Articles starting with 'S':
| Sands of the Sahara (Analogy) |
Sands of the Sahara
SaharaDeath ValleyMojaveKalahari. These are the names of just a few of the driest places on the planet. In addition to being geographic proper nounsthese words are often used to describe things that are very dry. For manythese words are also used as descriptors of their eyes.
Not to be taken lightly
Dry eye syndrome is a problem. A big problem. Estimates indicate that one out of five North Americans may be suffering fr... Read More
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| Scleritis |
Scleritis
It is considerably more dangerous to have scleritiswhich is an uncommon inflammatory condition of the sclera.
Imagine the white part of your eye having different layerslike an onion. Called the sclerathis tough fibrous tissue maintains the round shape of the eye and serves to protect the eyeball from damage. Covering the sclera is the episcleraa thin membrane that adds an extra layer of protection. Both the sclera and episclera are susceptible to... Read More
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| Seniors |
Seniors
Retinal disorders are a leading cause of vision loss in elderly people.
As with every other part of the bodyyour vision changes as a normal part of aging. Although visual changes are not preventableadvances in technology have significantly decreased the inconvenience of vision problems. Aging can affect neardistance and peripheral vision. Common vision problems include:
Presbyopia
The development of cataracts
Flashes and floaters
Low vision
G... Read More
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| Seniors |
Seniors
Retinal disorders are a leading cause of vision loss in elderly people.
As with every other part of the bodyyour vision changes as a normal part of aging. Although visual changes are not preventableadvances in technology have significantly decreased the inconvenience of vision problems. Aging can affect neardistance and peripheral vision. Common vision problems include:
Presbyopia
The development of cataracts
Flashes and floaters
Low vision... Read More
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| Senior Vision |
Senior Vision
Patients over the age of sixty five have a higher incidence of several visual problems.
In light of this all seniors require a complete oculovisual assessment with their optometrist at least once per year.
Presbyopiathe inability to focus on near objectsstarts in our fourties. With presbyopia comes the need for reading glasses or bifocals. After the age of sixty fivethe strength of your reading glasses or bifocals may change periodically.
One o... Read More
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| Sight Tests |
Sight Tests
Most of us wouldn’t put anything as serious as our health into the hands of non-professionals – that’s just common knowledge. While you may be able to cut corners in other aspects of life (like hiring the neighbourhood kid to mow your lawn)there is no substitute for medical care. That wasn’t the message sent to British Columbian citizens in April 2004; the B.C. government announced it had drafted legislation to allow opticians to provide sight tests and fi... Read More
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| Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses |
Some silicone hydrogel lenses allow six times more oxygen to reach your eyes than ordinary contact lenses.
Technology in contact lens development keeps on improving. The creation of silicone hydrogel contact lenses, however, is considered the biggest contact lens development in the last three decades. These lenses offer tremendous health and comfort benefits to new and existing contact lens wearers. One great advantage of these lenses is the fact that some can ... Read More
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| Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses |
Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lenses
Some silicone hydrogel lenses allow six times more oxygen to reach your eyes than ordinary contact lenses.
Technology in contact lens development keeps on improving. The creation of silicone hydrogel contact lenseshoweveris considered the biggest contact lens development in the last three decades. These lenses offer tremendous health and comfort benefits to new and existing contact lens wearers. One great advantage of these... Read More
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| Sinusitis |
Sinusitis occurs more often in people with decreased immune systemsand those with abnormal mucous production and filtration.
You are coughing and sneezingand your body and head ache. You try and manage with over-the-counter cough and cold medicinesbut nothing seems to work. The aches and pains continue for over a weekparticularly in your head and face. A common cause of these symptoms is inflamed sinuses (sinusitis). Sinuses are air cavities lined by mucous membranesand ... Read More
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| Sinusitis |
Sinusitis occurs more often in people with decreased immune systemsand those with abnormal mucous production and filtration.
You are coughing and sneezingand your body and head ache. You try and manage with over-the-counter cough and cold medicinesbut nothing seems to work. The aches and pains continue for over a weekparticularly in your head and face. A common cause of these symptoms is inflamed sinuses (sinusitis). Sinuses are air cavities lined by mucous membranesand a... Read More
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| Sjögren’s Syndrome |
Sjögren’s Syndrome
Imagine if your body could not produce sufficient moisture. You could not sweatyou could not create tearsand you could not salivate. Your body would certainly have difficulty functioning without these essential fluids. People with Sjögren’s syndrome are all too familiar with this scenario. This chronic illness occurs when the body s immune system mistakenly attacks the glands that produce tears and saliva. In the eyeinflammation of the gl... Read More
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| Smoking and Eyes |
Smoking and Eyes
By quitting smokingyou offer your eyes a chance to see well into the future.
Smokers are consistently bombarded with information about how much damage cigarettes inflict on the lungs and heart. Little data is provided about the ill-effects of smoking on the eyesarguably the most important human sense. Studies have shown that of all five of our senseseyesight is the one that people are most anxious about losing; quitting smoking may be easi... Read More
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| Smoking and Eyes |
Smoking and Eyes
By quitting smokingyou offer your eyes a chance to see well into the future.
