Shashi Kapoor undergoes cataract surgery
July 20th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor has undergone cataract surgery and is doing fine, a doctor said here Friday."He underwent cataract surgery. It was done at the Kokilaben ... Read more...
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Five people lose sight after surgery in Andhra
December 15th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 15 (IANS) At least five people lost their sight and 11 others developed complications after they underwent surgery at a free eye surgery camp in Andhra Pradesh.Health officials ... Read more...
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Cataract surgery improves mood, sleep in Alzheimer’s
October 26th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) Patients of mild Alzhiemer's showed improved cognitive ability, mood and sleep patterns, especially after cataract surgery improved their vision.
This is the first ever study to ... Read more...
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Murder at health camp, say blinded patients
October 17th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 17 (IANS) "It is like someone called me for sweets and then engineered a cold-blooded murder," 47-year-old Lalmati said at Chhattisgarh's largest government hospital here.She was referring to ... Read more...
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13 more blinded after cataract surgery
October 16th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 16 (IANS) Thirteen more people have lost their eyesight in Chhattisgarh after being operated upon for cataract at a government health camp last month, taking the total number ... Read more...
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Yellowing of eye lens behind sleep disorders
September 1st, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Yellowing of the eye lens that absorbs blue light may be causing sleep disorders among the elderly, says a study.Blue light is a portion of the ... Read more...
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Laser system shows promise for cataract surgery
November 18th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): A team of US scientists believe laser treatment could make eye operations more safer and precise for hundreds of thousands who have cataract surgery each year.The new technique, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Woman Mistakes Glue For Eye drops In Arizona
October 9th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez,
Oct 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman in Arizona mistakenly glued her eyes shut when she put glue in her eyes instead of the eye drop she was supposed to use. ... Read more...
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Woman Finds Her Eye Shut After Mistakenly Using Glue Instead Of Eye Drops
October 9th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A woman from Arizona experienced a strange sort of adventure yesterday when she found her eyes shut firmly. The resident of Glendale had had ... Read more...
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Women mistakenly uses super glue instead of eye drops
October 8th, 2010 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Talk about a deadly mistake and an Arizona woman did exactly that.Imgard Holm of Glendale mistakenly glued her eye instead of taking medication in the form of eye drops. She had ... Read more...
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Better vision for Africa - with help of India
June 13th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Forty-three-year-old Keerti Pradhan, a health management specialist, went to Africa for the first time in 2000. Since then, he has become passionate about applying India's ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Contacts better than implanted lenses for babies with cataracts
May 11th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 11 (ANI): Contact lenses are better off than surgical lens replacement therapy in infants who undergo surgery to treat congenital cataract, a new study has revealed.Researchers said that surgical lens ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Manmohan, Tendulkar among world’s most influential: Time (Lead)
April 30th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen are among nine Indians who figure in Time magazine's annual ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh, Tendulkar among 10 Indians in “Time 100″
April 30th, 2010 - 10:14 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and economist Amartya Sen are among nine Indians figuring in Time magazine's annual list of 100 most ... Read more...
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Anti-depressants linked to higher risk of cataracts
March 9th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 9 (ANI): Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and McGill University have found that some anti-depressant drugs are associated with an increased risk of ... Read more...
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More infants developing major eye problems
December 28th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) More infants are being diagnosed with major eye disorders, says an expert.
Medical studies have shown that approximately 20 percent of all premature babies will develop some form of ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu: Government shuts down eye hospital following blinds
December 17th, 2009 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Dec 17 (ANI): Lashing out at the doctors for their careless attitude, the Tamil Nadu government has asked the concerned Dharapuram hospital to be shut down where seven patients lost their ... Read more...
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Nine persons lose vision after cataract surgery in Tamil Nadu
December 16th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Dharampur (Tamil Nadu), Dec.16 (ANI): At least nine patients lost their eyesight following cataract surgery in a private hospital in Dharapuram town of Tamil Nadu state.About 23 patients had to be admitted ... Read more...
