Opthamology

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Doctor Discovers Many Contact Lenses in a Patient's Eye

Video becomes a viral reminder to take contacts out every night

(Newser) - Overdue for a checkup, a California woman dealing with blurry vision and pain in her right eye finally went to see her ophthalmologist, saying it felt like there was something in her eye that she was unable to remove. So Dr. Katerina Kurteeva, who practices in Newport Beach, took a...

Amoebas Eat Contact Wearer's Eyeballs

 Amoebas Eat 
 Contact Lens 
 Wearer's Eyeballs 
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Jul 19, 2014 7:22 AM CDT

Amoebas Eat Contact Lens Wearer's Eyeballs

Woman left lenses in for 6 months

(Newser) - Doctors hope a horrifying story out of Taiwan will help drive home the importance of proper hygiene for wearers of contact lenses. A 23-year-old student lost her eyesight after buying contact lenses that were supposed to be worn for one month and leaving them in around the clock for six...

Why Doctors Pick $2K Drug Over Its $50 Cousin

Pricey Lucentis, cheaper Avastin 'same damn molecule': ophthalmologist

(Newser) - The prescription drugs Avastin and Lucentis both fight blindness in the elderly, and they're both made by the same company, Genentech, at what experts say is a similar production cost. The key difference between them: While an Avastin injection costs $50, a shot of Lucentis goes for $2,000....

Rand Paul Not a Certified Doctor, Board Says

Senate candidate says he quit eye doctor organization in protest

(Newser) - Rand Paul, who touts his career as a Kentucky eye doctor as part of his outsider credentials in his campaign for US Senate, isn't certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, his profession's leading group. The Louisville Courier-Journal broke the news Sunday, in what Paul calls "a personal assault...

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