With over 18 million worldwide suffering from irreversible #blindness caused by optic nerve damage from #glaucoma, the Gokoffski lab has developed new technology using electrical stimulation to regenerate the optic nerve. #ARVO2019
After nerve-wracking eye surgery, the world comes into focus for early gene therapy recipient.
Learn new techniques in the field of #ophthalmology & @VisionScience
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#EyeBlack is a grease or strip applied under the eyes to reduce #glare. It is often used by American football, baseball, ice hockey during outdoor games, and lacrosse players, where sunlight or stadium lights can impair seeing an airborne ball. #Optometry
Keratoconus, the cornea thins and bulges outward into a cone shape. Its cause is unknown.
Symptoms: Blurred vision, sensitivity to light and glare.
Treatment: Vision can be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Advanced cases may require a cornea transplant.
#OptometryHour
Amblyopia occurs in early childhood When nerve pathways between the brain and an eye aren't properly stimulated.
Symptoms: Eyes that may not appear to work together or poor depth perception. Both eyes may be affected.
Treatment: Eye patches, glasses or contact lenses.
#Optometry
Now I can tweet in #280characters and that’s about it. I can lengthen this tweet to fit that 280 limit but that’ll be waste of time and space when I can make my point in lesser characters specially when people don’t read long posts anymore. I don’t read long posts on Facebook