A nearly blind Burmese physician has recently regained her sight in her glaucoma impaired left eye after an operation at a local hospital, which footed the bill for the surgery out of humanitarian concern. 2008/7/23 , 1 Comment |
More than 8.4 million people in Asia will turn blind from glaucoma by 2010 if they do not undergo timely treatment, a region-wide survey released on Monday showed. 2008/7/1 |
German scientists have invented a wireless bionic eyeball that can restore vision in patients who have become blind due to retina damage or disease. 2008/6/17 |
Children with a twitch in their eyes should be taken to an ophthalmologist as soon as possible, advises the BVA German Professional Association of Ophthalmologists. 2008/6/10 |
Frightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries — from a simpler laser approach to implantable lenses — that might solve your squint. 2008/4/30 |
Patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery alternated between fury and despair Friday as they told U.S government health officials of suffering years of eye pain, blurred or double vision — even of people driven to suicide. 2008/4/28 , 1 Comment |
The results of a survey of Taiwanese students’ eyesight in 2006 show that 19.6 percent of first-graders suffer from myopia, according to a statement released by the Department of Health (DOH) yesterday. 2008/4/22 |
Climate change will increase the risk of people losing their sight through cataracts because of higher levels of ultraviolet rays, an expert said Monday. 2008/4/8 |




