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India's rising heatwave triggers surge in eye problems; ophthalmologists urge preventative careIndia's extreme heatwaves are causing a surge in severe eye conditions, including dryness, redness, and allergies, as intense UV radiation ...- 75-year-old woman regains vision through her tooth with first-of-its-kind surgery after 10 years of darknessIn Canada, Gail Lane, a 75-year-old woman, regained her sight after a decade. Doctors used her own tooth to create an artificial cornea. Th...
- IAF airlifts kidney, cornea; multi-organ donation saves lives of fiveIn a coordinated effort, the Indian Air Force airlifted a kidney and cornea from Bengaluru to Delhi, facilitating life-saving transplants. ...
- 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...
- 'The eyes, Chico ... They never lie.' You can detect a number of health problems simply by looking at the pupilSometimes the most alarming features that can appear on the eyes are actually the most benign and easy to treat.
- What your eyes reveal about your healthSluggish or delayed responses in pupil size can point to several diseases that can include serious conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, ...
- Eye transplant procedures take a hit through the pandemic due to lack of adequate donorsWhile Tamil Nadu stands first in eye donation with 8,000 people donating their eyes in a year, due to shortage of eye donors there are many...
- 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.
- Have had previous eye surgeries? Don't worry, you too can donate your corneasIndia is facing a severe shortage of corneas.
- National Eye Donation Fortnight: Artificial cornea can help patients suffering from vision lossThis has been used by AIIMS in 10 patients over a period of two years.
- 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
- People from different walks of life join eye donation rally in BerhampurDoctors, politicians, campaigners and school and college students joined a rally here to sensitise people about the significance of eye don...
- 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.
- Fake eyelashes may be damaging eye healthWearing long, fake eyelashes may lead more air and dust to hit the eyes causing them to dry out, a new study suggests.
- Organ Transplants: Indians to get preference over foreignersThe move was triggered by aberrations found in cornea transplant. While the demand for cornea in India is very high, there are very few who...
- Building collapse victims' eyes give sight to four personsA resident donated eyes of his brother and nephew after their death in the twin building collapse, enabling four people to see.
- KeraSoft, Chaithanya eye contact lens marketKeraSoft Eyecare, the Indian arm of UK-based UltraVision, has tied up with the Chaithanya Eye Hospital and Research Institute in Thiruvanan...
- Leopard's eyelid reconstructed at Mumbai hospitalA leopard diagnosed with injuries to both eyes underwent a surgery and got its eyelid reconstructed at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on S...
- Lasik alternatives found saferFrightened by headlines about Lasik side effects? Lasik gets all the advertising, but there are half a dozen alternate eye surgeries - from...
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