levels in the body.

How Accurate Is Retinal Scanning?

Article Date: 05 May 2010

You can't change the back of your eye so it definitely is a proof positive method of identification," said Dr. Proctor. "Use of retinal scanning as a means of identification has been around for awhile; technology has now caught up with the idea and advanced computerization including database availability can make this a reality."

Blindness And Sense Of Smell

Article Date: 04 May 2010

"There is an urban legend that blind people have better smell than the sighted. We are proving this to be false," says Maurice Ptito, a professor at the Université de Montréal School of Optometry and Beaulieu-Lefebvre's thesis director. "However, the blind do set themselves apart when it comes to cognitive efforts."

Contact Lenses For Presbyopia

The loss of your reading vision does not mean the end of contact lens wear! In all adults, as you age, your eyes gradually lose their ability to change and focus on their own without help. There will come a time that you are properly corrected for distance but you can not see up close as well. You start to stretch your arms out or you take off you distance glasses to be able to read. The loss of your ability to change your focus from distance to near is normal and is more commonly known as presbyopia. But, just because you have presbyopia doesn’t mean you need bifocals or reading glasses. Bausch & Lomb Purevision Multifocal contact lenses are the newest lens designed to provide 30 days of excellent vision and comfort to patients with presbyopia. With some of the newest technology, Purevision Multifocal allows natural levels of oxygen to the eyes allowing for maximum comfort and healthy lens wear. So comfortable you may hardly notice you are wearing the lenses at all. Contact our office for more information about the Purevision Multifocal and other alternatives for presbyopia.

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