Does the ophthalmic industry need regulation? Discuss the reasons for regulation in the ophthalmic industry Most times rules and regulation that are found in ophthalmic industry are essential in order to keep up compliance with the law. When rules are breach‚ one could be liable if their employees contacts the authorities. Safety One significant factor for abiding to the industry rules and regulation is for safety reason‚ safety for co-worker and patient. This is vital when working with machinery
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Selection and refinement of the research question I always wanted to research a topic related to health science and medicine. My future goal is to do something related to medicine‚ possibly optometry. This research project was a good opportunity for me to explore a topic related to optometry. I started to think about ideas related to eyes. The topic that I was highly interested in was Laser Eye Surgery. I created a lotus diagram showing potential ideas and questions for my research project. This
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Cataracts Many people in the world have some form of cataracts. The clouding of the eye’s natural lens is what a cataract is. Protein and water are the main components of the lens in your eye. When the protein in your lens starts to clog together it forms a small cloud on your lens. This is a cataract and can grow larger as your life progresses‚ thus making it more difficult to see. There are three types of cataracts one may acquire during their life time. The first type is called a nuclear
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Senile Retinoschisis Senile retinoschisis is a condition that causes a person’s vision to slowly get worse (progressive). It usually affects both eyes. Retinoschisis results when the light-sensing cells at the back of the eye (retina) split from the layer of cells that send vision signals to the brain. The condition causes small fluid-filled sacs (cysts) to form in the side (peripheral) portions of the retina. The cysts can merge together and cause the layers of the retina to split. In some cases
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Age- related macular degeneration (AMD)‚ a chronic‚ progressive disorder of the retina‚ is the most common cause of blindness in individuals over the age of 60. The macula is the part of the retina which provides high resolution color vision (Redmond &While 2008). As the macula degenerates‚ individuals lose their central vision and color vision. There are two types of macular degeneration: wet‚ or choroidal neovascularization and dry‚ or nonneovascular . Dry AMD is the more
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Medicine Werx – An artist-driven and sustainable eyewear company. Public Profile Medicine Werx – Artist-Driven and Sustainable Eyewear We want to change the way the world sees things‚ so we created Medicine Werx‚ a visionary eyewear company with a conscience. Our wooden glasses are works of art - with a conscious. By using the most eco-friendly materials to make our shades‚ we are creating a more sustainable future. Our signature shades and our philosophy appeal to a unique demographic - millennials
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Do you have chronic and blurred visions and unrelenting eye pain? Have you sought treatment for this‚ but have had no relief? Has your condition been diagnosed and treated as ’dry eye’ when it really isn’t? If you answered yes to these questions‚ rest assured that you are not alone. There is hope. Your blurred vision may actually be caused by the interruption‚ sensitivity or even disease of your corneal nerves. To understand this difficult to diagnose condition‚ it is important to understand what
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Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) Conjunctivitis‚ a fairly common disease‚ comes from the infection of the invisible membrane‚ Conjunctiva. The conjunctiva is located on the white part of the eye and the lines of the eyelid. Conjunctivitis is frequent because of the many ways you can get infected. These include Irritants such as dirt and shampoo. Allergies can also make pink eye show up. Also‚ STDs for example gonorrhea or Chlamydia can produce it. There are many forms of Pink eye‚ it can be a virus or even
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Conjunctivitis What would you think if you woke up one morning and noticed your eye lids were stuck together? Sounds pretty disgusting or strange right? Actually its very common 1 out of 50 people a year will have this‚ its conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis‚ also known as “Pink Eye” is swelling (inflammation) or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids. Pink Eye is highly contagious and is most common in children‚ especially children who attend day care or the first few years of school. Not
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Millions of Americans have the tendency to confuse being vision impaired as being blind but in all actuality they are different. This summary will break down the different components of blindness and vision impaired highlighting the components of the two. Blindness: When a person is legally blind their visual acuity is 20/200 or worse in the better eye with corrective lenses (20/200 means that a person at 20 feet from an eye chart can see what a person with normal vision could see at 200 feet)
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