By Tony - October 29, 2009 | Health & Information, News & Announcements | No Comments
Gordon Brown recently had his annual eye check up at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, a statement from 10 Downing street said that surgeons discovered two tears to his retina of his remaining good eye.
Mr Brown said “I had been to see my doctors, they looked at my eyes. I did have a lot of operations when i was young, i went through quite a difficult time. They managed to save my eyesight and it is not deteriorating, everything is fine”
Further operations are not required as surgeons have found no deterioration…
By Chris - March 4, 2009 | Health & Information | 3 Comments
We were very interested and excited to hear the news of a man who says he can now see flashes of light for the first time since he lost his sight 30 years ago thanks to a new bionic eye.
It sounds like science fiction, but it is a great sign of what might actually be possible in the future. Ron, who is in his seventies had the experimental surgery seven months ago and now says he can follow white lines on the road and even sort out his socks thanks…
By James - February 23, 2009 | Health & Information | 3 Comments
Following on from a recent post regarding our glasses guide - guide to buying glasses online article, we have now posted a new article for those interested in learning a little bit about the structure of the eye, this article covers the following areas:
- Cornea
- Aqueous
- Iris
- Crystalline Lens
- Sclera
- Choroid
- Retina
- Vitreous
- Optic Nerve
To read more, please view the article found here: glasses guide - guide to buying glasses online
