Our tears are made from water and oil layers. Dry eye (also called dry eye syndrome) occurs when the eyelids, meibomian glands do not secrete enough natural oil into the tears. This causes the eyes to become dry, itchy, red, and painful. Environmental conditions like dry or windy air, working for long hours on the […]
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Normally there is a misconception that people who wear glasses or contact lenses have restrictions on makeup. However, it is not true. Both can go hand in hand. Glasses wearers have to adjust their makeup depending upon what type of frames they are using, and whether your prescription makes your eyes look bigger or smaller
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भारतातील व भारतीय उपखंडातील समाजामध्ये मधुमेहाचे प्रमाण जवळ जवळ १८% इतके वाढले आहे. जगातील इतर लोकांपेक्षा हे खुपच जास्त आहे. डोळे, मूत्रपिंड, हातापयाच्या नसा, ह्रदय, मेंदू इत्यादि महत्वाच्या अवयावांवर मधुमेहाचा दुष्परिणाम होउन प्राणघातक व दृष्टिभक्षक आजार होऊ शकतात. डोळ्यात मधुमेहामुळे होणारे दुष्परिणाम व त्यावरील उपचार याची आपण माहिती घेऊ. डोळ्यांची रचना: डोळा कॅमेर्याप्रमाणे काम करतो.
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डोळा कॅमेर्याप्रमाणे काम करतो. कॅमेर्यामध्ये बाहेरील गोष्टींची प्रतिमा फिल्म्वर पडते व फोटो निघतो. नेत्रपटल ही डोळ्याच्या कॅमेर्यची फिल्मच आहे. या नेत्रपटलावारिल मॅक्युला हा टाचणीच्या डोक्याएवढा भाग अत्यंत संवेदनाक्षम असतो. नेत्रपतालाच्या इतर भागंपेक्षा अनेकपटीनी अधिक. आपण जेव्हा एखादया वस्तूकडे पहातो तेंव्हा डोळ्यामध्ये येणारे प्रकाश किरण नेत्रपटलावर (रेटिना) फोकस केले जातात. नेत्रपटलावर समोरील गोष्टीची प्रतिमा तयार होते
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In our last blog we have discussed the structure of the eye. However just to refresh our memory, an eye works like a camera. The light coming from an object is focused by the cornea and the lens, which act as focusing mechanisms, onto the film of the eye, known as the retina. The space
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Emergency eye care The eye is the most sensitive organ in the body that is exposed to the outside world. Though it is protected from all sides by a bony box known as the orbit of the eye, front of the eye is open to the outside world and hence vulnerable to injury. Road traffic
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Holi and Rangpanchami are festivals of color. They signify the end of the cold winter and welcome warmth and gaiety. However, it is up to us to take care that this festive mood is not spoilt by eye injuries caused by color going into the eye.The first type is a mechanical one, due to physical
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Dr. Maneesh Bapaye, Vitreoretinal surgeon at Dr. Bapaye Hospital Presented his original work on the development of a surgical instrument known as ‘Aspiration Scraper’ in the recently concluded annual meeting of American Society of Retina Specialists at Chicago between 26-30th July 2019. The story was well-received by local press media which gave it great coverage.Dr.
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Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding disease caused by abnormal development of retinal blood vessels in premature infants. The retina is the inward layer of the eye that gets light and transforms it into visual messages that are sent to the cerebrum. It requires screening of the babies at a very young age of
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Removal of intraocular foreign body (IOFB) from the posterior segment of the eye is challenging. In addition to surgical skill, it requires specific instrumentation to grasp and remove the IOFB. Small metallic IOFB can be removed using intraocular rare earth magnets but metallic IOFB larger than 3 mm and nonmetallic IOFBs like shotgun pellets, stones,
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