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Insight into Allergy Eye

It is one of life's paradoxes: Your eyes drive you crazy from itching due to spring or summer allergies. And yet-as you know all too well-the one thing you must not do is scratch or rub them.

This article will not tell you it is finally OK to scratch or rub itching eyeballs. That is irritating, inflammatory, and embeds the offending pollen and irritants in the cornea and conjunctiva. The article will, however, offer alternatives to scratching and present recently developed information about the condition known as "allergy eye."

Your Eyes: Nature’s Universal Lens

What You Don’t Know about Your Eyes!

Did you know? When you look at a computer screen, your brain does not recognize it as a bright light? As a result, excessive computer use could devastate your eyesight, causing eye discomfort, blurred vision, fatigue, headache, chronic dry eye, computer vision syndrome, poor eye health, glaucoma, stress, depression, etc.

Did you know? Sharon Kleyne, founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research, has been researching and interviewing in the medical field for over a decade, to learn more about the global vision crisis She has developed critical new information about the connection between eyes, computers and the brain.

What is the Eye?

The Founder of Bio-Logic Aqua Research Technologies Intl., Inc. is putting together a new blog called "What is the Eye?". Her goal is to educate people about the eye so they can have a better understanding of the importance of its health and care.

Please visit "What is the Eye?" to learn more about our ongoing research and the ways you can improve your eye health.

Thank you!

Wholesale Webstore

Wholesale customers (doctors, pharmacists, naturopaths, etc.) can now purchase our products at wholesale price through our webstore.

Please visit http://www.naturaltears.com to create an account.

We hope this new addition make ordering more convenient for you all. You can still order over the phone as well, 1-800-FOR-MIST.

Thank you!!

Mikaylah
Bio-Logic Aqua Research Technologies Intl., Inc.

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Dry Eye Internet Symposium

Everybody experiences dry eye caused by dry air. For millions worldwide, dry eye is a chronic, potentially serious problem. The condition can be slowed but only if the patient understands the complex causes and resulting changes to their eyes' tear film. Because the NATURE'S TEARS® EyeMist® is unlike any other product for dry eye caused by dry air, education is important for maximum benefit

Bio-Logic Aqua TechnologiesTM presents this symposium, the result of a decade of water and hydrotherapy research, as part of its ongoing commitment to education and the health of the world.

For other questions about applying NATURE'S TEARS®, or about dry eye in general, we invite you to e-mail either the Founder, Sharon Kleyne, or our Medical Coordinator, Dr. Stephen Gugenheim. Contact them at: sharon@1dryair.com or drsteve@1dryair.com.

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Bio Med Wash® First Aid

BIO MED WASH® is a sterile, heavy mist containing 100% Bio-Logic Aqua®, an all-natural, pH correct, pure tissue-culture grade of water. The application is helpful in removing particulate matter and crusted exudate from cuts and abrasions, and in removing irritating chemicals from skin and eyes.

* Emergency first aid eye wash and irrigation
* All-natural biocompatible hydrotherapy product replaces distilled, saline and tap water for most applications
* Unique bag-in-can pressure spray for added safety and sterility
* Washes dirt and other contaminants from cuts and lacerations
* Helps remove irritating chemicals from eyes and skin
* Ingredient: Bio-Logic Aqua® tissue-culture grade of water

With BIO MED WASH, Bio-Logic Aqua Technologies introduces the concept of an all-natural sterile wash for wound management and emergency professionals. For agencies that handle or sell irritating chemicals such as pepper spray or tear gas, BIO MED WASH could reduce liability and expand the capacity to cope with emergency situations.

The Mission of the Research Center and this Blog

Here is a blurb about the center's mission from the Bio-Logic Aqua website:

"It's never been done before!
Bio-Logic Aqua Technologies Biomedical Research is the only company, worldwide, to specialize in all-natural tissue culture grade water and hydrotherapy for pharmaceutical application. The company has conducted this groundbreaking research for well over a decade and is committed to a two-fold objective:

1. Understanding the medical benefits of the company's rare Bio-Logic Aqua® Absolute Premium Standard™ tissue-culture grade of water
2. Developing applications of the water for the benefit of human health in an increasingly dry and polluted environment".

This Blog started out as a center for eye health education and that continues to be its main purpose. The only change I have made is the name of the blog, from "Dry Eyes and You" to "Bio-Logic Aqua Technologies Biomedical Research". I am going to try to bring more research developments to the attention of our consumers so they can be better educated about our products. Hopefully you will find this information helpful in making healthy choices in your personal environment.

Thank you for your continued interest. :)

Eye Twitching or Blepharospasm

Eye Twitching, or Blepharospasm, is involuntary eyelid twitching. It is also referred to as an eye muscle spasm. The term blepharospasm really applies to any abnormal blinking or involuntary eye twitching of the eyelids caused by uncontrolled contractions of the muscles around the eyelids.

