Talking with Jack Faris Mar 27, 2008
And it's because of historical accident and farsightedness. I mean the people who decided to start a medical school at the University of Washington 60 years ago started a research colossus that has grown to be an incredible treasure, opening up possibilities which the Gates Foundation and others can propel forward. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
What Is Strabismus? Mar 1, 2008
A family history of farsightedness is also a contributing factor. What are the long term effects of Strabismus. (Suite101.com)
'Cruise for Sight' Feb. 24 benefits vision screening Feb 22, 2008
Lazy eye is often associated with crossed-eyes or a large difference in the degree of nearsightedness or farsightedness between the two eyes. It usually develops before the age of 6 and does not affect side vision. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Older Children More Likely To Develop Vision Disorders, Study Suggests Nov 17, 2007
All MEPEDS phases will be completed by 2011, at which time more than 12,000 youngsters will have been screened for strabismus, amblyopia, and other vision conditions including astigmatism as well as near and farsightedness. "This study, supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health, provides new information on the development and extent of eye diseases among infants and preschool children from two major ethnic groups in the United States --African-American... (Science Daily)
USC study -- largest of its kind -- finds older children more likely to develop vision disorders Nov 16, 2007
All MEPEDS phases will be completed by 2011, at which time more than 12,000 youngsters will have been screened for strabismus, amblyopia, and other vision conditions including astigmatism as well as near and farsightedness. This study, supported by the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health, provides new information on the development and extent of eye diseases among infants and preschool children from two major ethnic groups in the United States African-American and... (EurekAlert!)
Correcting Poor Vision In Nursing Home Residents May Decrease Symptoms Of Depression Nov 14, 2007
"Studies suggest that vision impairment in about one-third of nursing home residents could largely be reversed by treatment of uncorrected refractive error (myopia [nearsightedness], hyperopia [farsightedness], presbyopia [loss of focus]).". Cynthia Owsley, Ph. (Science Daily)
How The Brain Sends Eyeballs Bouncing Nov 10, 2007
1, 2002) Surgeons at Johns Hopkins' Wilmer Eye Institute are now offering conductive keratoplasty, or CK, to correct low-level farsightedness in selected patients over age 40. The procedure, approved in. (Science Daily)
Fire briefs: Victims directed to local Red Cross Nov 10, 2007
The surgeons of Gordon Binder & Weiss Vision Institute, at 8910 University Center Lane, Suite 800, San Diego, will correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, presbyopia, astigmatism and cataracts on Dec. 8. Register at gbvision. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A little love Baby Madelynn's family hosts a fundraiser to assist with rising medical costs Oct 26, 2007
Distinguishing features include prominent noses, receding chins, small teeth, high-pitched voices and farsightedness. Hands and feet, including fingers and toes, are smaller and irregularly shaped. (The Examiner)
The ABCs of laser vision correction Oct 13, 2007
All laser vision correction procedures work on the principle of using a laser to change the shape of the cornea in an effort to eliminate nearsightedness or farsightedness. LASIK is the most common way of doing this. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Revolution's Joseph has been a bull in the midfield Sep 21, 2007
Only through farsightedness on the Revolution's part and other teams' oversights did Joseph become available to the Revolution. They selected Joseph in the second round of the 2002 MLS draft, willing to wait for him if he could not earn a contract with a European club. (Boston Globe)
Video: NASA Approves Advanced Lasik for Use on Astronauts Sep 21, 2007
"NASA's approval is further evidence that today's LASIK exceeds all established standards of safety and effectiveness," said Steven Schallhorn, M.D., retired captain of the U.S. Navy, investigator in multiple studies involving use of LASIK and other refractive surgeries for treatment of nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism, and Medical Director for Optical Express. "NASA followed the Naval Aviation clinical studies closely with a particular interest in both safety and quality of... (PR Newswire)
Test for glaucoma, farsightedness, dry-eye Sep 7, 2007
This is often the first signs of a change in vision, called farsightedness. Farsightedness is caused by a loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Eyesight plays role in learning Sep 5, 2007
In addition to early detection of nearsightedness, farsightedness and even astigmatism, eye exams are important in other ways. "Occasionally, thank goodness not very often, there are some underlying health concerns that we do find during a routine eye exam," explained Wilkinson. (Rosenberg Herald-Coaster, TX)
Ghanaian Leaders Letting The People And The Country Down Sep 2, 2007
The incompetence, lack of foresight and lack of farsightedness as exhibited by the Ghanaian leadership can laconically be summed up in Jean Marie Lepen, France National Front Party leader's words " today, a stranger will come to your home, eat your soup, sleep in your bed, and ask to sleep with your wife". For this reason, he hates foreigners to the core though, I disagree with him. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A strong foundation for Sino-German ties Aug 27, 2007
This kind of cooperation takes farsightedness, wisdom and a pioneering spirit. Volkswagen, for example, first entered the Chinese auto-making market in the early 1980s and set up joint venture projects with Chinese partners. (Xinhuanet, China)
Eye exams keep kids focused Aug 20, 2007
School screenings include talking to parents, teachers and children, and checking for nearsightedness, farsightedness, color blindness and astigmatism, Kelley says. If a problem is found, the child is referred to an ophthalmologist or optometrist. (USA Today -- News)
LASIK eye surgery improving, doctor says Aug 11, 2007
LASIK can be used for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. When surgery was done with the older machine, it took several days to heal. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
A Work Of Art for Some Aug 1, 2007
LASIK surgery corrects vision problems such as myopia (nearsightedness) and hyperopia (farsightedness) with the cool beam of a laser. LASIK was patented in 1988 by IBM with the credit of invention going to Samuel Blum, James Wynn, and Rangaswamy Srinivasan. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
Shady business Jul 15, 2007
The contacts can be worn every day for nearsightedness and farsightedness. The reporter can be reached at or (559) 441-6617. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
LASIK for older adults Apr 19, 2007
The LASIK surgeries were performed to correct myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness) and astigmatism. All surgeries were performed by Azar between January 1999 and September 2005. (EurekAlert!)
