Understanding Glaucoma Treatment Options

Posted on: 24 August 2015

Glaucoma is a serious condition where the pressure inside the eye is too high, which can lead to vision loss. Patients are tested for glaucoma during routine eye exams, so it is important to see your eye doctor regularly, as the outcome of treatment for glaucoma is best when it is caught early. If you have been diagnosed with glaucoma, there are several treatment options that eye doctors use to help prevent vision loss and manage the condition.
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Titanium Dental Implant Technology Improves Treatment For Patients

Posted on: 10 August 2015

When dental implant technology first started, it would require up to six months of treatment in order to get dental implants. With new treatment options available, patients now spend less time in the dentist's chair and can have a new implant in as little as a day. While healing still needs to occur, the process has been streamlined for patients looking to replace missing teeth with the use of dental implants.
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Battle Of The Sexes: How Men And Women Differ In Orthopedic Injuries

Posted on: 29 July 2015

Plenty of old playground rhymes state that men and women are different enough to have come from different planets, but there are plenty of real-life corollaries to these silly exaggerations -- like in orthopedics. Men and women tend to be proven to different orthopedic injuries -- so how do you know which areas to be most cautious with? If you're wondering which areas of your body you should protect against orthopedic injury the most, then here's what you need to know.
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Is Your Near Vision Getting Blurry? Here's What You Should Know About Presbyopia

Posted on: 1 July 2015

If you've always had good vision, you may have gotten lax about getting your eyes examined regularly. It may come as a surprise then when you suddenly start having trouble with your near vision. Presbyopia is a condition that develops after the age of 40. It affects your ability to see close things clearly, and it is slowly progressive. Here is what you need to know about developing presbyopia.  What Causes Presbyopia
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