Cataract surgery
Today’s cataract surgery can be labeled miraculous compared to the days before Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) implants. In the olden days, the cataract lens was removed completely and the refracting power required to see, had to be provided with a spectacle lens. Because the spectacle lens could only be placed in a position some 13mm from where the natural lens was, it caused about thirty percent magnification. To the patient, everything looked much bigger and affected spatial judgment. These glasses were also ugly and very heavy. It was really tough to cope after cataract extractions.
Pink Eye (conjunctivitis) symptoms, treatments and prevention
Pink eye, (also called conjunctivitis) is inflammation of the thin, clear covering over the white of the eye and the inside of the eyelids.
What is a Cataract?
When the lens of the eye, that is located directly behind the pupil, becomes opaque, it is called a cataract. The crystalline lens, together with the clear front surface of the eye (cornea) will focus light onto the retina, beginning the process of sight.