Sometimes people experience the twitching under the eye and others may experience the twitching in their right eye or twitching in their left eye. In simple terms it is a blinking disorder. One type of blepharospasm, Benign Essential Blepharospasm or BEB is a blinking disorder that is not life threatening and has an unknown causes. Other types of blepharospasm may be associated with dry eyes, Tourette’s Syndrome or other neurological problems and may be more serious. In general, patients experiencing blepharospasm have normal eyes and any disturbance in their vision is due to the forced closure of the eyelids. BEB should not be confused with ptosis, or a drooping of the eyelids that may be caused by a weakness or paralysis of the muscle in the upper eyelid. Minor eye twitches usually do not worsen. If they do worsen or persist, it is important to seek the advice of an eye care professional.

Blepharospasm usually starts with abnormal or excessive blinking that is accompanied by general eye irritation. Early on, the excessive blinking may only occur as a result of being exposed to bright lights, being tired or if you are under a great deal of stress. The frequency of the eye spasms may increase throughout the day. Sometimes the eye spasm may resolve during sleep and not even occur after a sound night’s sleep until you have been awake for many hours. As the condition worsens, the spasms tend to get stronger and may result in the eyelids being tightly shut for a few hours at time making it impossible for the person to see.

Eye Twitching, for most people, is just annoying, involuntary eye muscles spasm surrounding the eye that go away over time. The spasms usually occur a few times and come back. Spasms that cause twitching on one side of the face are known as hemifacial spasms. These are typically due to some form of irritation to the facial nerve This type of spasm requires visiting your family doctor who may refer you to a neurologist or an eye care professional, in order to determine the cause and what treatment might be appropriate. If your eye is twitching, then you should read about how to stop eye from twitching.

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Eye Exercises Help Patients Work Out Vision Problems, Optometrist Says

ScienceDaily (Mar. 31, 2009) — You've probably been there. In a doctor's office, being advised to do what you dread – exercise. You get that feeling in your gut, acknowledging that, indeed, you should exercise but probably won't. Now imagine that the doctor is your optometrist.

Don't clean your glasses. You read that right. Eye exercises are used to treat a variety of vision disorders, according to Dr. Janice Wensveen, clinical associate professor at the University of Houston's College of Optometry.

Patient reactions to this quite common prescription range between surprise and relief, she said, but doing the therapy can improve their performance at school and work.

"They're curious, especially when we tell them, instead of putting a Band-Aid on it like we do with glasses or contact lenses, we're actually going to solve your problem. You're going to be cured, and that's something we don't very often do," she said.

The standard at-home prescription is known as "pencil push-up therapy," said Wensveen, who practices at the University Eye Institute's Vision Therapy Clinic in the Family Practice Service.

"Patients visually follow a small letter on a pencil as they moved the pencil closer to the nose. The goal is to be able to keep the letter clear and single until it touches your nose."

Not surprisingly, she said, many patients don't follow through once they're out the door.

"You can imagine that, in the doctor's office, it sounds great, and you can do it. You think, 'Wow, this can help me?' But you get home, and you do it. You think, 'This is really dumb.' You do it once, and you never do it again," she said.

In fact, a study released in the fall by the National Eye Institute (NEI) found that office-based treatment for patients with a common eye muscle coordination disorder, along with at-home reinforcement, is more effective than home-based programs in isolation. The research, reported in the Archives of Ophthalmology, involved more than 200 young people with a condition known as convergence insufficiency, which Wensveen said likely affects between 5 percent and 20 percent of the population, depending on the definition used and the age group studied.

"As the name implies, it's somebody who can't cross their eyes, and you might think that's a weird thing to have to be able to do. But, if you just consider the geometry of looking up close, your two eyes do have to turn in so that they're both pointing at the thing that you want to see," Wensveen said.

Left unattended, Wensveen said, convergence insufficiency can affect a student's performance in school, because reading can become very frustrating.

"These are the kids who would rather do anything but sit down and do their work," she said. "And I think that's why kids especially who have convergence insufficiency are sometimes mislabeled as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, because they just don't want to sit down."

While most eye care professionals treat convergence insufficiency using only home-based therapy, the NEI results indicated approximately 75 percent of patients treated both in the office and at home reported fewer and less severe symptoms related to reading and other close-up work. Symptoms of convergence insufficiency include loss of place and concentration while reading, reading slowly, eyestrain, headaches, blurry vision and double vision.

