Did you know pumpkins are fruit and not vegetables? Did you know superstition says a person born on Halloween has the ability to see and talk to the spirits? Did…
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This week’s blog is somewhat Frankenstein-ish. In the past, many of today’s medical breakthroughs were thought to be crazy or freakish, that today are considered to be common and are…
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  When watching movies in 3-D, viewers wear specialty glasses this gives the movie an appearance of height, width, and depth (3 dimensions). Normal movies, TVs, and videos are two-dimensional…
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Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) is a disorder of the central nervous system it primarily affects the nerves of the eye (optic neuritis) and the spinal cord (myelitis), but can also attack…
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This is not in the sense that most of us know or experienced. When a black eye is mentioned most of us think of the bruising and swelling from physical…
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  Noooo…. You don’t wear them although in some cultures limbal rings are believed to show spiritual purity others believe it to be attractive. Limbal rings are associated with youth…
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3-D printing for medical applications is no longer the future, it is now. 3-D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three-dimensional objects from a CAD model or…
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  Proper care of your contact lenses can help you see better and keep your eyes healthy. Your habits, supplies, and eyecare provider are all essential to keeping your eyes…
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Roughly 80% of what a child learns in school is visual. When a child has difficulty in school from learning to read to understanding fractions to seeing the blackboard or…
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  Astigmatism is an imperfection in the curvature of the cornea or lens-the eye isn’t completely round, but more like a football shape. When the eye is completely round, the…
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