Sentences with phrase «lenses of eyes»

Glycation leads to deleterious chemical complexes called AGEs (advanced glycation end products) that result from common but undesirable reactions between blood sugars, such as glucose, and proteins in many parts of our bodies, including the lenses of our eyes.

The green fluorescent pigment in the lenses of its eyes acts like a filter, absorbing the sea's ambient deep blue light.

The baby's ears, his tiny lips, the lenses of his eyes and even the feathery, fluttering valves in his heart were as crisp and clear as the muscles and tendons in a Leonardo da Vinci drawing.

The brain is forming, as well as the tongue and lenses of the eyes.

First, UV light is absorbed by the lens of your eye, which can cause cumulative damage over time like cataracts.

Older adults can also have poor twilight vision for other reasons that relate more to the decreased clarity of the eyes» contents (such as the internal lens of the eye) with age.

Studies of the lens of the eye not only could reveal ways to prevent cataracts but also might illuminate the biology of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other diseases in which cells commit suicide

Regeneration of the lens of the eye in newts (16 July, p 15) is biologically sensational.

The newt can regenerate lost tissue, including heart muscle, components of its central nervous system and even the lens of its eye.

So Neilsen and colleagues used a new technique based on the lens of the eye.

The various measures of eye structure were analyzed for association with age, refraction (vision prescription), and accommodation (the ability to focus on distant or near objects by changing the shape of the lens of the eye).

The presence of myopia, or nearsightedness, significantly affects the muscles used in focusing the lens of the eye — a finding with important implications for the development of «accommodating» implanted intraocular lenses (IOLs) that can adjust to different visual distances, reports a study in the January issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry.

«Blur is normally compensated for by adjusting the lens of the eye to bring the image back into focus,» says study co-author Aaron Johnson, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia.

Such proteins are responsible for the elasticity of the artery wall, the transparency of the lens of the eye, and the high tensile strength of the ligaments, for example.

He focused his research on the lens of the eye, a clear tissue nourished not by blood vessels but by a network of membrane proteins that maintain homeostasis.

UV exposure gradually yellows the lens of the eye over a period of years and can cause cataracts, but those depend on general exposure to solar UV, not on whether one looks directly at the Sun.

For example, a cataract is a metabolic problem in the lens of the eye, macular degeneration is a problem with oxidative stress and lack of oxygenation and hydration in the retina, and glaucoma is a circulation problem in the eye.

Studies have shown that astaxanthin can help the eyes in many ways, including reducing eye strain, helping with increasing higher accommodation amplitude (the adjustment in the lens of the eye that allows it to focus), allowing eyes to recover more quickly from eye fatigue, and reducing eye soreness, dryness, tiredness, and blurred vision.

In diabetic patients the concentration of fructose often surpasses that of glucose in the lens of the eye, causing cataract growth and blindness, and in nerves, causing neuropathies.19

High blood sugar levels can pull fluid from the lens of the eye and even damage blood vessels in the retina.

Those with Diabetes type I and II have high blood sugar levels and this can cause damage to the lens of the eye and lead to cataracts.

Lutein is a powerful antioxidant that protects the macula and lens of the eye.

Damage to the lens of the eye, damage to molecules circulating around in our bloodstream, and damage to genetic material (DNA) in our cells are all examples of damage that have been shown to be prevented under certain circumstances by vitamin C.

From the ovaries to the skin, to the brain and lens of the eye, you name it.

Your heart needs collagen to beat efficiently, and the cornea and lens of your eyes are comprised partly of collagen.

Part II: Cataracts and Glaucoma Alternative Medicine Review 2001 (Apr); 6 (2): 141 — 166 ~ FULL TEXT Pathophysiological mechanisms of cataract formation include deficient glutathione levels contributing to a faulty antioxidant defense system within the lens of the eye.

The lens of the eye — what we see as the pupil — starts to take on a slightly blue or milky appearance.

A: Cataracts, or an opacity of the lens of the eye, are fairly common in older animals.

Cataracts should not be confused with a more common condition in the older animal called lenticular sclerosis, which is a thickening of the lens of the eye.

The lens of the eye can become cloudy.

-- High blood sugar levels can eventually result in the formation of cataracts, an opacity in the lens of the eye which can obstruct vision.

Cataract is an opacification (clouding) of the lens of the eye, and is not, itself, a painful condition, but can have some painful consequences such as glaucoma.

Clouding of the lens of the eye, that results in blurry vision.

A cataract describes any opacity in the normally clear lens of the eye, and prevents light from reaching the retina at the back of the eye, sometimes eventually leading to blindness.

Juvenile Cataracts are a congenital opacity of the lens of the eye due to abnormal early degeneration of the lens tissue.

An opacity in the lens of the eye is most commonly attributed to either a cataract or sclerosis of the eye.

If the cloudiness seems to be limited to the inner most circle of the eye (the part which is normally black and clearly defined), this means that the lens of the eye is affected, and that your dog has a possible cataract.

Cataract formation in the lenses of the eye occurs steadily throughout the life of dogs and cats.

Cataracts occur when the lens of the eye becomes thickened and loses its translucence.

Cataracts cause a cloudiness in the lens of the eye, and can greatly hinder your dog's vision.

Dogs most often suffer from senile, or «old age,» cataracts; almost all dogs older than eight years suffer some degree of cloudiness to the lens of the eye.

Cataracts turn the clear lens of the eye cloudy and opaque and ultimately result in blindness.

Nuclear sclerosis results in a cloudy appearance to the lens of the eye but is less harmful than cataracts because it does not greatly affect the vision of your pet.

Eye Disease Hereditary cataracts, which manifest themselves with opacity in the lens of the eye, are a common eye problem in Golden Retrievers.

Lens Luxation Lens Luxation is an inherited eye disease that involves dislocation of the lens of the eye, which may slip forward or backward.

Cataracts A cataract is any loss of transparency of the lens of the eye.

Changes in the refractive index of the lens of the eye and nuclear cataracts have been observed in animals, with the use of this drug.

In these dogs, uncontrolled high blood sugar eventually causes the lenses of the eye to loose clarity.

The lens of the eye is situated behind the iris, the colored part of the eye.

Cataracts are easily seen by the owner as the lens of the eye will cloud over presenting a haze over the eye.