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Tooth implanted in eye restores vision in life-changing surgeryBrent Chapman, a Canadian, lost his vision. He suffered from Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Doctors performed a rare surgery. They implanted his...- Doctor performs bizzare surgery on blind woman, implants her tooth in the eyeA blind Canadian woman, Gail Lane, is undergoing a groundbreaking "tooth-in-eye" surgery at Mount Saint Joseph Hospital in Vancouver, marki...
- Elton John opens up about losing vision due to infection: 5 reasons why one can lose eyesightElton John revealed he lost vision in his right eye due to a severe infection, leaving him partially blind. While the recovery process is s...
- Indian doctor operates Pakistani patient in Sri LankaA Mumbai-based eye surgeon operated on a blind man from Lahore at an eye hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Pakistani patient couldn't get...
- Covid-19 impact: Cornea transplants take a major plunge in AIIMSThe new guidelines for the retrieval of cornea require Covid testing and other measures, which are seen as disincentives to donors. Last ye...
- Hungover? Not removing contact lenses can be dangerousGoing to sleep without removing your contact lenses may result in blindness.
- How regular visits to the ophthalmologist can be key to prevent eye-related diseasesMost cases of blindness are because of ignorance and irregular eye checkups.
- Do you wear contact lenses? This infection can cause blindnessAcanthamoeba keratitis is an eye disease that causes the front surface of the eye, the cornea, to become painful and inflamed.
- Have had previous eye surgeries? Don't worry, you too can donate your corneasIndia is facing a severe shortage of corneas.
- With 16,252 successful transplant, AIIMS celebrates 50 years of gifting visionSince 1965, when AIIM's National Eye Bank was set up, 23,239 corneas have been donated, of which 16,252 have been transplanted successfully
- Redness or swelling? Keep a watch over your eyes during monsoonCommon problems encountered during the season includes conjunctivitis, stye, meibomitis, dry eyes and corneal ulcers.
- Centre to introduce universal ID for persons with disabilitiesThe move will allow the differently-abled to easily avail the benefit of various schemes and reservation.
- Budget 2016: Government cuts levy on Braille prints; to help 80 lakh visually-impaired people.‘Childhood blindness’ is prevalent in India with 0.8 out of 1000 children lacking proper vision. There are nearly 3 lakh blind children in ...
- RSS actively considering changing its dress codeRSS today said it was actively considering changing its dress code from the traditional 'knickers' (half pant) to trousers.
- AIIMS creates record by giving 1,093 eye transplants in 2014Earlier, most families would reject the possibility of donating the eyes of their relatives citing disfigurement of the body as the reason.
- Tourists in Jaipur face threat of zoonotic diseasesTourists are endangering their health and safety by interacting with elephants that are not screened for any zoonotic diseases, with no vac...
- Eyecare 0.3 per cent prevalence of blindness by 2020Prevalence of blindness in India was estimated to be one per cent currently and the goal to achieve 0.3 per cent would be reached by 2020.
- Missing biometrics create unique problems for UID projectThe logo of Aadhaar, the government’s unique identification project headed by technocrat Nandan Nilekani, shows a part of a thumb impressio...
- Noor Dubai" initiative to check blindness launched"Noor Dubai" -- an initiative to help WHO and International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness to prevent visual impairment in developi...
- MP Birla group to set up cancer centreThe group will pump Rs 10 crore in the first phase of the project that will be operational by December.
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