Introduction

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Introduction

This branch of medicine specializes in the Eyes function and diseases of the eye.

It is concerned with:

	Prevention of Blindness
	Treatment of disorders, e.g., Glaucoma
	Surgery, including Cataract
	Removal and Corneal Transplantation

Optometry is concerned with correcting visual abnormalities (e.g., Near Sightedness and Far Sightedness) and the prescription of corrective lenses, including Contact Lenses.

Many advances in the treatment have been made in the recent years in the field of ophthalmology to the extent that there are now specialists for a particular area of the eye.

Highlights

Diabetes and the
Eyes

All about Contact
Lenses

Eye safety for
children

First Aid for Eye
Injuries

Good Health for
your eyes

AIDS, HIV and
the Eyes

White Cane Day

Use of lasers has revolutionized the treatment of eye disorders notably the use of laser therapy in patients whose eyes have been affected by diabetes. Lasers are increasingly being used in the correction of refractive errors of the eye.

Lot of advances have also been made on the biomedical front such as the use of soft contact lenses to correct refractive errors of the eye.

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