Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye.
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Do raster glasses work for improving eyesight?
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Do raster glasses, like these, work for improving eyesight (if you are for example short-sighted)?
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Is there a relationship between yellow and moods?
A commonly held belief in visual arts and graphic design is that colours communicate specific moods.
Let's concentrate on the colour yellow, for example here:
The color yellow gives one a warm and cosy effect. It also arouses cheerfulness,…
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Do women blink more than men?
OMGfacts : Blinking is a reflex that is started by a sudden noise. Studies show that women react more quickly then [sic] men to these sudden noises, and blink both twice as hard and often as men.
factalerts : Essentially, women blink more often…
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Can we solve most blindness by cadaver donation?
India's total population 118 Crores1.
Daily Death - 62389
Daily Birth - 86853
If Daily Dead People Donate their Eyes, within 11 Days All Blinds will be able to see
Then in India there will be NO Blinds.
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Can reading on a moving vehicle cause retinal detachment?
When I was a child, I was told that reading a book on a moving vehicle (a car or a bus) could cause the retina to detach. I always doubted that, since I could not imagine how it would happen.
Is there any truth to that statement?
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If the viewable part of lightning goes from the ground up, why does it look like lightning goes from the sky down?
According to here, it seems like the visible portion of lightning comes from the ground up; however I watched some slow motion YouTube videos, and it is clear that the lightning appears to be traveling downwards.
Also here it claims the visible part…
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Does push-ups on finger tips affect eyesight negatively?
Some time ago I've been told that push-ups on your fingers (instead on fists) can affect eye-sight. The explanation was not clear (something about a lot of nerves in fingertips and pressure on them).
According to some teachers of Chinese systems,…
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Can you fix drooping eyelids with exercises?
I stumbled upon this YouTube video which gives exercises to fix drooping eyelids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYBd6t1k-38
The medical term used to qualify drooping eyelids is ptosis (or blepharoptosis).
The website All About Vision states the…
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Does wearing contacts increase the risk of retinal detachment if you receive a blow to the head?
It's fairly well established that a blow to the head can be a contributing factor to retinal detachment, and there are various people who claim that wearing contact lenses or being nearsighted are contributing factors to retinal detachment in…
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Is there a link between strabismus and psychiatric illness?
I have an esotropic latent strabismus which causes my left eye to sometimes point inward rather than cooperating with the other eye. I read recently that youths with a strabismus are more likely to develop psychiatric illnesses such as depression…
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Can daily disposable contact lenses be safely re-used?
It is recommended that "daily" contact lenses are to be disposed of after about 8 hours of use. I understand that daily lenses are made from a different material than, say, monthly ones; they are softer and apparently not suitable for…
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Does looking at a monitor screen in a room with very low light source damage your eyes?
Suppose a person wants to play computer games at night without turning on the room lights. The only light source in the room is that monitor screen that the person is looking at -- with normal brightness, of course.
Does looking at a monitor screen…
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Does UV-A light from sunlight damage our vision?
Ultraviolet (UV) light is divided into wavelength bands. UV-A is the 315-400nm.
The American Optometric Association claim that UV-A may cause injury to the eye:
WHAT PART OF THE UV RADIATION IS HARMFUL TO THE EYE?
Ultraviolet radiation in sunlight…
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Are monitors with an IPS (in-plane switching) panel better for the eyes?
slothygeek writes:
There are three main display panel types for screens: IPS, VA and TN
panels. Screens with TN panels are best for gaming but these are not
the best for your eyes. If you want a monitor that goes easy to your
eyes, you should…
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Can very expensive sunglasses work better than cheap or mid-range ones?
(This is related to, but different from, this question.)
Cost is never a guarantee of quality. But for some products, low cost is a guarantee of lower quality. For example, while not all $300 speakers necessarily sound good, no $30 speaker can sound…
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