http://www.nebeye.org The Official Site of the Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:02:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For Immediate Release May 25, 2010 Leave Fireworks to the Professionals this Fourth of July NAEPS Offers Tips for Fireworks Safety Nebraska - Each Fourth of July, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. ... http://www.nebeye.org/fireworks-safety/ For Immediate Release May 12, 2010 Contact: Nebraska Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons New Consumer Information Now Available on American Academy of Ophthalmology's EyeSmartTM Web Site New and expanded content provides the public with a comprehensive source for all eye health information in both English and Spanish Is pink eye really contagious?  ... http://www.nebeye.org/press-release/ In the News: Reeves Nelson of the UCLA Bruins Will Now Wear Protective Eyewear UCLA Bruins basketball player, Reeves Nelson recently had laser eye surgery to repair a tear in his left retina. After being elbowed and slammed around - at one point hitting the right side of his head to ... http://www.nebeye.org/ucla-bruins-will-now-wear-protective-eye-wear/ Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Increase Women's Risk for Cataracts? Women who used hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be significantly more likely to have cataract surgery compared with women who never used HRT, says a recent study of more than 30,000 Swedish postmenopausal women. If this is confirmed by future research, cataract ... http://www.nebeye.org/hormone-replacement-therapy/ Did You Know? Alternating esotropia and accommodative esotropia is not the same thing. Esotropia means cross-eyed, a condition in which one or both of the eyes turn toward the nose. Alternating esotropia means that sometimes the right eye is straight while the left eye is deviated toward the nose, and at ... http://www.nebeye.org/did-you-know-march-2010/ Medical Myth Exposed At what age can you start wearing contact lenses? My son is only 11 and wants to wear contacts; is there a specific age for contact wearers? There are no firm lower age limits for contact lens fittings. The important criterion is how responsible the patient and the parent ... http://www.nebeye.org/medical-myth-exposed-2/ Did You Know? If your baby has a constant discharge from her his or her eyes, this could mean something other than an eye infection. The most common cause of recurrent discharge from the eyes of a baby is a nasolacrimal duct obstruction (blocked tear duct), which can be diagnosed by ... http://www.nebeye.org/did-you-know-2/ Who should I see to get my annual eye examination, an ophthalmologist or an optometrist? An ophthalmologist is an Eye M.D., either a medical doctor or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.). Eye M.D.s have finished at least four years of college, at least four years of medical school, and at ... http://www.nebeye.org/annual-eye-exams-who-should-i-see/ EyeSmart, EyeCommitted: Promoting the Importance of an Annual Diabetic Eye Exam More than 24 million Americans have diabetes and the number is growing, but only half of them get an annual dilated eye exam. Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in working-age adults, but 90 percent of vision loss can ... http://www.nebeye.org/eyesmart-eyecommitted/ If your child’s pediatrician says that his/her "eyes are out of line" this means the physician sees a misalignment of the child’s eyes. If this is true the eyes will not be working together. This problem is called strabismus. Most often the cause is unknown but sometimes it can be ... http://www.nebeye.org/did-you-know/