Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today: Students in Michigan are largely missing out on summer nutrition programs, with fewer than one in six who receive free school meals getting them during the month of July, a ...
There are four common conditions that cause people to need glasses to see clearly. They are myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. These conditions are all types of refractive error and they are not pathological. Myopia is another name for “nearsightedness.” Nearsighted people have difficulty seeing far away, for example seeing ...
Macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in people over the age of 65. The macula is located in the back of the eye or retina. It is the most sensitive part of the retina and is responsible for central vision and color vision. As the macula degenerates ...
Styes and chalazions are two common “bumps” that form in the eyelids. A stye is an infection of a gland or hair follicle. It can also be called a hordeolum. A chalazion is not an infection, but results from a blockage of a meibomian gland. Meibomian glands are found along ...
Floaters, or spots, are particles that appear to drift in front of the field of vision. They are very common and are usually benign. A gel-like substance called the vitreous humor fills the inner part of the eyes. Floaters occur when parts of the vitreous break loose from attachment points ...
Karen Murphy, an occupational therapist at U-M's Kellogg Eye Center, shows one way she teaches her patients with low vision to mark their stoves with brightly colored, raised paint to more safely use them. Tina Reed | AnnArbor.com With its stove, refrigerator and cooking essentials, the new low-vision rehabilitation room ...
Dry eye occurs when the eyes do not produce enough tears or the tears that are produced have a chemical composition which causes them to evaporate too quickly. The tear film has three layers: the outer oily, lipid layer; the middle watery, lacrimal layer; and the inner mucus, or mucin ...
Glaucoma is a disease that causes damage to the optic nerve, which is in the back of the eye. The optic nerve carries visual information to the brain. Glaucomatous damage to this nerve results in vision loss that starts in the peripheral vision and progresses toward the central vision. In ...
A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens inside the eye. The lens is located behind the iris, or colored part of the eye. The clouding interferes with the focusing of light onto the back of the eye, called the retina. This makes it harder for a person to ...
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