Advances in cataract surgery can be life changing Mar 22, 2007
"We can reduce, if not eliminate, nearsightedness and farsightedness without the need for corrective lenses," Lebowitz said. Two weeks after the surgery, Richard was fitted for new glasses, because he no longer needs the strong correction for distance and now needs just a small correction for reading. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Eye Surgery Fixes Farsightedness Mar 18, 2007
People over 40 who can't read small print can have surgery to fix farsightedness. BY CAROL KNAPP. (Suite101.com)
President Ford speech at Hoover Museum Dec 29, 2006
Not that we Midwesterners are incapable of farsightedness. On the contrary: we who live in America s heartland live closest to her heart. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Artificial Cornea Offers Better Results For Infants, Some Blind Patients Dec 27, 2006
Infants and adults who are blind due to a cloudy or damaged cornea are seeing some remarkable results thanks to a new version of an artificial implant that takes the place of the cornea, the clear covering of the eye that serves as our window on the world. The results of operations involving the first infants and children in the world to receive the device, performed by physicians at the University of Rochester Eye Institute and a colleague at Johns Hopkins University, were announced at the... (Science Daily)
BOOMERS FOR BALBOA FEELING ROCKY'S PAIN Who says old guys have to step out of the ring? Dec 22, 2006
The first thing we'll deal with is presbyopia, or farsightedness. Many people need to start wearing reading glasses around the time they turn 40. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Review: War Made New Dec 22, 2006
"Even if a country figures out how to harness military power, it still needs the wisdom to know the capabilities and limitations of its war machine." Wisdom judgment, prudence, above all farsightedness does not necessarily go along with technological superiority. Sometimes the opposite is true. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
How big is the gap between China's urban and rural areas? Nov 22, 2006
To attain a fundamental effect on this issue, it is imperative to formulate and develop policy measures with a long-term, strategic farsightedness. It is hoped that policies should have a continuity. (People's Daily Online, China)
A second look Nov 21, 2006
At the same time, at least a million patients this year will reach into their own pockets and pay anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 to have a surgeon laser away their myopia or farsightedness. So any shift in preference could translate into billions of dollars gained -- or lost. (Boston Globe)
Our Vision Changes In The Blink Of An Eye Oct 24, 2006
Eyelids do a whole lot more than hold up our eyelashes and keep the sun out, a Queensland University of Technology PhD optometry researcher has found. A study by Dr. Scott Read of the QUT School of Optometry found the upper eyelid's pressure and shape of its opening work to change the shape of our eyes throughout the day. (Science Daily)
Eye Doctor Says Laser Surgery Safer Than Contacts Oct 13, 2006
(September 30, 1998) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given ophthalmologists at the medical center approval to begin correcting moderate degrees of farsightedness accompanied by astigmatism with an excimer ... (October 1, 2002) -- Surgeons at Johns Hopkins' Wilmer Eye Institute are now offering conductive keratoplasty, or CK, to correct low-level farsightedness in selected patients over age 40 ... -- Hyperopia, also known as hypermetropia or colloquially as farsightedness or... (Science Daily)
Sight Test and Glasses Could Dramatically Improve the Lives of 150 Million People With Poor Vision Oct 12, 2006
-- Hyperopia also known as Hypermetropia (farsightedness) -- this is difficulty is seeing close objects clearly. -- Astigmatism -- This is distorted vision resulting from an irregularly curved cornea. (PR Newswire)
Innovative surgery corrects vision in kids with neurological disorders Oct 11, 2006
The surgeons can also correct extreme farsightedness. For children with focusing defects so large that they are beyond the range of laser correction, Tychsen uses other surgical techniques. (EurekAlert!)
