Vrajesh Patel

 

Mrs. Griswell

 

LNG 341

 

1 October 2003

 

                                                    Annotated Bibliography

 

An eye is an organ, which collects light and turns it into electronic messages, which are sent to the brain.  The brain then turns those signals into a picture that we see. If a person has an eye vision problem, then his life is like nothing; he has lost every thing in his/her own life. I want to make sure how to cure an eye vision problem, so that I can use it to cure this problem of my relative and give him his vision back not as original but quite better from the problem he has. I have got much information about my eye research by interviewing Hasan Fatteh. I have interview Hasan Fatteh at 1212 Augusta West Pkwy on 19 September 2003 at 3:10 p.m.

 

Koontz, Dean R. From the Corner of His Eye. New York: Bantam Books, 2000. 69-73.

 

Myopia is an eye vision disorder, if person cannot see clearly distant objects, than he has disorder called Myopia. Myopia is a scientific name of nearsightedness, which by name itself says a person who can see only near object and cannot see far objects. Cornea is more stepper or has more than needed refractive power and looks like a smaller ball. Glasses or lenses can correct myopia.

 

"Hyperopia" Eye and Vision Health Center. 2003 Yahoo! Health. 26 Sept. 2003 <http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/eye_vision/22.html>

 

Hyperopia is an eye disorder, if person cannot see clearly nearer objects but he has a disorder called Hyperopia. Hyperopia is a scientific name of farsightedness, which by name itself says a person who can see only far object and cannot see nearer objects. The Cornea is flatter than average or has less refractive power and it looks like a bigger ball. Hyperopia can be corrected by glasses or lenses or by bifocal lens.

 

Lippincott, J. B. Glasses and Contact Lenses. New York.1989. 113-115.

 

Astigmation is an eye disorder; in Astigmation a person has fussy images and blurred vision at distant object. The Cornea is irregular in shapes it has different curvature from up to down and from right to left (like an egg). A Person who has Astigmation may experience headaches, eyestrain and fatigue. Astigmation can be corrected by glasses or by bifocal lens.

 

Hubel, David H. Eye, Brain and Vision. New York: Scientific American Library, 1998.  98-101.

 

Presbyopia is an eye disorder; in Presbyopia a person has difficulty in seeing nearer objects. The Cornea cannot change its shape as needed, it losses flexibility and becomes flat with a decrease in refractive power. The Cornea rounds up when object is placed nearer to an eye. Presbyopia can be corrected by bifocal lens and by glasses.

 

Keratinous.  Eye and Vision Health Center.  2003. Yahoo! Health. 26 Sept. 2003 <http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/eye_vision/27.html>.

 

Keratinous is a vision disorder that occurs when, a cornea rounds (the front part of an eye)

becomes thin and irregular (cone) shape. This abnormal shape prevents the light entering an eye from being focused correctly on the retina and causes a disorder of vision. In a few cases, a cornea transplant is necessary. Keratinous can be corrected by contact lenses or by glasses.

 

Amblyopic Eye and Vision Health Center. 2003. Yahoo! Health. 26 Sept. 2003

<http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/eye_vision/26.html>

The brain and eye work together to produce vision. Light enters the eye and is changed into nerve signals that travel along the optic nerve to the brain. Amblyopic is the medical term used when the vision in one of the eyes is reduced because the eye and the brain are not working together properly. The eye itself looks normal, but it is not being used normally because the brain is favoring the other eye. This condition is also sometimes called lazy eye. (Correct) During the first six to nine years of life, the visual system develops very rapidly. Complicated connections between the eye and the brain are created. We do not yet have the technology to create these eye-to-brain connections in older children and adults. (And in child) Amblyopic treatment is most effective when done early in the child's life, usually before age 7. Treating Amblyopic involves making the child use the eye with the reduced vision.

Strabismus Eye and Vision Health Center. 2003 Yahoo! Health. 26 Sept. 2003<http://health.yahoo.com/health/centers/eye_vision/24.html>

Crossed-eyes (strabismus) occur when one or both of the eyes turn in, out, up or down. Poor eye muscle control usually causes crossed-eyes. This misalignment often first appears before age 21 months but may develop as late as age six. This is one reason why the American Optometric Association recommends a comprehensive optometric examination before six months and again at age three. (Correct) Treatment for crossed-eyes may include single vision or bifocal eyeglasses, prisms, vision therapy, and in some cases, surgery.

Lasik. Eye and Vision Health Center. 2003. Yahoo! Health. 26 Sept. 2003. <http://health.yahoo.com/health/mm/video_desc/eyecare_laserrisks_019.html>

 One name of laser method is Lasik process. In laser method doctors try to make lens form flatten or stepper to normal and make vision as a normal eye. Doctors pass a ray to the eye and correct lens as necessary. Thus one can see any object very clearly and without glasses or lens.

Cohen, Roger. In the eye of the storm. New York, 1991. 33-35.

Mostly the people who have diabetes can also have eye problems. But this is true because they dont take care of their health and do not control their diabetes. Diabetic people have eye problems later and thus they are indirectly related to each other. If they take care of their diabetic diseases, then they would not have developed eye problems.

 

Fatteh, Hasan. Personal interview. 19 September 2003.

 

There are some problems related to genetics, but in comparison to other there is very low possibility. Mostly an eye problem is related to a diabetic person and also some problem related to poor diet. Except diet and genetics an eye problem is related to our routine life what we use to do whole day, thus we only are cause of vision problem. Vision problem also included drunkard or drug-addicted person. Alcohol and drugs slow the body processes and also slow down the changes in the lens that are necessary to see objects.