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Cataract surgery doesn’t worsen age-related macular degeneration
November 10th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): In people who have undergone cataract surgery, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) does not appear to progress at a higher rate, says a new study.The finding defies previous reports ... Read more...
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Blue light-filtering lens may protect against age-related vision loss
October 27th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27 (ANI): A new study has shown that implantation of blue light-filtering intraocular lens (IOLs) at the time of cataract surgery increases a nutritional component of the eye, which may ... Read more...
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10 lose eyesight after surgery, Andhra orders probe (Second Lead)
October 26th, 2009 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday ordered a probe after 10 people, who underwent cataract surgery at a free eye check-up camp in a hospital Oct 20, lost ... Read more...
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10 lose eyesight after surgery, Andhra orders probe (Lead)
October 26th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government Monday ordered a probe after 10 people, who underwent cataract surgery in a free eye check-up camp in a hospital Oct 20, lost their ... Read more...
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Andhra orders probe as 10 lose sight after surgery
October 26th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has ordered a probe after 10 people who underwent cataract surgery following a free eye check-up camp a few days ago lost their eyesight, ... Read more...
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Two-thirds of world’s blind are women: Study
October 8th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) Two-thirds of blind people worldwide are women and girls, and the gender bias has resulted in men and boys having twice the access to eye-care, says an international ... Read more...
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Cancer drug improves vision loss in diabetics, cataract surgery patients
August 1st, 2009 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 1 (ANI): Researchers have found that bevacizumab medication, used to treat cancer, can help improve vision loss in diabetic patients as well as in people who have undergone cataract surgery.Use ... Read more...
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Exercise cuts fall risk in elderly
April 15th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 15 (ANI): Physical activities can help prevent falls among older people, says a new study.According to Cochrane Researchers, exercise programmes are an effective option for preventing falls among elderly living ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
10 more people complain of blurred vision after free surgery
February 10th, 2009 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) At least 10 more patients have complained of blurred vision and eye infection after undergoing free cataract surgery at an eye camp here, officials said Tuesday, two days ... Read more...
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22 complain of blurred vision after surgery in free camp (Lead)
February 9th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) As many as 22 patients complained of blurred vision and eye infection after undergoing cataract surgery at a free eye camp here, following which two government doctors have ... Read more...
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22 complain of blurred vision after surgery in free camp
February 9th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) As many as 22 patients complained of blurred vision and eye infection after undergoing cataract surgery at a free eye camp here, an official said Monday.
"The infection seems ... Read more...
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People with cataract-induced blindness are poorer than those with normal sight
December 16th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): People who have lost their eyesight because of cataract are more likely to live in poverty than those with normal sight, according to a new study.The study ... Read more...
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Nine people lose eyesight after surgery in Uttar Pradesh
November 18th, 2008 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 18 (IANS) At least nine people lost their eyesight after undergoing cataract surgery at a government aided eye hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district, some 90 km from Lucknow, officials ... Read more...
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25 in Tamil Nadu complain of blindness after cataract surgery (Lead)
August 24th, 2008 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) Use of expired medicines and conduct of an eye camp by inexperienced surgeons at a private hospital led to at least 8 people losing their sight at Perambalur ... Read more...
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25 complain of blindness after cataract surgery
August 24th, 2008 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) Relatives of at least 25 people who complained of blindness after a cataract surgery at a private hospital blocked traffic at Perambalur in Tamil Nadu Sunday, the police ... Read more...
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Body fluid may make natural contact lens moisturizer
July 9th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 9 (ANI): Contact lens wearers hoping to combat discomfort caused by persistent dryness in the eyes may be happy to know that a possible solution of the problem is ... Read more...
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Prime minister undergoes cataract surgery (Lead, superseding earlier story)
June 15th, 2008 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh underwent a surgery for cataract removal in the left eye at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here early Sunday morning. ... Read more...
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