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Hypertensive Retinopathy
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March 10, 2006
Hypertensive retinopathy is a term used to describe the abnormalities that occur in the posterior part of the human eye (retina) related to arterial h...
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What is Dacryocystitis
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November 18, 2005
In order to best understand this disease it is necessary that we identify what is the tear or lagrimal system. This consists of a secretory part (lagr...
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Retinoblastoma- malignant tumor of the eye
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November 11, 2005
Before we enter into this conversation, I would like to remind you that the retina is a nervous tissue that covers the interior of the posterior part ...
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Foreign body in the eye
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October 28, 2005
Any object that is found in the eye that should not be there is called a foreign body. The foreign body can be located in the conjunctiva (thin membra...
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Pigmentary Retinosis – night blindness
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October 21, 2005
This medical affliction is considered a hereditary, progressive, degenerative disease of the retina. Its main characteristics are night blindness, red...
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Vitamin therapy – important for our eyes
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October 14, 2005
My fellow readers, in order to avoid multiple diseases and to keep healthy, it is of vital importance to have an adequate diet and to exercise regular...
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Allergic Conjunctivitis
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October 7, 2005
As we already know from past articles, there is a clear and thin membrane called conjunctiva that covers externally all of the white part of the eye b...
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Chronic Blepharitis – it can be controlled
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September 30, 2005
As we have mentioned before, as the years roll by and we get older, the possibility of the appearance of different diseases and affections gets greate...
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Amblyopia – Lazy eye
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September 23, 2005
In past articles we have mentioned amblyopia (lazy eye) whilst talking about other diseases. Today we will continue to enrich our knowledge of ophthal...
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Congenital Cataract – Preventable blindness
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September 16, 2005
In one of our previous encounters we talked about the different types of cataract that exist: senile seen from ages 60-65 years (the most frequent of ...
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Stye, Chalazion – differences and treatment
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August 19, 2005
Stye and chalazion are benign nodules that appear in our eyelids and once treated properly do not leave any after-effects. They are another two very f...
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Pterygium (sprout flesh) a frequent complaint
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August 12, 2005
On a daily basis at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital I always try to explain to my patients what their disease is all about, its characteristics and ...
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Conjunctivitis or ‘Red Eye’ disease
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August 5, 2005
When we talk about conjunctivitis or "red eye" as it is more commonly known here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, I believe that it is necessary to ...
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Dry eyes – a medical affliction
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July 22, 2005
Today we are going to chat about an ailment that may affect a lot of you without your knowing that it is actually a medical affliction. It is called d...
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Dealing with Acute Glaucoma
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July 15, 2005
Two weeks ago we talked about chronic open angle glaucoma, where the patient slowly and progressively loses their bilateral vision. Today we will conc...
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Glaucoma – A very serious occular disease
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July 1, 2005
In one of our previous encounters we talked about the human eye possessing two chambers- the anterior and the posterior. Today, we will increase this ...
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Are our eyes getting old?
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June 24, 2005
We should all have some knowledge about why we use glasses and/or contact lens, after all whenever we have any kind of visual difficulty we are often ...