Your CORNEA is the transparent, curved window in the front of your eye. All of the light that enters your eye comes through your cornea. Your cornea has three layers: the EPITHELIUM, the part that is exposed to the air; the ENDOTHELIUM, the innermost layer; and the STROMA, the layer in the middle.Like every part of your body, your cornea needs nourishment, but it must be free of blood vessels in order to maintain its clarity, so, in place of blood, the epithelium is nourished by your tears, and the stroma and endothelium by your AQUEOUS HUMOR, the clear liquid that fills the front compartment of your eye..Your cornea provides roughly 70% of the focusing power of the eye, the rest being provided by your LENS
Information About Your Eyes
That Could Save Your Sight
How Can I Keep My Child’s Eyes Healthy?
From: “The Eye of A Surgeon”, by Dr Cynthia J MacKay
Up to 10% of pre-school children, and up to 25% of school age children, have some form of eye problem. If your child is not seeing well, he will not complain to you because he will not know that anything is wrong. Parents will sometimes take their children to a dentist, but neglect to take them to an eye doctor. Your child’s eyes are more important than his teeth.
Is My Eye Problem An Emergency?
From: “The Eye of A Surgeon”, by Dr Cynthia J MacKay
Some eye conditions are true emergencies, and it is vital that you seek eye care immediately. Some eye conditions need to be seen promptly, but not on an emergency basis. Some eye conditions are harmless. How do you tell which is which?
What Do I Need To Know About Cataracts?
Today, we know more about cataracts than we did in the past, and we have more effective ways to treat them. Cataract surgery is now the most common operation in the U.S.. This year more than one million Americans will have this procedure. It is also one of the safest.
What Do I Need To Know About Glaucoma?
From: “The Eye of A Surgeon’, by Dr Cynthia J MacKay
What is glaucoma?
You will damage your tire if the pressure is too high. The same is true of your eye. If your eye has a pressure that is too high, it will start to go blind. The higher the pressure, the faster you will lose your sight.
Laser Eye Surgery that’s great for the patient
Lasers have revolutionized many types of surgery over the last half century. This is especially true of eye surgery. Laser eye surgery is quick, close to painless, and stunningly accurate. It is done on an outpatient basis. There is no cutting or bleeding when you operate on an eye using a laser, and no special preparation is needed. Sounds like wizardry – but it is actually only creative applied science.
