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79 patients benefit from free cataract operations  -  25 Mar 2008
Philippine Star,CLARK FREEPORT â€“ A total of 79 indigent residents from Pampanga and Tarlac benefited from the free cataract operations recently held at the Clark

Conference to teach parents how to keep kids safe online  -  25 Mar 2008
Akron Beacon Journal,Mercy Medical Center and Dr. Sanjeev Dewan will offer free cataract screenings and surgery for those who are unable to pay. The offer is part of Mission

Supplementary intracameral anesthesia may reduce pain during phaco ...  -  25 Mar 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),Supplementary intracameral lidocaine may reduce intraoperative pain during cataract surgery when used in conjunction with topical anesthetic, according to a

Shirley MacLaine: Out (of Breath) on a Limb  -  25 Mar 2008
TMZ.com,Wearing cataract shades and orthopedic platform wedges, 73-year-old living legend Shirley MacLaine nearly hacked up a lung as she huffed and puffed through

Sorbara Group introduces new east-end development  -  25 Mar 2008
Fergus Elora News Express,The 15-hectare parcel (36 acres) lies between Garafraxa and the Elora-Cataract Trail, and between Gartshore and a forested-wetland area to the east.

MegaClinic with MegaCare at MegaMall  -  25 Mar 2008
Cnet Asia,They have this VISX S4 Refractive Laser Machine in MegaClinicâ€™s Cataract and Eye Refractive Laser Surgery Center. In the Artery and Vein Center,

The gift of sight  -  25 Mar 2008
Maryville Daily Forum,Dr. Moyes is a board certified ophthalmologist specializing in wavefront and standard lasik surgery, cataract surgery and corneal transplant.

Documentary 'Blindsight' is inspiring tale of blind teenagers ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Canadian Press,The incidence of cataract blindness in Tibet is about six times that found elsewhere in China, according to UNESCO. Despite this, Buddhist pilgrims and

Optos Announces Full Release of P200MA Device  -  25 Mar 2008
WebWire (press release),The center offers a full range of ophthalmic services including cataract, cornea and external disease, retinal and vitreous disorders, glaucoma,

M'am I Am...So Not  -  25 Mar 2008
Huffington Post,A cataract, unusual for a canine babe of her age, had gone from 10% to full overnight. Luckily, our town receives visits from God, in the form of a puppy

Mission Cataract  -  Mar 20, 2008
WYTV,Mission Cataract started in California in 1991 and quickly spread nationwide. And for the eighth year in a row, Eye Care Associates in Boardman has joined

Cataract Trail, Mount Tamalpais  -  Mar 6, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,In the spring, the Cataract Trail boasts one of the highest concentrations of waterfalls in the San Francisco Bay Area. Cataract Creek stretches three miles

Center offers free cataract surgery  -  Mar 2, 2008
Jakarta Post,The Jakarta Eye Center is set to open a new cataract center in Rangkasbitung, Banten, in conjunction with a local hospital, providing free of charge surgery

New options for seniors with cataracts  -  Mar 21, 2008
Bradenton Herald,I have read that there's a new type of cataract surgery that can also correct vision so you don't have to wear reading glasses anymore.

Postcard From Baton Rouge: Reich Family Excursion  -  Mar 23, 2008
Hartford Courant,Tom Reich had cataract surgery Wednesday on his right eye. It didn't stop Reich, whose name graces the Reich Family Pavilion at the University of Hartford,

Refund for cataract operation being sent  -  Mar 18, 2008
Press of Atlantic City,I recently had a cataract operation and had to have new eyeglasses made. I purchased them Nov. 10 for about $177 from a chain store located in a large

More insight into cataracts found  -  Mar 21, 2008
Times of India,A cataract is caused due to deterioration in the highly ordered assembly of crystallin proteins in the eye lens. Usually, the ordered structure keeps lenses

Cataract blindness poses major public health threat  -  Mar 14, 2008
The Daily Star,Last December, an eye camp of Dhaka Urban Eye Care Project, a project of Sightsavers International, Bangladesh detected cataract (Chhani) in both of his

Experts debate cataract surgery rates in developed countries  -  Mar 14, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),ALICANTE, Spain â€” During the Alicante Refractiva International meeting here, two surgeons squared off over whether or not unnecessary cataract surgeries are

Preop assessment, proper lens placement necessary in diabetic ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay â€” Before performing cataract surgery on a diabetic patient, surgeons must assess the extent of macular edema and any present

SEND MEANDER DAM ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW TO CATARACT GORGE AND TAMAR ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
Tasmanian Greens,The Tasmanian Greens today in Parliament again raised the issue of the need to increase water flows through the Cataract Gorge and called on the Minister

Cataract Granny escapes jail over biker death  -  Mar 14, 2008
Visordown.comBy Visordown News A 75-year-old woman car driver whose cataracts in both eyes reduced her visibility so much her optician â€œread her the riot actâ€? about

Old people eyes inevitable  -  Mar 24, 2008
London Free Press,If we live long enough, most of us will undergo cataract surgery to have our cloudy, yellowed and hardened lenses removed and replaced with artificial

Police initiate eye camp for BPL  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Statesman,The camp will have the facilities to operate on the cataract of these aged persons and spectacles will also be distributed free of cost to these people

Coaxial microincision cataract surgery, conventional technique ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
OSN SuperSite (subscription),AndrÃ© Alexandre Dosso, MD, and colleagues at University Eye Clinic in Geneva performed cataract extraction through a temporal clear corneal incision on 50

