Small telescope in the eye improves vision
July 20, 2009 by Qossay Takroori
Filed under Featured, Health And Medicine
A new tiny small telescope implanted in patient’s eye to improve their vision dramatically. The new device was designed specifically for people who have sever damaged retinas or “macular degeneration“. The telescope magnifies images on the retina, extending them so they fall on healthy cells outside the damaged macula, said Allen W. Hill, chief executive of VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies in Saratoga, Calif., the implant’s maker.
Magnifying images make patient unbalanced during walking or driving, so once the patients does the surgery he/she requires to practice before facing the new world.
Patients say “that’s fine we will practice, but we want to be able to see again”. This invention would allow people to see relatives that never recognized clearly before, or restore their physical activities such as hiking and biking etc..
According to the inventor, the tiny telescope doesn’t cure people from blindness, but it improves their vision in a way that makes them see better by eliminating blurry images. Not everyone is qualified for the outpatient procedure; maybe only 20 out of 100 candidates will be qualified for it. Also, the price range is not yet revealed, but we know that it will be available in the United States after the FDA approval by the end of this year 2009.
Via – NYT
8 Natural Ways To Improve Your Eyesight
January 8, 2009 by Qossay Takroori
Filed under Featured, Health And Medicine
Many people cannot afford LASIK surgery or contact lenses, so they try to find other ways that might help them improve their eyesight naturally. Many eye problems in later life are due to a loss of tone in the eye muscles. These muscles become rigid, and loses its elasticity, which make it hard on the eyes to focus at different distances. These tips might not get your vision back the way it was before, but at least could improve, rest, and relax them naturally.
