Countless people with glasses or contacts may think, “Will I ever not need to wear these things to help me see?” And the answer is YES, because of a newer form of surgery called LASIK eye surgery. This surgery revives peoples sad glasses eyes and give you new happy eyes, that can help you see without a hunk of metal or a piece of plastic. LASIK eye surgery is another option to retain people's vision. In my speech I will talk about what LASIK eye surgery is, some of the risks with this surgery, and the aftermath of the surgery.
Many people wonder what LASIK eye surgery is and or even what LASIK even stands for. Well according to the Mayo Clinic website LASIK stands for Laser-Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis. LASIK surgery is a type of surgery
Optometrists have accepted vision therapy, which is a medical treatment for optical muscle disabilities, as a feasible treatment used for eye related problems; claiming the treatment can strengthen vision and give the patient the opportunity to understand visuals quicker and clearer (Press). Vision therapy originated in the 1950s and over the past 25 years, has gained popularity, mainly because of new technological innovations in the field of treatment. Generally, vision therapy is prescribed as a measure mainly for people between the ages of 3 and 18. With the results from a comprehensive series of eye tests, the optometrist can work with the patient using special instruments—prisms, filters, occluders, and eye lenses—and strengthen the eye muscles, thus improving sight. According to optometrists in favor of vision therapy, these methods of treatment using these instruments function as safer routes to repair eye disabilities. Although vision therapy can yield favorable results, the practice as a treatment for innate eye disabilities has been in hot debate lately; as it can exceed $8000 and insurance companies do not cover the treatment. For decades, insurance companies have refused to accept vision therapy as a legitimate method for repairing eyesight (Boink). Concomitant with lack of insurance, the cost for a full treatment can exceed $8000, and doctors cannot guarantee a successful outcome. Recently, parents of children with eye related disabilities, such as amblyopia (lazy eye) and strabismus (cross-eye), and doctors have attempted to cooperate with public schools to allow families access to school-funded doctors to practice vision therapy. With a tight budget, most schools cannot afford to supply vision therapy, and a...
My interest in the career of optometry stems from my first experience in the optometry office to receive my first pair of glasses when I was in middle school. I distinctly remember the moment when my optometrist slipped my new glasses over my eyes for the first time. Suddenly, everything in the room came into sharp, clear focus. I knew that the glasses would help me see the board in school, but I was astonished to find that I could see small details about the room, as it had never before occurred to me that I should have been able to see these details. I was also surprised that I was even able to see the expressions on the faces of people who were standing far away from me. It was one of the most incredible, freeing, and empowering moments of my life. As I walked out of the optometry office, I felt
You might be wondering how hearing aids work. Well hearing aids make sounds louder so that if a person has trouble hearing can be able to talk to other people and participate in their everyday activities. Thank you to today’s technology hearing aids work with digital technology and they are now equipped with strong computer chips. A hearing aid has a couple different parts...Those parts are the earmold, ear hook, microphone,speaker, amplifier, and the battery. The hearing aid receives the sound through the microphone, which transforms the sound waves to electric signals and then sends them to the amplifier and then the amplifier increases the power of the signals and it then sends them to the speaker so the person could hear it.
heart valves, tendons, ligaments and bones. E. Organs and tissues are distributed according to a national waiting list managed by UNOS which stands for United Network for Organ Sharing.
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Hello my name is Carolina Castro and today I’m going to inform you about the importance of brushing and flossing your teeth and the appropriate technique to do it.
My father made a successful recovery and I became inspired. I realized that having the gift of sight is something people take for granted. Therefore, when I embarked on my undergraduate journey, I partook in several activities to help foster my thirst for knowledge about optometry. For instance, I became the treasurer of the pre-optometry club at the University of Florida. As an executive board member, I opened doors for others to find their passion for optometry through managing our budget and finances to sponsor trips and activities. Meanwhile, I also worked as a secretary and shadowed at the Eye Associates of Orlando, where I gained practical knowledge. I also volunteered for the KidSight Vision Screening Program where I entered data of visio...
Optometry involves of a combination of intricate practical skills and academia allowing the improvement of an individual’s vision as an outcome changing their quality of life. I would feel privileged to gain the opportunity to study Optometry enabling me to improve the ocular health and vision of others as it would be a valuable contribution to the society.
The health topic I’m covering today is epilepsy which is a neurological disorder that is caused by excessive or abnormal activity in the neural areas of the brain. Epilepsy causes a series of seizures and it does not discriminate when it comes to the person, age, or race. This disease can have a major effect on a person by interrupting their daily lives and health. In ancient times there was very little knowledge about epilepsy.
LASIK eye surgery, also called, laser-assisted in-situ kerkatolmileusis, is a procedure which corrects vision problems and eliminates the need for glasses or contact lenses. It’s a type of eye surgery that changes the shape of the cornea using a laser. With LASIK eye surgery, the main goal is to “bend light rays to focus more precisely on the patient’s retina” and to produce clearer and sharper vision.
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While many people think that cosmetic surgery can help them to reach the flawless beauty, it may be true that their actual inner illnesses or lack of confidence in themselves is still not
Laser treatments are used in a multiplicity of ways to remove acne scars. In fact, these days, maximum people wish to go for laser acne scar removal treatments.
Makeover is a head to toe transformation. Many people have mistaken makeover as only makeup. But makeup is actually one part of the makeover. Makeover also includes working out to lose weight and also hairstyling. Makeover is not something new for us. It is considered as normal and also a trend for the teenagers. However, teenagers are prone to dress up only when they are hanging out with their friends. This shows that most of the teenagers, who are students, do not realise that makeover is essential when they go to class. With that, I will tell you about the importance of makeover among students.
All my life I was asked the question, have I ever had braces before? I never really exactly saw what others seen in my teeth, until one day when I had my first real dentist visit. The dentist office was very interesting, from the way it looked to the way they operated (I always thought the dentist did the same as a doctor). As I went in for my cleaning the dentist saw that I had a couple cavities, I was trying to figure out what was a cavity. How is this affecting my nice teeth? Am I going to lose the tooth? All these things ran through my mind as I heard the news. The dentist came in and explain everything to me and my mom, gave us the option for fixing this problem. From that day forward I had a billion and one question about how the teeth