Sentences with phrase «which damage the eyes»

Vitamin C is crucial in protecting the body from free radicals — unstable molecules — which damage the eyes and cause disease.

Not exact matches

First, UV light is absorbed by the lens of your eye, which can cause cumulative damage over time like cataracts.
And where his purity and righteousness are most brutally and maliciously repudiated, then - against the surging indignation which would exact exorbitant payment of damages - let it be only in the exact measure, specifically, «eye for eye...»
Yellow squash also contains lutein and zeaxanthin, which are vital for maintaining eye health and reducing damage from free radicals.
One study published in the American Academy of Optometry's Optometry & Vision Science journal found that using goji berry daily as a dietary supplementation for 90 days increases plasma zeaxanthin and antioxidant levels significantly, which protect eyes from hypopigmentation and accumulation of oxidative stress compounds that can damage the macula.
The RS200 Evo 2 clearly took quite a bit of damage in the crash, which — we have to admit — brought a few tears to our eyes.
You guys are in a way as much to blame as le fraud for your inability to open your eyes which are blinded with love for your out of date god and see the damage both short and long term he is doing to our club.
Antigua goalkeeper Janiel Simon, a landscape gardener by trade, was forced to miss his side's World Cup qualifier against Cuba in the summer of 2008 after damaging his right eye with a «weed - whacker», which left him needing surgery with a «50/50» chance of regaining his sight.
Our practice utilizes scissors, which eliminates the risk of laser damage to the eyes, and allows our parents to be present.
There is a small risk that your baby may develop foetal varicella syndrome (FVS) which can cause issues with your baby including damaged skin, eye problems and issues with their brain, bladder and limbs.
Retinal cells contain three yellow pigments — lutein, zeaxanthin and meso - zeaxanthin — which absorb near - ultraviolet light, protecting the eye from its damaging effects and reducing glare.
Its purpose is to help people to effectively protect themselves from UV light, which causes sunburns, eye damage such as cataracts, skin aging, and skin cancer (see the section health effects of ultraviolet light).
Mice with this eye disease, which damages the optic nerve and causes vision loss, have higher levels of the immune molecule, which accumulates at retinal synapses before the neurons die.
When oxygen levels are restored to normal, the eye senses it as a lack of oxygen and responds by growing new blood vessels, which often leads to excessive growth and damage to vision.
Doctors in those jurisdictions may prescribe cannabis to treat or manage ailments ranging from glaucoma — an eye disease in which the optic nerve is damaged — to menstrual cramps.
«Eye degeneration can be seen as «collateral damage»,» as the birds adapt to their «nocturnal, lightless niche in which normal, functioning eyes are not necessary», says Stanley Sessions at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.
Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.
The most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness is diabetic retinopathy, which is caused by elevated blood sugar levels damaging the blood vessels of the retina and affects approximately 7.7 million Americans.
AMD develops slowly over decades, with the buildup of fatty protein deposits in the retina, which cause damage by blocking the flow of nutrients into the light - sensitive portion of the eye, and of waste products out.
In people with these conditions the photoreceptors, which transform light hitting the eye into electrical impulses, are damaged, preventing the brain from receiving image information.
When transplanted to an animal model of corneal blindness, these tissues are shown to repair the front of the eye and restore vision, which scientists say could pave the way for human clinical trials of anterior eye transplantation to restore lost or damaged vision.
Approximately 9 % of the world's adult population has diabetes, which can cause serious health problems such as heart disease, nerve damage, eye problems, and kidney disease.
A leading cause of blindness in the world especially for the elderly, glaucoma is caused by high intra-ocular pressure in the eye which then leads to damage to the optic nerve.
Such technologies generally use a camera to detect visual information that is relayed to an implant inside the eye, which effectively replaces the damaged photoreceptors.
In people with these conditions the retina's photoreceptors — which transform light hitting the eye into electrical impulses — are often damaged, preventing visual information from being sent to the brain.
Miss Restrepo - Schild added: «The human eye is incredibly sensitive, which is why foreign bodies like metal retinal implants can be so damaging, leading to inflammation and / or scaring.
Ivermectin, the established drug which successfully treats the infection, is known to be effective against minor damage caused to the front of the eye by the worm, but until now scientists had very little clear evidence about the drug's role in preventing more serious effects of infection, in particular damage to the optic nerve.
Among other evidence, its male skeleton bore damage to the skull, which scholars linked to an injury the ruler received when an arrow reportedly left him blind in his right eye.
If a mother is infected during pregnancy, she can transmit the parasite to her fetus, which can result in miscarriage, stillbirth, brain or eye damage, or hearing loss in her child.
Glaucoma is thought to be a disease in which the optic nerve sustains damage due to increased eye pressure, resulting in a restricted visual field.