Doctors Cut Repeat LASIK Visits Dramatically Sep 21, 2006
While many of these patients still see at a level around 20/20, the slight farsightedness or nearsightednessis is one of the chief barriers preventing them from seeing even better, at a level around 20/16. Eye surgeon Scott MacRae, M.D., of the University of Rochester Eye Institute presented the results showing a dramatic drop in farsightedness among LASIK patients ... For instance, the team found that treating coma -- a subtle imperfection where a point of light looks like it has the tale of a... (Science Daily)
Chinese Premier urges EU to lift arms embargo Sep 11, 2006
Visiting Chinese Premier on Saturday urged European leaders to show their "farsightedness and courage" and "make the correct political decision" to lift the arms embargo on China and recognize China's market economy status. Solving these problems would reflect "mutual respect and equality", said Wen, noting it will benefit both China and Europe. (People's Daily Online, China)
European Union Seeks Trade Accords With China, Korea as WTO Talks Stumble Sep 10, 2006
Wen appealed for the EU to drop the ban, calling on the bloc's leaders ``to exercise vision, to display farsightedness and courage in handling some of the differences between China and the European Union. . (Bloomberg -- Asia)
New Device May Improve Vision And Mobility For People With Tunnel Vision Aug 31, 2006
Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, say a visual aid they invented promises to improve the visual abilities of people with tunnel vision. In the first study to evaluate this small high tech device, the research team saw a significant increase in the effectiveness and speed with which visually impaired individuals found objects. (Science Daily)
Cooling Our Heels Aug 21, 2006
Both technical and policy farsightedness will be needed to achieve the concurrent objectives of growth and sustainability. Decades may pass before hydrogen-powered trucks and cars relegate gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles to antique auto shows. (Scientific American)
`Signing statements' are a phantom target Aug 9, 2006
What the ABA Task Force attack on the phantom of the Bush signing statements, the legislative platform for challenging those statements judicially that its position is inspiring, and the phony Bush-Specter deal for an asymmetrical whitewash of the contested program of NSA surveillance have in common is that all three compound rather than correct the distortions in the separation of powers and the system of checks and balances that the Framers had the farsightedness to design but that latter-day... (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK Jul 23, 2006
They write, "While yielding to temptation can certainly be harmful, this article argues that overcontrol and excessive farsightedness hyperopia can also have negative long-term consequences.". They are not talking about the Seven Deadly Sins, Kivetz said. (FOX59, IN)
Canadian Scientists Regrow Teeth Jun 30, 2006
The implant I got, called a Crystal Lens, cures nearsightedness, farsightedness (both age-related and youth myopia), cataracts, and even astigmatism. I'll get the other eye done in a few years. (Slashdot)
Early Screening Spots Vision Problems in Infants Jun 24, 2006
Participating optometrists found that one in 20 infants were at risk for an abnormal prescription status, such as evidence of nearsightedness or farsightedness. In addition, 1 in 14 babies had risk factors that generated overall concern among optometrists, who required these infants to be followed closely through their early stages of life or referred them to a specialist. (MEDLINEplus)
VISION SCREENING Jun 1, 2006
Some of the conditions checked for in Iowa City include misaligned eyes, difference in refraction between eyes, need for glasses, such as astigmatism /nearsightedness and high farsightedness. A Polaroid-like camera costing some $6,000 and called a PhotoScreener takes the pictures and develops them on the spot so the Lion can tell if the picture is of good quality. (The Guthrian, IA)
Cure For Reading Glasses May Be In View May 25, 2006
(September 30, 1998) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given ophthalmologists at the medical center approval to begin correcting moderate degrees of farsightedness accompanied by astigmatism with an excimer ... -- Hyperopia, also known as hypermetropia or colloquially as farsightedness or longsightedness, is a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye (often when the eyeball is too short or when. (Science Daily)
Results With Newer Bladeless LASIK Equivalent To Standard Microkeratome LASIK May 4, 2006
LASIK (Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) involves treating nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism by reshaping the eye's cornea to alter the way the eye refracts light ... -- Hyperopia, also known as hypermetropia or colloquially as farsightedness or longsightedness, is a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye (often when the eyeball is too short or when. (Science Daily)
Two Surgeries For Nearsightedness Equally Effective, Review Says Apr 21, 2006
Posted: April 20, 2006. A new review of recent studies suggests two popular laser-assisted surgeries to correct nearsightedness are equally effective at restoring 20/20 vision six months to a year after the surgery. (Science Daily)
POWE EYES THE PRIZE Mar 9, 2006
Zuckerman, a teacher at Oakland Tech, has been Powe's academic adviser and friend for many years, and he and Ward will be among a small group of friends who will help Powe make his decision about the NBA. The fact that Zuckerman, who knows no more about basketball than the average fan, has Powe's ear says a lot about Powe's farsightedness. "Neither one of us (Zuckerman and Ward) has a financial incentive in him," Zuckerman said. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Rare Liver Disease More Prevalent Around Toxic Waste Sites In New York City Mar 7, 2006
-- Hyperopia, also known as hypermetropia or colloquially as farsightedness or longsightedness, is a defect of vision caused by an imperfection in the eye (often when the eyeball is too short or when. . (Science Daily)
India, US must fight global terror: PM » Mar 3, 2006
The US and India must work together in all possible foray to these ends," he said welcoming President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at a luncheon hosted by him in their honour."We must fight terrorism wherever its exists, because terrorism anywhere threatens democracy everywhere," the Prime Minister said.He said that India wanted a neighbourhood of peace and prosperity, and added while the sub-continent had been home to all great religions, it was a "powerhouse" of human... (Hindustan Times, India)
