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		<title>Diagnosis and Treatment of Eye Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.healthgiants.com/2010/04/16/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-eye-cancer-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:36:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tayyaba Akmal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eye cancer can spread to the optic nerve, the brain and the whole body.So, it is very important to make early diagnosis and eye cancer treatment. Melanoma spreads via blood vessels to distant organs of the body. Ophthalmologists and pathologists play an important role in the diagnosis and eye cancer treatment. They can determine the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Eye cancer </strong>can spread to the optic nerve, the brain and the whole body.So, it is very important to make early <strong>diagnosis </strong>and <strong>eye cancer treatment</strong>. <a href="http://www.healthgiants.com/2010/03/15/what-is-melanoma/"><strong>Melanoma</strong></a> spreads via blood vessels to distant organs of the body. Ophthalmologists and pathologists play an important role in the <strong>diagnosis </strong>and <strong>eye cancer treatment</strong>. They can determine the extent and progression of the <strong>tumor</strong>.<span id="more-949"></span></p>
<p align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-950" src="http://www.healthgiants.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eye-cancer-treatmnt1.gif" alt="eye-cancer treatmnt" width="229" height="169" /></p>
<p>There are many ways for the <strong>eye cancer treatment</strong>. <strong>Eye cancer treatment</strong> depends on the extent, advancement, size, <strong>diagnosis </strong>and aggressiveness of the <strong>tumor</strong>. <strong>Eye cancer treatments</strong> include:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Radiation therapy</strong></li>
<li>Surgery</li>
<li><strong>Laser therapy</strong></li>
<li>Heat      therapy</li>
<li>Freezing<strong> </strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Small <strong>tumors</strong> can be treated by freezing and <strong>laser treatment</strong>. In some cases, it is possible that after removing <strong>tumor,</strong> vision is preserved. <strong>Radiation therapy</strong>, however, is most advanced <strong>eye cancer treatment</strong> technique .If an <strong>eye cancer</strong> is advanced and it becomes necessary to remove <strong>eye tumor</strong> then plastic surgeons perform reconstructive <strong>eye cancer surgery</strong>.Today,artificial eyes or implants move almost naturally and normally and are indistinguishable from natural eyes although they do not see.</p>
<p>In case of families with <strong>eye cancer history</strong>, early detection and preventive measures for <a href="http://www.healthgiants.com/category/cancer/"><strong>cancer</strong></a> can help to alleviate some anxiety symptoms and thus minimize damage.</p>
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		<title>Causes and Symptoms of Eye Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tayyaba Akmal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genetics is not a cause of eye cancer but plays a role to cause eye cancer. It is believed that in case of eye cancer retinoblastoma, eye cancer is not hereditary if it develops in one eye.However, eye cancer is hereditary if it develops in both eyes. Those patients who have an eye cancer retinoblastoma [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Genetics is not a <strong>cause of eye cancer</strong> but plays a role to cause <strong>eye cancer</strong>. It is believed that in case of <strong>eye cancer retinoblastoma, eye cancer</strong> is not hereditary if it develops in one eye.However, <strong>eye cancer</strong> is hereditary if it develops in both eyes. Those patients who have an <strong>eye cancer retinoblastoma</strong> usually have a rare risk of <strong>tumor</strong> development in the brain. The cause of <strong>intraocular melanoma</strong> is not clear. Age is also a factor in the <strong>cause of eye cancer. Eye cancer </strong>is most common in white people.This page explains the causes and<strong> symptoms of eye cancer</strong><span id="more-930"></span></p>
<p align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-933" src="http://www.healthgiants.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/eye-cancer-symtomsjpg.jpg" alt="eye cancer symtomsjpg" width="284" height="281" /></p>
<p>There are several <strong>eye cancer symptoms</strong>. There are many <strong>eye cancer</strong> conditions that can cause <strong>symptoms of eye cancer</strong>. The <strong>eye cancer symptoms</strong> include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Blurred      vision</li>
<li>Watery      eyes</li>
<li>Pain      in or around the eye</li>
<li>Partial      or complete loss of eye sight</li>
<li>Bulging      of one eye</li>
</ul>
<p>If the above <strong>symptoms of eye cancer</strong> appear and persists one should contact ophthalmologist. There are no <strong>eye cancer symptoms</strong> in the early stages of<strong> eye cancer</strong>.</p>
<p>Usually <strong>eye cancer</strong> may also cause:</p>
<ul>
<li>Loss      of peripheral vision-one can see what is clear straight ahead but cannot      see around its sides</li>
<li>Seeing      flashes of light and spots called floaters which are usually a natural      part of getting old.</li>
<li>A dark      spot on the iris which is a colored part of the eye.</li>
</ul>
<p>Pain in case of <strong>eye cancer</strong> is rare. There is a pain in <strong>eye cancer</strong> only in case if the <strong><a href="http://www.healthgiants.com/category/cancer/">cancer</a> </strong>has spread to the outside of the eye.</p>
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		<title>What is Color Blindness?</title>
		<link>http://www.healthgiants.com/2009/11/21/what-is-color-blindness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tayyaba Akmal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An overview Color blindness is basically an inaccurate term to provide a description of lack of perceptual sensitivity for various colors, a more precise term is rather Color Vision Deficiency (CVD). Color blindness is basically a color vision deficiency in which there are certain colors, which cannot be distinguished. This is generally an inherited eye [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>An overview</strong></p>
<p>Color blindness is basically an inaccurate term to provide a description of lack of perceptual sensitivity for various colors, a more precise term is rather <strong>Color Vision Deficiency</strong> (CVD). Color blindness is basically a color vision deficiency in which there are certain colors, which cannot be distinguished. This is generally an inherited eye condition among which red and green color blindness is most common, or it may be caused by retina or optic nerve disease and is about 99%.<span id="more-303"></span></p>
<p align="center"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-304" src="http://www.healthgiants.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/color_blindness_test_lines_7.gif" alt="color_blindness_test_lines_7" width="309" height="293" /></p>
<p><strong>Total color blindness</strong>, however, is very rare. There is neither any significant treatment of color blindness nor it can cause any specific disability, but it is rather frustrating for those suffering from it.</p>
<p><strong>Clinical Information</strong></p>
<p>Color sensitive receptor cones contain single visual pigments for green, red and blue light in a normal human eye but in case of color blindness only one pigment is present.Color vision is due to another eye disorder but majority of the cases are hereditary. Color blindness is most common in males and is transferred by mothers as females are carriers of color blindness.</p>
<p><strong>Symptoms of color blindness</strong></p>
<p>There are many factors on which color blindness depends whether this problem is partial, acquired, congenital or even complete. These are listed as:</p>
<ul>
<li>Difficulty      to distinguish between red and green</li>
<li>Difficulty      to distinguish between blue and green</li>
<li>Complete      color blindness i.e. inability to distinguish between various shades of      gray</li>
<li>Nystagmus</li>
<li>Reduced      vision</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What are different ways of diagnosis and detection?</strong></p>
<p>Deficiency of color vision is detected with color vision charts called Ishihara Test Plates. Each plate has numbers, which are composed of colored dots. So a color blind person is asked to identify the colors being held this chart in the presence of good lightening.</p>
<p>Once this color defect is recognized, many other tests are then performed for detailed investigation.</p>
<p><strong>General Treatment</strong></p>
<p>As mentioned above there is no specific treatment available for color blindness.</p>
<p>Persons having a mild ailment try to associate the colors with certain objects, and then they can identify the colors as everyone can. However, the problem with them retained that they can’t acknowledge the full characters as the persons with normal color vision.</p>
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