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Milia are small white bumps on skin that can be difficult to get rid of. Dermatologists share what milia are, how to get rid of milia, and prevention methods.
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Laser blended vision is a laser eye treatment which is used to treat presbyopia (ageing eyes; [1] progressive loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects) or other age-related eye conditions. [1] It can be used to help people that simply need reading glasses, and also those who have started to need bifocal or varifocal spectacle correction ...
Refractive surgery is an optional eye surgery used to improve the refractive state of the eye and decrease or eliminate dependency on glasses or contact lenses.This can include various methods of surgical remodeling of the cornea (keratomileusis), lens implantation or lens replacement.
The tear ferning test reveals abnormalities of the mucous component of the tear film, making it useful as a predictor of a person's tolerance of hydrophilic soft contact lenses. [7] Contact lens intolerance can also result from the elevation of the peripheral edge of the contact lens if it overlies a pinguecula.
A decades-old cosmetic procedure called mesotherapy, which involves injecting unregulated mixtures of vitamins and drugs under the skin to reduce under-eye bags, is regaining popularity in the US.
Leucomatous corneal opacity is a dense white opacity which results due to scarring of more than half of the stroma. [4] A number of different presentations of leucomatous corneal opacity exist: Adherent leucoma: results when healing occurs after perforation of cornea with incarceration of iris. The iris is adherent to the back of a leucomatous ...
People are recommended to not wear contact lenses in the affected eye for at least eight weeks to prevent infections and potential complications. [ citation needed ] Commonly, people receive eye drops to prevent infection and swelling in the eye and pain medication to help them cope with the pain and discomfort in the eyelid and eye.