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| Reminder to have annual eye exams... [message #149287] |
Tue, 12 April 2005 12:35   |
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Well, at least I know my eyes work.
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I think there is something wrong on my end, I keep getting server errors. Not that it's a big problem, I won't be at the stick figure fu stage for another week or so, there is just something about animation that I can't get my head around.
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| Reminder to have annual eye exams... [message #149340] |
Tue, 12 April 2005 17:25 |
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GetSm0keD
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on the real tho sick-o..
my eye has been twitchin like a mofo..
i think for like a month or more now..
and its annoyin the hell outa me.. make it stop!
any advice on what would be causing it or how to stop it?
i think its been fading away a lil bit now..
but i havent been keepin track of it..
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| Reminder to have annual eye exams... [message #149352] |
Tue, 12 April 2005 18:31 |
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SuperFlyingEngi
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SickO, I have a question about eyeball medicine...
I heard from my dad that occasionally glaucoma patients will have their opaque corneas replaced with synthetic materials, at which point they can see, to an extent, into the ultraviolet spectrum. [Thus being able to do things like see the ultraviolet rings on flowers and such] I was just wondering if you had anything to share, or could shed some more light on this. I find the eye an incredibly interesting apparatus.
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| Reminder to have annual eye exams... [message #149356] |
Tue, 12 April 2005 19:02 |
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SickOptometrist
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SickO, I have a question about eyeball medicine...
I heard from my dad that occasionally glaucoma patients will have their opaque corneas replaced with synthetic materials, at which point they can see, to an extent, into the ultraviolet spectrum. [Thus being able to do things like see the ultraviolet rings on flowers and such] I was just wondering if you had anything to share, or could shed some more light on this. I find the eye an incredibly interesting apparatus.
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SuperFly' - In a situation where a patient has an opacified cornea secondary to severe glaucoma, there is very little chance that there is any residual optic nerve function left at that point (imagine the power supply cord on your CP being almost completely damaged). Therefore, any light/image that may be afforded to the back of the eye by a corneal prosthesis is going to provide rudimentary vision at best (limited shape recognition) because the signals simply are not being directed to the visual area of the brain.
Also, we have not seen repeatable success with 'synthetic' corneal grafts. Almost all corneal replacements are via donors & most are fairly successful in restoring vision to those who have intact & healthy internal ocular structure. Again, however, in a patient with glaucoma severe enough to cause corneal opacification, there would be very little visual benefit expected.
Most likely, your father is referring to the benefits of modern day cataract surgery. We all develop cataract formation as a consequence of normal aging & damaging UV light exposure over our lifetime. Essentially the intra-ocular lens (lens inside the eye) "tans" over time eventually filtering out good light & limiting visual acuity or sharpness. For most, this starts to become problematic in the the late 60s. Cataracts tend to filter out the blue spectrum of light & this is such a slow, insidious process that patients don't realize they can't see blue light...You ever heard the expression "blue heads"? Anyone livin' in Florida knows what I'm talkin about - they're everywhere!! OLD people with blue hair. They simply can't see the blue.
Get the cataracts removed & replace them w/ 'synthetic/ artificial lenses & whammo patients are amazed at the newly realized colors! Holy geriatric! - it's time to go to the hairstylist to get a new hair dye job. 
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| Reminder to have annual eye exams... [message #149398] |
Wed, 13 April 2005 04:40 |
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SuperFlyingEngi
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Most likely, your father is referring to the benefits of modern day cataract surgery.
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Oh yeah, that's right, I meant cataracts, not glaucoma. Well, thanks.
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"The danger to political dissent is acute where the Government attempts to act under so vague a concept as the power to protect "domestic security." Given the difficulty of defining the domestic security interest, the danger of abuse in acting to protect that interest becomes apparent. --U.S. Supreme Court decision (407 U.S. 297 (1972)
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| Reminder to have annual eye exams... [message #149425] |
Wed, 13 April 2005 08:49 |
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I have had this happen to me... only it had nothing to do with eye health. It was right after I recieved a concussion. My eyesight diminished to a pin-hole, then gone all together for at least an hour. Eventually it came back the same way it left, kind of like that image on some older TV's when you turn it off. Only slower and backwards. Was not cool... Eventually I took an ambulance ride to the hospital for that.
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I know those frequent visits, drops & visual field tests etc seem useless but you must be resolved to continue that regimen...Luckily glaucoma is manageable, but it is a real thief of sight if ignored. On a truly serious note, I've seen many people on the verge of blindness because they didn't have their eyes checked for the past 10 years. As a treatable condition, it's a travesty when that happens.
