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February 2009
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IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
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Diagnostic Contacts A contact lens that tracks ocular pressure may help treat glaucoma |
BusinessWeek
November 17, 2003
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Lenses By Night, Clear Sight By Day Spooked by surgery? New contacts aim to correct myopia while you sleep. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2003
Distelhorst & Hughes |
Open-Angle Glaucoma Glaucoma is a common cause of legal blindness in the US. Open-angle glaucoma is an asymptomatic, progressive optic neuropathy characterized by enlarging optic disc cupping and visual field loss. Without treatment, open-angle glaucoma can end in irreversible vision loss. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2003 |
What Should I Know About Open-Angle Glaucoma? What is open-angle glaucoma?... Who gets open-angle glaucoma?... How can I find out if I have open-angle glaucoma?... How is open-angle glaucoma treated?... Where can I get more information? |
BusinessWeek
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Lewis Braham |
Eye Surgery: It's Getting Sharper Laser eye surgery has improved, and newer techniques can fix trickier vision problems. |
AskMen.com
Eric Huang |
Eye Exams 101 Never had an eye exam? Call a specialist and book an appointment now. But read this first. |
HHMI Bulletin
Spring 2013
Julie Corliss |
Pressure to See Clearly At the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, Simon John has spent nearly two decades honing tools to illuminate glaucoma's shadowy corners. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2001 |
What Should I Know About Refractive Surgery? What is refractive surgery?... Who gets refractive surgery?... What are the different kinds of refractive surgery?... Are PRK and LASIK right for me?... What should I think about before I decide to have refractive surgery?... |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2001
Kraig Scot Bower |
Overview of Refractive Surgery Patients with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism can now reduce or eliminate their dependence on contact lenses and eyeglasses through refractive surgery. Family physicians should be familiar with the different refractive surgeries and their potential complications... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2001
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Commonly Missed Diagnoses in the Childhood Eye Examination Early and accurate detection of eye disorders in children can present a challenge for family physicians. The involvement of pediatric ophthalmologists with specialized training, expertise and examination equipment is often required... |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2004 |
Corneal Abrasions Patient information on a scratch to the thin, clear, protective shield at the front of the eye and how to prevent this injury from occuring. |
Nurse Practitioner
June 2008
Saligan & Yeh |
Seeing Red: Guiding the Management of Ocular Hyperemia Ocular hyperemia, or red eye, is a common complaint of patients evaluated in a primary care clinic. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2004
Wilson & Last |
Management of Corneal Abrasions Corneal abrasions result from cutting, scratching, or abrading the thin, protective, clear coat of the exposed anterior portion of the ocular epithelium. Although eye patching traditionally has been recommended in the treatment of corneal abrasions, multiple well-designed studies show that patching does not help and may hinder healing. |