Glaucoma comprises a group of eye diseases that cause pressure to build up in the eye, which damages the optic nerve and ultimately leads to blindness.
Glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in the United States, is characterized by increased pressure in the eye, which can damage the optic nerve.
Among the newly funded investigations are: the development of animal models of diabetic eye disease to learn how fenofibrate, a drug clinically - approved to treat cholesterol, protects the eye from diabetes - related damage; the development of a specialized camera to capture how the retina's rods and cones (responsible for turning light energy into shapes and colors) work in health and how they fail in retinal diseases; and the exploration of mechanisms by which intestinal tract bacteria impact the health of the eye.
Blood sugar is partially regulated by the hormone insulin, which is produced by the pancreas, if insulin levels are too low, or the body becomes resistant to its effects, type - 2 diabetes results and high blood sugar levels can cause serious health issues, including heart, kidney and eye damage.
In addition, sugar molecules are bonded to amino acids, which forms abnormal proteins and can potentially damage the eyes, your nerves system, skin, tendons, and membranes.
High blood sugar damages the blood vessels leading the the eye, which can lead to vision problems and blindness.
The pressure on the muscles and skin around the eye can cause damage to the lenses, which in turn can cause irritation to the eye.
Glaucoma, which refers to various eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, is the second most common cause of blindness in the U.S. Vitamin C also helps maintain connective tissue in the eye and may prevent macular degeneration.
Vitamin A is an antioxidant found in blueberries — 80 International Units per cup of berries — which also protects the eyes from damage caused by free radicals, and generally promotes eye health in a variety of ways.
I may add that some use of grape seed extract include complications related to diabetes, such as nerve and eye damage; vision problems, such as mucular degeneration (which can cause blindness); and swelling after an injury or surgery.
Its flesh is a concentrated source of the antioxidants betacarotene and anthocyanins (in purple - fleshed varieties), which offer protection against oxidative stress, congestion and free radicals damage to your eyes, skin and liver.
Without sleep your body can not repair day to day damage, which begins to show as the bags under your eyes grow and your skin tissue fades.
Parabens also cause detectable DNA damage according to a 2007 study which examined the common propyl paraben (shampoo, bath products, lotions) and butyl paraben (foundation, sunscreen, eye shadow).
Bright light can actually cause an inflammatory response in the eyes which can lead to damage of the optic nerve.
The depletion of antioxidants caused by free radicals can damage all sorts of tissues, particularly your eye cells which are necessary for proper vision.
This serum contains sodium hyaluronate and vitamins C and E which are used to nourish and hydrate the skin around the eye, as well as tetrahydrocurcumin, ferulic acid and antioxidants which helps the delicate skin protect against damage.
Unlike the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series which is more and more a mess of technical, balance and gameplay issues these days, Brave Soldiers delivers what is a nice, franchise - based fighting game, at first, i was expecting a simple fighting game with some button mashing, however, the game proved me wrong and i fell in love, the combo system, while easy, is a lot more deep than the one in the Naruto games, with all of the characters having two special attacks, two «burst attacks», a knock - away and a launcher respectively, a throw and an ultimate attack (called a «Big Bang Attack»), every character also has an universal dodge - action that sends them behind their enemies while spending one cosmo bar, making bar management that much precious and shielding you from a half - a-hour combo, unlike in the NUNS series, the fighting and the characters are nicely balanced, with every character being fun to play and viable at the same time, the game runs smoothly without frame - rate issues and the cell - shaded graphics, character models, arenas and effects alike are nice to the eye, battles are divided into rounds, with all the tiny nice stuff like character introductions and outros being intact (fun fact: the characters will even comment on their score after the battle), the game also features an awakening system, called the «Seventh Sense» awakening, unlike the NUNS awakening system which became severely unbalanced in the later game, every character simply gains a damage / defense boost, with the conditions being the same for all characters, eliminating situations when one character can use awakening at almost any point in the battle, or one awakening being drastically stronger than the other, the game has a story mode with three story arcs used to unlock characters, a collection mode, tournament modes, a survival mode, a series of special versus modes and online battle modes.
The violation of codes of conduct may damage the impartiality of missions in the eyes of the local population, which, in turn, may impede the implementation of its mandate.
My eyes are on the BMWs, Datsuns, and Porsches bunching and weaving on the pace lap, which is always a chance for mass collateral damage.
There screens are less damaging to the eyes and the perfect level of brightness (which can always be adjusted to ones taste and atmosphere).
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