"Studies would suggest there is a possible relationship between convergence insufficiency and ADHD, in that about 10 percent of patients with convergence insufficiency had a history of ADHD at initial presentation or in follow-up exams," said Dr. Nick Holdeman, executive director of the University Eye Institute. "While the research does not support a direct relationship between the two diagnoses, it is recommended that evaluation of convergence insufficiency should be undertaken in children diagnosed with ADHD."

Wensveen said the research results underscore that patients, or the parents of patients, advised to conduct eye exercises should seriously consider in-office vision therapy to get the results they desire.

"It's like using a physical trainer or a physical therapist. We will work with you to ensure that you do make progress toward being able to use your eyes comfortably and efficiently," she said.

Can B Vitamins Lower Risk of Blindness?

Taking a Combination of Vitamins B6, B12, and Folic Acid May Lower Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Feb. 23, 2009 -- Taking a combination of B vitamins may offer a rare and inexpensive opportunity to help prevent the most common cause of blindness in older Americans, age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

A new study shows that women who took vitamins B6 and B12 along with folic acid had a 34% lower risk of any AMD and a 41% lower risk of AMD with significant vision loss.

Researchers say treatments for AMD are limited to people in the later stages of the disease.

“For the large population with early or no AMD, there is no method of disease prevention other than avoidance of cigarette smoking,” write researcher William Christen, ScD of Harvard Medical School and colleagues in the Archives of Internal Medicine. “From a public health perspective, this is particularly important because persons with early AMD are at increased risk of developing advanced AMD, the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss in older Americans.”
Vitamin Combo Curbs Macular Degeneration

In the study, researchers randomly assigned more than 5,000 women over 40 without signs of age-related macular degeneration to take a combination of 2.5 milligrams of folic acid, 50 milligrams of vitamin B6, and one milligram of vitamin B12 or a placebo every day. The women were part of a trial looking at the use of these vitamins and cardiovascular disease. The women had heart disease or at least three risk factors for heart disease at the start of the study.

During about seven years of follow-up, 137 new cases of age-related macular degeneration were diagnosed, including 70 that resulted in significant vision loss.

The results showed that women taking the B vitamin supplements had a 34% lower risk of any AMD and a 41% lower risk of AMD with vision loss than the placebo group.

Researchers say the benefits of the vitamin combination in preventing AMD appeared to emerge about two years after treatment began.

"The trial findings ... are the strongest evidence to date in support of a possible beneficial effect of folic acid and B vitamin supplements in AMD prevention,” the researchers write. They note that further research is necessary in other groups of people to confirm their findings.


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Contact Lenses

Millions of people around the world wear contact lenses-more than 24 million in the United States alone.

Depending on your lifestyle, your motivation and the health of your eyes, contact lenses may provide a safe and effective alternative to eyeglasses when used with proper care and maintenance.

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Contact lenses are thin, clear disks of plastic that float on the tear film that coats the cornea, the curved front surface of the eye. The health of the cornea surface and tear film are very important to your comfort and the clarity of your vision when you are wearing contacts.

Contact lenses are used to correct the same conditions that eyeglasses correct:

myopia (nearsightedness);
hyperopia (farsightedness);
astigmatism;
presbyopia.

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You may not be a good candidate for contacts if you have:

frequent eye infections;
severe allergies;
dry eye that is resistant to treatment;
a very dusty work environment;
an inability to handle and care for the lenses.

Choose an eye care professional who is experienced with contact lenses and with whom you can discuss your needs and expectations. Your eye care professional should diagnose and treat any eye problems that may hinder healthy lens wear and be able to correct problems that arise during lens wear.

Many Adults Fuzzy on Eye Health

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

Oct. 19, 2007 -- A new survey shows that many U.S. adults need to upgrade their eye care.

The survey of 1,000 adults shows that nearly half -- 47% -- worry more about losing their sight than about losing their memory and their ability to walk or hear.

But almost 30% indicated that they don't get their eyes checked by an eye doctor or an eye care specialist at least every two years.

The American Optometric Association (AOA), which funded the survey, recommends that adults aged 18-60 get their eyes checked at least every two years and annually at age 61 and older.

A little more than two-thirds of the participants reported wearing corrective lenses and/or having had eye surgery. Among those participants, 79% reported bad habits such as:

* Wearing their contacts while showering, sleeping, or swimming
* Wearing their contact lenses for longer than suggested

Also, 17% of contact lens users indicated that they had never replaced their contact lens case.

Among all participants -- including those with good vision -- roughly three-quarters didn't know that the leading cause of blindness in the U.S. is macular degeneration.

The AOA provides these tips for contact lens wearers:

* Always wash your hands before handling contact lenses.
* Carefully and regularly clean contact lenses as directed by your optometrist (or other eye care provider).
* Store lenses in the proper lens storage case.
* Replace the lens storage case at least every three months.
* Clean the lens case after each use, and keep it open and dry between cleanings.
* Use only products recommended by your optometrist (or other eye care provider) to clean and store contact lenses.
* Always follow the recommended contact lens replacement schedule.
* Remove contact lenses before swimming or entering a hot tub.
* See your optometrist (or other eye care provider) for your regularly scheduled contact lens and eye examination.

