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Common causes of blindness in cats

A cat's eyes are mysterious, intriguing and simply astonishing. Built to be able to see much better than humans in the night, a cat's eyes are large compared to the size of the head, typically like other...

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Examine Your Family History To Prevent Eye Diseases

Glaucoma refers to a category of eye disorders often associated with a dangerous buildup of internal eye pressure(intraoptical pressure or IOP), which can damage the eye's optic that transmits visual...

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Low Vision Aids for Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration affects people over the age of 50. Learn what it is, new treatments, and aids for people suffering from low vision.

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Angle-Closure Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause vision loss and blindness through damage to the optic nerve. Several factors contribute to its development, but the main culprit is elevated intraocular pressure...

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Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration     Macular Degeneration Age – Related Macular Degeneration ( AMD ) is a condition in which the Macula of the eye’s retina degenerate in old aged persons. This condition is...

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Job Training and Employment for Those with Special Needs

The following are organization for people with any type of disability who are looking for job training, job placement and other services to assist them in search for emplyment. Also these organizations...

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Avandia proven to increase risk of heart attack in Diabetes patients

Avandia came under scrutiny for the potential increase in Heart Attack risks by 43% and Cardiovascular-related Deaths by 64%. Avandia has been an extremely popular drug in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. ...

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Vision Loss in Elderly Persons

Forms Vision Loss. Changes in sight has one of the greatest effects on a person's ability to function later in life. The most common forms of vision loss are age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma,...

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Glaucoma symptoms and treatment in dogs

Glaucoma may be considered as a silent condition that gradually yet steadily, will ultimately take away a dog's vision. Because of a dog's great ability to compensate vision with the other eye, glaucoma...

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Smoking can make you blind

The most common cause of blindness in the western world is Age-related macula degeneration (AMD). Research consistently shows that smokers with AMD are twice as likely to lose their sight than AMD sufferers...

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