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Chinese Teen's Chemistry Experiment Ends In Tragedy: Arm Lost, Eyes Damaged
The teenager will have to undergo skin grafting and a cornea transplant surgery. One of his arms was amputated, and he will require an artificial limb.
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Eye Health: Constantly Rubbing Your Eye? This Could Be Why
Eyes Health: Understanding the reasons behind your urge to rubbing eyes is crucial to break the habit and prevent potential complications.
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Jasmin Bhasin Reveals Her Corneas Were Damaged After She Wore Lenses: "Can't See"
Jasmin said, "I can't see, and I am struggling to even sleep due to the pain"
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Man In US Left With Stinger In Eye After Bee Attack
The sting was found stabbed in his cornea, a key part of the eye that performs the initial refraction onto the lens, which further focuses the light onto the retina.
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Malaysian Man Undergoes Cornea Transplant Due To Excessive Eye Rubbing
The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. It is crucial for focusing your vision.
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Vitamin A Deficiency: Here's How It Affects Your Eye Health
According to the World Health Organisation, night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency. When left untreated, vitamin A deficiency can contribute to blindness by making the cornea very dry, thus damaging the retina and cornea.
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Doctors Discover US Man Living With A Wooden Splinter In His Eye For Over 15 Years
The medical professionals did not remove the wooden splinter, which had not perforated the patient's cornea, which could cause blindness.
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Family Of 43-Year-Old Brain Dead Man Donates His Organs To Save Lives
The family of a 43-year-old man who was declared brain dead at AIIMS-Delhi following a head injury donated his organs, helping save multiple lives.
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Uncovering Some Facts Around Lasik: Read This Before You Plan Your Surgery!
Lasik can help improve vision without the need to use spectacles.In simple words, it means reshaping of the surface of cornea using laser.
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Researchers Develop Smart Lens That Could Help to Treat Leading Cause of Blindness Worldwide
A team of Chinese researchers have developed a compact wireless device – a flexible (smart) contact lens – that appears to detect rising eye pressure. When the lens detects that eye pressure has reached a risk level, the wireless system triggers the release of the drug. The drug flows from the underside of the lens across the cornea into the ey...
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In Transplant Breakthrough, Pig Kidney Attached to Human Successfully
Surgeons have successfully attached a pig kidney to a human in a breakthrough case of animal-to-human transplant.
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Scientists Develop Sight-Saving Treatment For Eye Infection
According to the scientists, the fluid gel forms a protective barrier that protects the surface of the eye from further damage caused by blinking.
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Doctors: Not Just Respiratory System, Air Pollution May Also Severely Affect Eyes
Problems arising out of air pollution, the indicators can range from minimal or no symptoms to chronic discomfort and irritation such as itching, stinging, the sensation of a foreign body, irritating conjunctivitis and worsening of allergic symptoms.
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Man Injured In Durga Puja Accident Saves Six Lives By Donating Organs
A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.
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Dance Reality Show Participant Attacked With Acid, Hours Before US Trip
A 21-year-old dancer and reality show participant was attacked with acid thrown at her in broad daylight in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. The attack took place on Tuesday, hours before the woman, Rupali Nirapure, was to fly to the US for a concert.
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Chinese Teen's Chemistry Experiment Ends In Tragedy: Arm Lost, Eyes Damaged
The teenager will have to undergo skin grafting and a cornea transplant surgery. One of his arms was amputated, and he will require an artificial limb.
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Eye Health: Constantly Rubbing Your Eye? This Could Be Why
Eyes Health: Understanding the reasons behind your urge to rubbing eyes is crucial to break the habit and prevent potential complications.
-
Jasmin Bhasin Reveals Her Corneas Were Damaged After She Wore Lenses: "Can't See"
Jasmin said, "I can't see, and I am struggling to even sleep due to the pain"
-
Man In US Left With Stinger In Eye After Bee Attack
The sting was found stabbed in his cornea, a key part of the eye that performs the initial refraction onto the lens, which further focuses the light onto the retina.
-
Malaysian Man Undergoes Cornea Transplant Due To Excessive Eye Rubbing
The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped surface that covers the front of the eye. It is crucial for focusing your vision.
-
Vitamin A Deficiency: Here's How It Affects Your Eye Health
According to the World Health Organisation, night blindness is one of the first signs of vitamin A deficiency. When left untreated, vitamin A deficiency can contribute to blindness by making the cornea very dry, thus damaging the retina and cornea.
-
Doctors Discover US Man Living With A Wooden Splinter In His Eye For Over 15 Years
The medical professionals did not remove the wooden splinter, which had not perforated the patient's cornea, which could cause blindness.
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Family Of 43-Year-Old Brain Dead Man Donates His Organs To Save Lives
The family of a 43-year-old man who was declared brain dead at AIIMS-Delhi following a head injury donated his organs, helping save multiple lives.
-
Uncovering Some Facts Around Lasik: Read This Before You Plan Your Surgery!
Lasik can help improve vision without the need to use spectacles.In simple words, it means reshaping of the surface of cornea using laser.
-
Researchers Develop Smart Lens That Could Help to Treat Leading Cause of Blindness Worldwide
A team of Chinese researchers have developed a compact wireless device – a flexible (smart) contact lens – that appears to detect rising eye pressure. When the lens detects that eye pressure has reached a risk level, the wireless system triggers the release of the drug. The drug flows from the underside of the lens across the cornea into the ey...
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In Transplant Breakthrough, Pig Kidney Attached to Human Successfully
Surgeons have successfully attached a pig kidney to a human in a breakthrough case of animal-to-human transplant.
-
Scientists Develop Sight-Saving Treatment For Eye Infection
According to the scientists, the fluid gel forms a protective barrier that protects the surface of the eye from further damage caused by blinking.
-
Doctors: Not Just Respiratory System, Air Pollution May Also Severely Affect Eyes
Problems arising out of air pollution, the indicators can range from minimal or no symptoms to chronic discomfort and irritation such as itching, stinging, the sensation of a foreign body, irritating conjunctivitis and worsening of allergic symptoms.
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Man Injured In Durga Puja Accident Saves Six Lives By Donating Organs
A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.
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Dance Reality Show Participant Attacked With Acid, Hours Before US Trip
A 21-year-old dancer and reality show participant was attacked with acid thrown at her in broad daylight in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. The attack took place on Tuesday, hours before the woman, Rupali Nirapure, was to fly to the US for a concert.