SOURCES: American Optometric Association: "Second Annual American Optometric Association American Eye-Q Survey." American Optometric Association: "The Importance of Regular Eye Exams." American Optometric Association: "Contact Lenses." News release, Hill and Knowlton.

LASIK

LASIK (Laser in Situ Keratomileusis) is an outpatient surgical procedure used to treat myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism. With LASIK, your ophthalmologist uses a laser to reshape the cornea to improve the way the eye focuses light rays into the retina.

The ideal candidate for LASIK is over 18 years of age, not pregnant or nursing, and free of any eye disease. You should not have had a change in your eye prescription in the last year and should have a refractive error within the range of correction for LASIK. You must also be willing to accept the potential risks, complications and side effects associated with LASIK. These include:

Discomfort or pain
Hazy or blurry vision
Scratchiness
Dryness
Glare
Halos or starbursts around light
Light sensitivity
Small pink or red patches on the white of the eye

Almost everyone experiences some dryness in the eyes and fluctuation vision during the day. These symptoms usually fade within one month, although some people may continue to have symptoms for a longer period of time.

Glaucoma: A Closer Look

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve-the part of the eye that carries the images we see to the brain. The optic nerve is made up of many nerve fibers. When damage to the optic nerve occurs, blind spots develop. These blind spots usually go undetected until the optic nerve is significantly damaged. If the optic nerve is destroyed, blindness occurs.

Early detection and treatment by your ophthalmologist are the keys to preventing optic nerve damage and blindness from glaucoma.

What causes Glaucoma?

Clear liquid called aqueous humor circulates inside the front portion of the eye. To maintain a healthy level of pressure within the eye, a small amount of this fluid is produced constantly while an equal amount flows out of the eye through a microscopic drainage system.

Because the eye is a closed structure, if the drainage area for the aqueous humor- called the drainage angle-is blocked, the excess fluid cannot flow out of the eye. Fluid pressure within the eye increases, pushing against the optic nerve and causing damage.

How is Glaucoma detected?

Regular eye examinations by your ophthalmologist are the best way to detect glaucoma. A glaucoma screening that checks only the pressure of the eye is not sufficient to determine if you have glaucoma. The only sure way to detect glaucoma is to have a complete eye examination.

Information provided by EyeCare America. EyeCare America is a public service program of the Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The program provides eye care services to seniors and for those who are at increased risk for glaucoma. More than 90 percent of the care provided by the physician is at no out-of-pocket cost to the patient. Learn more on their website.

Vision Care

Imagine a world without vision. A world that is dark and colorless. Difficult isn’t it? So, what do you do to take care of your eyes? What measures do you obtain to get rid of several small but potential problems which might cause severe consequences? A basic know-how, a little change in your lifestyle and habits could bring a healthy solution to all your eye problems.

Introduction
Our eyes are supposedly considered to be the mirror of our personality. They reflect the kind of person that we are and use expressions to communicate without words. They also help us to see the beautiful creations of God and add a distinct meaning to our life, everyday.

Often, we take a lot of care to make our eyes look beautiful and appealing to others. We use eye-shadows, eye-liners and various other eye make-up products to enhance the external appearance of our eyes. However, seldom do we remember about the basic health aspects of our eyes. Usually, most of us consider the gift of eye-sight as a natural phenomenon and tend to take it for granted. As a result, we forget to take care of our eyes and suffer from various consequences which sometimes lead to impaired vision or even permanent loss of eyesight.

Importance of Vision Care
It is only when we come across a blind person or face eye-problems ourselves; we start thinking of the importance of caring for our eyes. Generally, we think that eye problems are a part of the aging process and deal with them quite casually. It is indeed true that some eye problems occur with age; however, there have been and there are people who have enjoyed problem free vision and healthy eyes even at old age. This has been possible due to adequate care and measures taken and followed on a regular basis. Even if you are not facing any serious problem today, it is always good to imbibe some basic vision care practices, which would help you enjoy a bright and clear vision even at your old age.

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Dry Eye Forum

I joined this dry eye forum that is hosted by Bio-Logic Aqua Technologies. They make a favorite product of mine, Nature's Tears EyeMist. You will probably see me mention it occasionally, though I am going to try to be fair and balanced.

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Welcome!

I wanted to start this blog to post relevant articles and resources for people with dry eyes and other eye problems, like me. :D

I hope to provide some good information to our new community. Make sure to keep checking back for new posts!

Thanks and enjoy!