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Conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, [ 4] is inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid. [ 5] It makes the eye appear pink or reddish. [ 1] Pain, burning, scratchiness, or itchiness may occur. [ 1] The affected eye may have increased tears or be "stuck shut" in the ...
Make eye exams part of the back-to-school checklist. Your kids and their teachers will thank you. When a little boy burst into tears in her third-grade classroom last fall, Audrey Jost pulled him ...
Acanthamoeba keratitis ( AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus Acanthamoeba invade the clear portion of the front ( cornea) of the eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. [ 2] Acanthamoeba are protozoa found nearly ubiquitously in soil and water and can cause infections of the skin, eyes, and central ...
Optometrist. Optometrists are healthcare professionals with a degree in eye care, specifically. In the United States and Canada, they are Doctors of Optometry (O.D.) - this includes optical, medical and some surgical eye care. Their training typically includes four years of college followed by four years of eye specific training (Optometry school).
Eye Care Foundation ( ECF) is an international charity organisation active in over 20 countries in Asia, [ 4] Africa [ 5][ 6] and Latin-America. [ 7] ECF was founded when Eyecare Worldwide and Mekong Eye Doctors joined forces in 2008. [ 8] The two organizations shared the same objectives and working together as the current foundation has proved ...
Orbis International. Orbis International is an international non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to saving sight worldwide. [ 1][non-primary source needed] Its programs focus on the prevention of blindness and the treatment of blinding eye diseases in developing countries through hands-on training, public health education ...
Vision rehabilitation (often called vision rehab) is a term for a medical rehabilitation to improve vision or low vision. In other words, it is the process of restoring functional ability and improving quality of life and independence in an individual who has lost visual function through illness or injury. [1] [2] Most visual rehabilitation ...