ABSTRACT: Image Processing is processing of the image so as to reveal the inner details of the image for further investigation. With the advent of digital computers‚ Digital Image Processing has started revolutionizing the world with its diverse applications. The field of Image Processing continues‚ as it has since the early 1970’s‚ on a path of dynamic growth in terms of popular and scientific interest and number of commercial applications. Considering the advances in the last 30 years resulting
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to reshape the cornea. (MedicineNet.com‚ 2010) II. What happens during LASIK surgery? b. During LASIK surgery a patient reclines under a surgical device called an excimer laser. c. First eye drops are administered to numb the eye‚ then an eyelid holder is placed between the eyelids to keep them open and prevent the patient from blinking. A suction ring placed on the eye lifts and flattens the cornea and helps keep the eye from moving. d. Once the cornea is flattened
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Laser and its medical applications Presented by S. vignesh J. sabastian The Advent of the "Laser Scalpel" Early experimenters with medical lasers pointed out that there are surgical operations that are difficult to perform with the conventional scalpel and that a laser beam might be used instead. Initial trials showed that a finely focused beam from a carbon dioxide gas laser could cut through human tissue easily and neatly. The surgeon could direct the beam from any angle by using a mirror mounted
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An eye assessment should be carried out as part of the client initial physical examination. Unlike most organs of the body‚ the eye is available for external examination‚ and its anatomy is more easily assessed than many other body parts. The nurse‚ through careful questioning‚ elicits the necessary information that can assist in diagnosis of an ophthalmic condition. Following the health history‚ the patient’s visual acuity is assessed. This is an essential part of the eye examination and is measure
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Highly Favored "Pardon me? Would you be able to please rehash that?" The first words out of my mouth when my specialist had let me know I required a cornea transplant. His words were like Charlie Brown’s instructor. Right then and there‚ what I was hearing was "wa." My heart dashed at 1000 beats a moment. "Goodness‚ my God‚ Oh my God‚ Oh my God!" were the words originating from my mouth. In spite of the fact that I have been advised of my eye decease three times preceding this appointment‚ this
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CATARACTS A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people. By age 80‚ more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery. A cataract can occur in either or both eyes. It cannot spread from one eye to the other. Although most cataracts are related to aging‚ there are other types of cataract: 1. Secondary cataract- Cataracts can form after surgery for other eye
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and leaves the eye through tiny drainage channels called the trabecular meshwork. These channels are located at what is called the drainage angle of the eye. This angle is where the clear cornea‚ which covers the front of the eye‚ attaches to the base of the iris‚ which is the colored part of the eye. The cornea covers the iris and the pupil‚ which are in front of the lens. The pupil is the small‚ round‚ black-appearing opening in the center of the iris. Light passes through the pupil‚ on through
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risks of the operation. LASIK stands for Laser- Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis. This is an operation in which the shape of the cornea is permanently changed by a laser to correct vision problems. Some of the disorders that can be corrected are: astigmatism‚ hyperopia‚ and myopia. An astigmatism is "a distortion of an image on the retina caused by irregularities in the cornea
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EYE DISORDERS REVIEW NORMAL ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY EFFECTS OF AGING ASSESSMENTS TYPES OF DISORDERS CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS Review assessment of the eye • History • Physical Exam • Gerontologic considerations DEFINITIONS Ophthalmologist Optician Optometrist REFRACTIVE ERRORS This defect is a result of irregular corneal curvature‚ length of the eye‚ or the focusing power of the lens *Myopia * Hyperopia * Presbyopis
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an object suddenly moves close to the eye.<br><br><br><b>Parts Of the Eye</b><br>The eye is made of 3 coats‚ or tunics. The outermost coat consists of the cornea and the sclera. The middle coat contains the main blood supply to the eye and consists of the choroid‚ the ciliary body‚ and the Iris. The innermost layer is the retina.<br><br><b>Cornea and Sclera</b><br>The Sclera‚ or the white of the eye‚ is composed of tough fibrous tissue. On the exposed area of the eye the scleral surface is covered
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