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… (say "struh-BIZ-mus") is a vision problem in which both eyes do not look at the same point at the same time. … begins in early childhood. It is sometimes called crossed-eyes, walleye, or squint. Normally, the muscles attached to each eye …
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… Amblyopia is a childhood problem that happens when one eye is weaker than the other. The brain chooses to take in images from the stronger eye and ignore images from the weaker eye. This means that your child uses the strong eye more …
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… surgery—a piece of tissue in the drainage angle of the eye is removed, creating an opening. The opening is … a flap of tissue from the sclera, the white part of the eye, and the conjunctiva, the clear thin covering over the … opening allows fluid ( aqueous humour ) to drain out of the eye, bypassing the clogged drainage channels of the …
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… tube with an attached silicone drainage pouch in the eye to help drain fluid ( aqueous humour ) from the eye. This type of surgery is usually done after a … person already has or is likely to form scar tissue in the eye, this type of surgery may be done at the start. …
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… of silicone sponge, rubber, or semi-hard plastic that your eye doctor ( ophthalmologist ) places on the outside of the eye (the sclera, or the white of the eye). The material is sewn to the eye to keep it in place. …
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… your contacts clean and safe, which will help keep your eyes healthy and your vision as clear as possible. Carefully … handling your contacts. Use the lens care system your eye specialist recommends. Do not mix products, because they … that are naturally present in your mouth may cause an eye infection. Always rinse the lens storage case. Let it …
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… causes it? Farsightedness occurs when light entering the eye is focused behind the retina instead of directly on it . This is caused by an eye that is too short, whose cornea is not curved enough, or whose lens sits farther back in the eye than normal. Farsightedness often runs in families. In …
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… focused beam of light to treat the drainage angle of the eye. This surgery makes it easier for fluid to flow out of the front part of the eye, decreasing pressure in the eye. There are two types of laser trabeculoplasty: Argon …
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… a surgery to remove the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye . It may be done when there is a retinal detachment or … not clear on its own. Removing the vitreous gel gives your eye doctor better access to the back of the eye. This surgery is done by an eye doctor ( ophthalmologist …
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… Cataracts are a painless, cloudy area in the lens of the eye. They block the passage of light to the retina . Nerve cells in the retina detect light entering the eye and send nerve signals to the brain about what the eye sees. Because cataracts block this light, they can cause …
