Eyes

• Treacher-Collins Syndrome – Being Born Without Cheek Bones (As Seen on Grey’s Anatomy)

  Bone, Ear, nose and throat, Eyes 15.01.2011 No Comments

  

  On Thursday’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, a girl with no cheek bones needed a surgery so that she could start playing sports without the fear of getting her face harmed. The girl had a syndrome called Treacher-Collins syndrome, explained below….[More]

  Tags: Adults, Children, Danger-Medium, Grey's Anatomy

• Retinal Detachment – An Emergency Situation Which Can Cost You Your Eyesight

  Eyes 02.04.2010 6 Comments

  

  Danger level: High

  What is it?

  Retinal detachment is an emergency situation that damages your eye’s retina and which can cause blindness.

  Who gets it?

  Retinal detachment occurs in about 1 in 10,000 people each year.  It is more common …[More]

  Tags: Adults, Danger-High, Ophthalmology

• Blind Grandmother Recovers Sight With Implanted Tooth in Eye

  Eyes 16.09.2009 No Comments

  

  60 years old Sharron “Kay” Thornton lost her eyesight in 2000 due to a disease that scarred her cornea.

  After some failed attempts to correct her condition, a procedure called modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis was tried on her. In this procedure, an …[More]

  Tags: News, Ophthalmology