Smokers are consistently bombarded with information about how much damage cigarettes inflict on the lungs and heart. Little data is provided about the ill-effects of smoking on the eyesarguably the most important human sense. Studies have shown that of all five of our senseseyesight is the one that people are most anxious about losing; quitting smoking may be easi... Read More
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| Smoking Raises Risk Of AMD |
The researchers also found that fish rich in omega-3 oils can protect people from developing the illness later in life
If you are male and smoke you have a significantly higher risk of developing AMD later in life than a person who does not smoke.
If you are male and smoke you have a significantly higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration later in life than a person who does not smokeaccording to a study carried out by Dr. Johanna M. Seddondirec... Read More
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| Soflens® 66 Toric Contact Lenses |
Soflens® 66 ToricContact Lenses
We have recommended SofLens66® Toric contact lenses from Bausch & Lomb because these lenses:
Are specifically designed for people with astigmatism
Offer stable optics that minimize vision fluctuations
Are a frequently replaced lens, providing excellent eye health
The following information will help you maintain comfortable contact lenses and healthy eyes.1) Follow Direction... Read More
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| Spinach, Eggs May Ward Off Cause of Blindness |
AMD occurs when the maculathe area at the back of the retina that produces the sharpest visiondeteriorates over time.
The two nutrientslutein and zeaxanthinare both carotenoids -- compounds that give many fruits and vegetables a yellow color.
Researchers claim that two nutrients found in eggsspinach and other leafy green vegetables offer some protection against the most common cause of blindness among the elderly. Age-related macular degeneration affects 1.2 mil... Read More
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| Sports: Protecting and Enhancing your Sight |
Sports: Protecting and Enhancing Your Sight Safety
The manufacturers of sports eyewear know that their products serve two purposes for athletes and active people. They protect eyes from the dangers associated with various sports and they enhance performance in extremely competitive environments by providing clear visionimproving contrast and reducing glare. The technology behind sports eyewear enables people to potentially play betterharder and safer than they would without eyewear. ... Read More
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| Sports and Work - Protective Lenses |
Sports and Work – Protective Lenses
Goggles with prescription lenses will help visual acuity when not wearing contact lenses...
Consider these statistics:
50000 North Americans lose their sight needlessly each year
More than 40000 people are victims of sports eye injuries every year
Three out of five workers who suffered an eye injury wore no protection; of those who did40 per cent wore the wrong kind
90 per cent of the daily eye accide... Read More
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| Sports Vision Specialists |
Sports Vision Specialists
Athletes face unique visual demands that present interesting challenges for their eyecare needs. Although they may have good visual acuityexcellent sports vision is a result of many factors including depth perceptionvisual memory and eye-hand-body co-ordination. Developed vision skills are essential to superior athletic performanceas the eyes lead the body in most of our actionsmovements and perceptions. Sports vision specialistscommonly referred to as behav... Read More
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| Spring Allergies |
Keep Spring in Your Step.
For patients who experience dry eye and ocular allergy problems this springoptometrists have a number of very effective medications.
Optometrists can help relieve eye allergy symptoms Spring is officially in the air! And the mold sporesdustpollenand a host of other allergens that come with spring are causing eye problems for many Americans. Itchywatery eyes are not something that you just... Read More
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| Strabismus (general description) |
Strabismus (general description)
The medical term for crossed eyes is strabismus (strah-biz mus). This condition means that one or both eyes are misaligned. Strabismus may be caused by abnormalities with the eye muscleswith the nerves controlling the eye muscles or with the brain where the vision signals are processed. The condition affects an estimated 5 per cent of the population. Strabismus is usually present in children before the age of three. Crossed eyes can be a sign of a ser... Read More
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| Subconjunctival Hemorrhage |
Subconjunctival Hemorrhage can be caused by a sudden rise in venous pressuresuch as coughingheavy liftingsneezingor vomiting.
One of the most common surface conditions that leads to dramatic patient concern is the presentation of a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The conjunctiva is mucous membrane that lines the white surface of the eye. A subconjuctival hemorrhage is caused by a ruptured conjunctival blood vessel and usually has a rapid-onset appearance. It usually produces an ir... Read More
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| Summer Eye Protection |
Summer Eye Protection
Because more people are out and aboutsummer is also the season of eye injuries.
Summer is the season of sunoutdoor funfireworksand for those so inclinedyard work and home improvement projects. Because more people are out and aboutsummer is also the season of eye injuries. The United States Eye Injury Registry estimates that about 2.4 million eye injuries occur in the U.S. each yearand most of them take place during summer. Nearly 1 mi... Read More
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| Sunglasses |
SUNGLASSES
Now that summer is rapidly approachingwe are able to spend more of our time outdoors. With that brings the need for effective protective eyewear from the sun.
All well made sunglasses on the market have one hundred percent UV protection. The benefits of UV protection are well knownincluding the reduction of skin cancer to the eyelidsthe chance of benign growths on the white of the eyecataract growthand macular degeneration progression.
Tr... Read More
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| Synechia |
“Synechia” is the medical term for adhesions or fibrous bands that bind two ocu lar structures that are meant to be separate.
“Synechia” is the medical term for adhesions or fibrous bands that bind two ocular structures that are meant to be separate. There are two different forms: an... Read More
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