http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km en-us http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km ActiveKB NX iguy@iguy.org Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:44:43 CDT 20 http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/73/ Contact lenses are thin, clear, disks of plastic that float on the tear film that coats the cornea, the clear front window of the eye. Contact lenses are used to correct the same conditions that ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:58:43 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/74/ Sixty percent of the 161 million Americans who wear prescription eyewear choose eyeglasses. Wearing eyeglasses is one of the simplest ways to correct vision problems. To see images clearly, ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:57:01 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/32/ A complete eye examination does more than determine how clearly you see from a distance and which lens prescription, if necessary, will give you the best possible vision. Your ophthalmologist (Eye ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:26:12 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/45/ Refractive errors occur when light does not focus properly on the retina because of the shape of the eye. The resulting image is blurred. Common refractive errors are myopia (nearsightedness), h ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:11:48 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/198/ Los bebés nacen con una visión baja pero pueden ver caras a corta distancia, inclusive en el cuarto de recién nacidos en el hospital. Aproximádamente a las seis sema ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:11:00 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/197/ La ambliopía es la visión baja en un ojo que no se desarrolló normalmente durante la niñez. Esta condición es a veces llamada “ojo perezoso” y pue ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:10:13 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/127/ Prescriptions for eyeglasses can be measured in even the youngest and most uncooperative children by using a special instrument called a retinoscope to analyze the light reflected through the pup ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:24:21 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/126/ Children are examined for any rare congenital problems at birth and at each well-child examination by the primary care physician, who will check for problems that may not be apparent to the pare ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:23:19 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/119/ Many people are confused about the importance of eyeglasses for children. Some believe that if children wear glasses when they are young, they will not need them later. Others think that wearing ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:52:39 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/120/ Accidents resulting in serious eye injury can happen to anyone, but are particularly common in children and young adults. More than 90% of all eye injuries can be prevented with appropriate supe ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:52:13 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/77/ Sunglasses are popular for comfort and fashion, but now there is medical evidence supporting the use of sunglasses to protect the long-term health of the eyes by limiting their exposure to ultra ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:30:49 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/76/ Low vision is loss of eyesight that makes everyday tasks like reading, writing, crossing the street, or watching television difficult. When vision cannot be improved with eyeglasses, medicine, o ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:30:00 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/75/ Normal vision, or 20/20 vision, means that a person can read the smallest letters or see the pictures on an eye chart when standing 20 feet away from the chart. Some people cannot see normally e ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:26:49 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/44/ The World Health Organization estimates that corrective lenses can improve the eyesight of one-fourth of the world’s population. Unfortunately, for many people a pair of eyeglasses is bot ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:12:32 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/43/ Ophthalmologists (Eye M.D.s) are different from optometrists and opticians in their training and in what they can diagnose and treat. As a medical doctor, an ophthalmologist is licensed to prac ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:06:10 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/42/ People who lose vision in one eye because of an injury or a medical condition must adapt to a narrower field of vision and loss of depth perception. They may still see small objects as well as b ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:02:08 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/37/ Myth: Reading in dim light is harmful to your eyes. Fact: Although reading in dim light can make your eyes feel tired, it is not harmful. Myth: It is not harmful to watch a welder or look at the ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:28:48 GMT http://westcoastglaucoma.com/km/questions/33/ Complaints of eye discomfort and fatigue are becoming more common as the use of computer screens increases. While it is true that computer screens can cause eyestrain, there is no convincing evid ... Dr. Robert Schertzer Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:33:36 GMT