Presbyopia

Seeing with the eyes or the brain: What goes wrong in common eye conditions? There are many parts of the eye which work in unison in order to detect certain stimuli. For example, the photoreceptors are split into two categories; the rods and the cones (named due to the shape of the cell). In the retina there are 120 million rods that help your eyes to adjust to dimly lit images or, in other words, allow you to see better in dark places. They are also highly sensitive in comparison to cones and have

The basics on corrective eye surgery Before contact lenses finally became popular in the 50’s, eyeglasses had been the only practical way to correct refraction vision errors. Now however, there are several modern ways when it comes to correcting vision problems including corrective eye surgery. Corrective eye surgery ranges from laser reshaping of the eye surface known as LASIK and PRK to a surgically inserted artificial lens that corrects the eyesight. Within LASIK and other such similar procedures

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The disease is a major cause of hypertension in the elderly. This in turn worsens conditions such as diabetes, presbyopia and skin aging. On technology and investments, a lead published in Jasonhope.com offers critical insights in to what Hope believes. According to Hope, technology is the future and that is why his work in the sector is targeted at opening variety

There are many important considerations that have to be taken in residential design for all ages of the population. The elderly population, however, has more pertinent concerns in order for them to live comfortably in their home. The elderly population is increasing, and independent living for the elderly is becoming more common (Tauke, 2009, pg. 9). Statistics Canada (2016) reports that the senior population consists of those aged 65 years or higher. They also report that the prevalence of good

Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, of the year 1706, in Boston, MA, which was the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Later on in life he died in April 17, 1790, Philadelphia, PA. Franklin attended South Grammar School at the age of 8 years old. The next year he went to George Brownell's English School, a school for composing and number juggling. He indicated awesome ability for composing and little for number juggling. Franklin also studied Meteorology. Franklin invented the Bifocal Spectacles, the Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born January 17, 1706 in Boston MA. He was born to his parents Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin. His half siblings which was with his dad’s first wife with Anne Child were Elizabeth, Samuel, Hannah, Josiah, Ann, Joseph the I, and Joseph the II. His second wife as mentioned was Abiah Folger together they had, John, Peter, Mary, James, Sarah, Ebenezer, Thomas, then Benjamin. He was the youngest of fifteen children. Franklin got famous for his inventions of

between the ages of 65 and 74 suffer from presbycusis ("Age-Related Hearing Loss", 2014). Presbycusis usually effects hearing in both ears ("Age-Related Hearing Loss", 2014). The potential causes of presbycusis vary. “Unlike the visual problem of presbyopia, which is an inevitable consequence of aging, presbycusis is apparently caused by factors in addition to aging….” (Goldstein, 2010,

contribution he made to the healthcare field was the invention of Bifocals. These are glasses which have an upper half and a lower half. The upper half is used for distance and the lower half is used for reading. Bifocals are generally used for people with presbyopia which is a condition he actually had. Ben Franklin was very innovative and had a very self-dependent lifestyle.How many people today will actually invent something to meet their needs? I consider Ben Franklin a hero because he was a creative thinker