Can Eye Tests Be An Early Indicator For Alzheimer’s?
Scottish researchers from Dundee University are to head a £1.1m ($2.02m), three-year study to explore whether a simple eye test could be used to identify the onset of dementia. At this stage, there is evidence to suggest that changes to the veins and arteries in the eye could be linked to a number of ailments,…
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A recent consumer entertainment survey, commissioned by contact lens makers Bausch + Lomb, has revealed that nearly half of contact lens wearers have experienced lens discomfort after watching TV for an extended period of time. The survey, which quizzed 4,072 adults, was designed to determine television binge-watching habits, contact lens habits and gauge the levels…
View Complete InfoThe difference between Bifocal contact lenses and Multifocal contact lenses
Bifocal contact lenses have two (powers) prescriptions in the same lens where as Multi-focal have a range of powers. The contact lens designs fall into two basic groups: Translating: (alternating vision) lenses – the pupil alternates between the two different powers, as your gaze shifts up or down. Simultaneous lenses: you will be looking through…
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