Cataract patients have plenty of options  -  Mar 3, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,A clouded-up lens is called a cataract. It's one of medicine's metaphorical terms, coined because the whiteness is supposed to be reminiscent of the

CATARACT: New Album Preview Available - Mar. 6, 2008  -  Mar 6, 2008
Blabbermouth.net,The European branch of Metal Blade Records has set up a preview MySpace page where you can listen to two new CATARACT songs â€” "The Separation Of Life And

Seeing better is believing in new cataract surgery  -  Mar 4, 2008
OCRegister,State-of-the-art cataract surgery has come a long way from the days when incisions were large and patients spent a couple of weeks in bed with sandbags on

Cameroon: Dr Blaise Noa Noatina - Â«With CFA 5000, One Can Prevent ...  -  Mar 4, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Cataract is the first cause of blindness in Cameroon and developing countries. There are thousands of people in Cameroon who are waiting for cataract

Free cataract aid offered  -  Mar 4, 2008
Sacramento Bee,RANCHO CORDOVA â€“ Area residents may be eligible for free cataract surgeries provided by Kaiser Permanente physicians. Screenings to determine financial and

Four doctors suspended for cataract fiasco  -  Mar 1, 2008
Assam Tribune,...â€œFive persons including doctors, officials and a nurse, have been placed under suspension in connection with the free cataract operation camp that caused

New Research on Cataract Prevalence, Alternative Glaucoma ...  -  Feb 27, 2008
Business Wire (press release),Are Cataract Rates Declining? Findings of the Beaver Dam Eye Study The population-based Beaver Dam Eye Study was designed by Barbara EK Klein, MD, MPH,

Cataract clinic's cost established; Petrolia facility will cost ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Sarnia Observer,A contractor and final building cost have been established for Petrolia's new cataract clinic and Bluewater Health is now awaiting government approvals.

A Nestle Unit That Operates Independently Might Go Its Own Way  -  Mar 13, 2008
CNNMoney.comIn surgery products, Alcon is the dominant player in the the $2.5 billion cataract surgery market. It's a market that will surely get bigger as a growing

Cataract Post New Song Online For Download  -  Feb 25, 2008
Metal Underground,Swiss metalcore act CATARACT has made a new song, "The Separation Of Life And Time", available for download at this location.

When a simple op is out of reach  -  Mar 2, 2008
The Times,Ramono Letshwiti is a 76-year-old farmer from North West who has spent the past three years slowly going blind because of an untreated cataract.

Easter for Lily: A Frankenmuth minister and his family adopt an ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
MLive.com,Doctors have scheduled surgery in April in hopes of removing a cataract from LilyAnn's left eye to improve her sight. "We love children, and my wife wanted

Eye surgery waiting times cut in Lothian  -  Mar 7, 2008
Scotsman,WAITING times for cataract surgery in the Lothians has been cut from a year to less than 18 weeks. NHS Lothian has announced it is hitting new Scottish

Lasik critics waiting for Washington hearing  -  Mar 20, 2008
Charlotte Observer,Lindstrom also is president of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, which represents about 9000 ophthalmologists specializing in laser

Posted By dr. richard saari  -  Mar 10, 2008
Welland Tribune,A cataract is a condition where the lens in the eye becomes cloudy or opaque. This opaqueness decreases a person's contrast sensitivity, colour perception

NF facility paying dividends  -  Mar 17, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Three years after it first opened its doors, Conference Center Niagara Falls is proving that it has having a positive economic impact on the Cataract City.

Surgery helps wounded Iraq boy's aunt see clearly  -  Mar 20, 2008
Hilton Head Island Packet,A cataract is a clouding of the natural lens inside the eye that blurs vision and is the No. 1 cause of blindness. Aging is the primary factor.

Eye ministry fights blindness in Ghana  -  Mar 17, 2008
Mission Network NEws (press release),For example, cataract is the leading cause of blindness. It is treatable by operation and optical correction. According to statistics from the Ghana Eye

Cataracts op plea goes to the top  -  Mar 16, 2008
Sunderland Echo,By Danielle Beeton The fight to let cataract patients pay to upgrade their treatment is one step closer to victory, thanks to a Sunderland doctor.

Hope in Haiti  -  Mar 23, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,The purpose of our trip was to provide primary health care, eye examinations and cataract surgery to two remote regions of Haiti's Central Plateau.

Visiogen's Interactive Website Wins Golden Advocate Award  -  Mar 19, 2008
Earthtimes,Visiogen, Inc. is focused on developing innovative products for cataract and refractive patients. Founded in Irvine, California, in 2001, Visiogenâ€™s first

Gauteng hospitals keep 5 000 waiting for surgery  -  Mar 18, 2008
Pretoria News (subscription),Of these, 122 need spinal surgery, 450 cardiac surgery, 585 surgery to joints and 3 800 cataract surgery. These figures were revealed by the Gauteng health

Wait times for surgery improving  -  Feb 28, 2008
London Free Press,In cataract surgery, London has managed to cut the wait time from about 311 days to 118, well below the provincial target of 182 days.

March 16: Local News Briefs  -  Mar 16, 2008
Anderson Herald Bulletin,Saint Johnâ€™s Surgery Center will have a cataract surgery information session on Thursday. People will learn how cataract surgery is performed and will tour

Can Eye Drops Cure Cataracts And Macular Degeneration? C-KAD OS ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Best Syndication,...(Best Syndication) Pinon Hills CA â€“ New information is available for people with cataracts and who are considering cataract surgery.

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