A recently introduced surgical implant procedure, known as Intacs or KeraVision rings, corrects mild nearsightedness (myopia) but, unlike other optical implant surgery, it is completely reversible.
The Intac implants can be replaced to correct the changes in vision that occurs normally with age, or they can be removed altogether.
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The prospect of losing your vision is not a pleasant one. But the reality is that a great many people will lose at least a good deal of sight as they age.
While some will become significantly visually impaired, others with become legally blind. Three age-related eye diseases are the primary cause of this vision loss. This article will briefly discuss these diseases.
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A sensible healthy diet will go a long way towards maintaining clear beautiful sparkling eyes for a lifetime and will significantly slow the onset of deteriorating vision and other eye problems. You are never too young and it´s never too late to start a healthy dietary regime to help protect your eyes from risk.
There are many people who have good eyesight into their eighties and beyond. Aging does not automatically mean that your eyesight will diminish but as aging progresses changes can occur that may weaken the ability to see. This can occur as early as the teen years if not earlier.
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Most people consider that their eyes and vision are the most valued of all their senses.
Although we are aware that our bodies need regular exercise and a healthy diet to keep fit and look good we tend to overlook the needs of our eyes until they begin to fail. What we should be doing is feeding our eyes with the correct foods.
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It has been announced that the Macular Disease Society (MDS) in the UK has started a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of macular degeneration.
The disease causes a loss of central vision with over half a million Britons suffering from the condition.
MDS believe that few people are aware that this condition is the largest cause of registered sight loss in the UK - and there is no known cure!
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