WFAA TV in Dallas produced a good video on the optomap® Retinal Exam technology. WordPress won’t allow it to be embedded here, however I’ve added it to the optomap® page on the Total Eye Care Website. An optomap® video from the TV show The Doctors can also be found there.
Posted in Retina, Technology, video
Tagged optomap, Retina, scanning laser ophthalmoscope, video
Today we’ll take a departure from the typical eye care related topics. If you have never heard of Perpetuum Jazzile, they are an a cappella group from Slovenia. Here is a video of them performing Africa, a popular hit of the 1980s, originally performed by the group Toto. Check out the African thunderstorm sound effects at the beginning and the beat box percussionist, all without instruments …. amazing. Turn your sound up. It starts quietly.
Computer glasses can not only help reduce eyestrain but they also reduce neck pain at your desk. Numerous factors need to be addressed to maximize your comfort and effectiveness while working at the computer. Computer related eyestrain is especially common for those approaching their 50s and above.
When working at our computer we often find ourselves raising our chin to make the monitor clear. This puts our neck in a very bad, uncomfortable position. Everyone that experiences neck pain should see their eye doctor about computer glasses. A few minutes to read a quick email is not a problem, however the longer you spend in this position the worse it is for your eyes, your posture and your neck. Computer glasses place your monitor in the proper focus allowing you to look directly at the monitor while still allowing you to view reading material at a normal reading distance.
Another important consideration while working at the computer is your blinking. When we work at the computer we become so engrossed in what we are doing that our blink rate goes down which increases the symptoms of dry eye syndrome. The video below gives a good summary of computer vision syndrome and computer glasses.
Posted in computer, Computer Vision, Ehlers-Danlos, Refractive issues, video
Tagged computer glasses, computer vision syndrome, eyestrain, neck pain
Coopervision has produced this 10+ minute video on how to insert, remove and take care of soft contact lenses. There is a brief commercial at the beginning outlining the different kinds of contact lenses offered by CooperVision. This video outlines the right way to do it. Throw away that contact lens solution everyday!
Here is a video where a retinal melanoma was initially diagnosed using the optomap® Retinal Exam. The optomap® is a new generation of scanning laser ophthalmoscope that takes a series of 16 photos in 1/4 of a second and puts them together making a panoramic view of the back of a patient’s eye. The optomap® allows us to view over 80% of the back of the eye without dilating the pupils. The optomap® was also recently featured on the TV Show The Doctors.
The first 6 seconds of the video below is blank.
Posted in examinations, Retina, video
Here is an interesting video from the TV show How It’s Made on how custom soft contact lenses are made. The vast majority of soft contact lenses prescribed today are mass produced and molded, however if you have a lot of astigmatism or wear special custom ordered contact lenses then the odds are good it was manufactured in a similar manner.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to improve contact lens safety by reminding consumers of the importance of following proper cleaning and storing procedures. Consumers who do not follow instructions for contact lens care and use increase their risk of serious eye infections that can lead to blindness.
To support proper cleaning and storage, the FDA has developed a new video on contact lens safety. The video stresses the importance of emptying the solution out of the contact lens case after each use and using the rub-and-rinse method for added effectiveness.
Other important lens care tips include:
• Do not top off or reuse lens cleaning solution;
• Use a contact lens solution to clean, rinse, and then air dry contact lens cases after each use;
• Do not expose contact lenses or lens storage cases to any type of water or other non-sterile solutions.
• Replace your contact lens case at least every three (3) months
In early 2009, the FDA convened a workshop called “Microbiological Testing of Contact Lens Care Products,” in collaboration with several eye care professional groups, to develop consensus on test methods for evaluating contact lens solutions. Based on discussions from this workshop and from a 2008 meeting of the agency’s advisory panel for ophthalmic devices, the FDA is developing manufacturer guidance on potential labeling improvements for these products.
In its June 2008 meeting, the advisory panel for ophthalmic devices made specific recommendations for contact lens product labeling and directions for use, including adding a discard date on their products, in addition to the usual expiration date. The discard date is the date the solution should be thrown out after opening.
On May 19, 2009, the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health issued a letter to manufacturers of contact lens multipurpose solution products that include an option for cleaning without a step for rubbing the lenses. This letter informed these manufacturers of the panel’s conclusion that there is improvement in lens care when using a rub-and-rinse regimen as compared to a rinse-alone regimen, which omits the rubbing step. The direction to rub and rinse lenses, based on the advice of an eye care professional, has always been part of the labeling for multipurpose contact lens care products. More information on contact lens safety is available in a PDF.
Posted in contact lens, Cornea, video
Tagged acanthamoeba, contact lens, Cornea, keratitis, ulcer
This is a good video where Martha Stewart discusses common topics in eye care including lazy eye, bifocal contact lenses, importance of eye exams for adults and for learning in children.
Posted in children, contact lens, Eye Care, video
Tagged back to school, bifocal contact, children, Eye Care, Martha Stewart, monovision, presbyopia
This is great stuff. A contact lens was applied to a patient’s eye to treat a corneal problem, reducing the patient’s blindness. Contact lenses will soon be used to administer allergy and glaucoma medications. Our state legislature, here in Texas, last month approved eye doctors to fit the medication delivery contact lenses. Optometrists and ophthalmologists will be able to begin fitting them when the FDA gives the new drug delivery contact lenses their final approval. Check out the stem cell video below. A medical school in Australia is pioneering this important technology.
Posted in contact lens, Cornea, eyecare, video, Vision
Tagged blindness, contact lens, Cornea, stem cell, Vision
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