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Detached Retina: Retina Separation in DogsThis eye condition happens when the dog's retina separates from choroids and the underlying epithelium that is pigmented, causing fluid to build up under the dog's retina.
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Health: Support for Patients After Detached Retina SurgeryThis articles includes web resources and tips to help patients after detached retina surgery. -
Detached or Torn Retina: Causes, Symptoms and TreatmentDetachment of the retina generally occurs in older individuals and involves the retina pulling toward the middle of the eye, or away from its normal position next to the outer wall of the eyeball. -
Retina Surgery: A Personal ExperienceIncludes symptoms of a retina tear, detailed descriptions of visits with an optometrist, an ophthalmologist and a retinologist and the retina surgery.
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Eye Floaters and Flashes; Is a Detached Retina in the Future?Eye floaters and flashes are disorders of the eye, but do they have anything to do with a detached retina? -
What You Should Know when Buying a Retina Biometric ScannerHaving a biometric scanner can make you feel like a character in a Bond film. But make sure you know what you're getting into before you invest in a retina scanner.
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Tips for Buying a Retina Biometric ScannerDid you know that even identical twins do not share an identical retina? The blood vessels in a retina are quite complex. So when it comes to scanning the retina, you want the best. Shopping and purchasing tips for a retina biometric scanner.
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What to Know When Buying a Retina Biometric ScannerA list of things to look for when purchasing a scanner.
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What to Do when Your Diabetes Attacks the Retina in Your EyeThis report talks about this growing problem and how it is being tackled by the experts
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Apple IPhone 4 Offers Superb Picture Quality with Retina DisplayThe iconic brands in any segment can be easily seen by the amount of response that it gets every single day from customers.
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Can Rubbing Your Eye Cause a Detached Retina?What kind of damage can rubbing your eye cause and what can you do if you feel the need to rub away?
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Detached Retina - Time is CriticalYou wake up one day and your eyesight is a bit odd. It could just be allergies or a loose eyelash, or it could be that you have roughly 72 hours to save your eyesight. -
Are You Near Sighted? You're at Risk for Retinal DetachmentNear sightedness is the single greatest risk factor for retinal detachments.If left untreated a retina detachment can lead to permanent blindness.
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What is a Macular Hole?A macular hole is a tear in the macula lutea, a pigmented area of the retina that is responsible for central vision. Macular holes tend to occur most often in older people, the majority being women over age 60. -
Facts About Macular DegenerationMacular degeneration is a breakdown of the central retina at the back of the eye.
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A Brief Description of How a Cat's Eye WorksA cat's eye has a special membrane called the tapetum lucidum located behind the retina that reflects any available light back onto the retina. -
How to Prevent Eye Injuries Outdoors: 10 Tips to RememberProtect your eyesight. Don't lose your vision. Long-term exposure to the sun can potentially damage the retina, which could lead to total blindness. Doctors want everyone to be educated about taking care of their eyes at an early age. -
The Physical Characteristics of a Cat's EyesA cats can see in one sixth of the light that humans need to see. This is because of various physical characteristics that increase the amount of light to a cat's retina and affect other aspects of a cat's vision. -
Living with Macular PuckerHave you or a loved one been diagnosed with Macular Pucker? Learn what it is, how it may effect you and how it can be treated. -
Critical IPhone 4 Issues and ComplaintsSeveral customers have faced critical iPhone 4 issues complaining about its overall performance, antenna reception and retina display.
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Uveitis: An Abnormal Eye ConditionUveitis is the inflammation of the uvea. The uvea is the vascular layer of the eye located between the retina and the sclera (the white of the eye). The uvea consists of the retina, choroid layer and ciliary body. It extends towards the front of the eye. -
Function of Cones in Color PerceptionCones are specialized light-sensitive receptors in the retina. Their role in color perception is crucial.
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Why Cats Have Such Amazing VisionThere are receptors in the retina, known as rods and cones. The cones job is assist in detailed vision, and color vision, while the rods job is to collect light, to aid in illuminating vision. Cats have many more rods, than cones.
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What Are the Symptoms of Retinal Detachment?Detachment of the retina is a serious, vision-threatening problem. What are the symptoms of retinal detachment - and what should you do if you have them?
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Biometrics: Unique Physical Body DemographicsBiometrics holds a distinctive place in computer security. In essence you become your own password using your face, ears. fingerprints, iris, retina and more. The problem is in 2011 it is still very expensive technology. -
Progressive Retinal Atrophy in DogsProgressive Retinal Atrophy in dogs is a disease of the dog's retina.
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Visual Impairment : General Health Care SolutionA detachment occurs anywhere in the field of vision where the retina may be weakened, and pulled away from its normal position. Weakness in the retina may be a result of: injury, surgery, glaucoma, family history, etc.
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Good Food Sources of Vitamin AVitamin A is required for healthy eyes, specifically the retina. It is also required for for strong teeth, healthy skeletal and soft tissue, mucous membranes and skin. -
Mopar MuscleWhat happens when you adorn your garden variety muscle car with retina-burning paint, 18-inch wheels and tires, big disc brakes, an injected 500-inch motor, an overdrive trans with paddle shifters, and enough style to make sport compact car owners blush?
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The New IPod Touch 4GIn early September 2010, Apple launched the iPod Touch 4G. This newest iPod Touch offers Retina Display, a front facing camera, a rear HD camera, 3-axis Gyro, and an A4 processor. Find out a little more about each of these new features.
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Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy: An Eye Disease that Affects the MaculaStargardt's Macular Dystrophy is a form of macular dystrophy and it will affect the central portion of your eye called the macula. The macula is the area which is at the center of the retina and it is important for overall sight.
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Do You Wear Eye Protection when Playing Sports?When I played racquetball, I wore eye protection. It saved my sight. My retina specialist once treated Scottie Pippen for an eye injury.
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Hereditary Eye Diseases: Gene Therapy Cure Achromatopsia and Leber's Congenital AmaurocisHealth retina has photoreceptors: Rods and cones. Researchers cured achromatopsia in mice by injecting a harmless virus delivered corrective genes. Robert Johnson received the first gene therapy, cure a type of hereditary blindness.
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In the Eyes of Astigmatic PeopleIn astigmatism, the cornea is unable to focus normally on the retina.
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Treatment by Low Vision Specialists in FloridaAge-related macular degeneration is common among people who have reached the age of fifty and beyond, and is a weakening of the macula, part of the eye's retina.
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RPE65 Gene Therapy to Cure a Type of BlindnessLeber's congenital amaurosis genetic eye disease characterized total or partial blindness, defect RPE65 gene: Develops at birth or within first few years of life. Inserting healthy RPE65 gene cure for LCA.
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Common Vision ProblemsOptical defects that involve light improperly focusing on the retina of the eye are the most frequent eye problems in the U.S. -
Sudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration in DogsSudden Acquired Retinal Degeneration destroys the retina in the dog's eye causing sudden blindness.
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Living with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)Retinitis Pigmentosa is a hereditary eye disease that primarily affects the field of vision of the person afflicted, but also compromises color and light perception and visual acuity. -
Your Preemie and the Eye DoctorBecause a premature baby's retina is incompletely developed, any premature baby, that is any baby born before 32 weeks gestation, will be visiting an ophthalmologist soon after his or her first days at home.
