News tagged with eyelid procedure

Doctors perform brain surgery via eyelid

When Liane Lefever complained to her doctor about a persistent ear ache, an examination found a much more serious problem: a brain tumor.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 3




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Boston hospital performs 2nd full-face transplant

(AP) -- Doctors at a Boston hospital have performed the nation's second full-face transplant, less than a month after the first.

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created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New glaucoma test allows earlier, more accurate detection

Cumbersome glaucoma tests requiring a visit to the ophthalmologist could soon be history thanks to a home test developed by an engineer at the University of Arizona.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scarless brain surgery is new option for patients

Surgeons at UW Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle and at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine have determined that transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) is a safe, effective ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows newborns learn while asleep

(PhysOrg.com) -- Newborn infants can sleep as much as 18 hours a day. But contrary to popular belief, babies aren't just blissfully dozing in between feedings.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Full face transplant, with tear ducts, a world first

French doctors have carried out a successful full-face transplant -- eyelids, tear ducts and all -- on a 35-year-old man, the hospital where the operation took place confirmed on Thursday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Vanderbilt Doctors Warn to Protect Your Eyes from the Sun's Damaging Rays

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to damaging sun rays, skin protection is a top priority for many. But there is another area that needs to be brought into focus -- the eyes.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Shortcut through eyelid gives surgeons less-invasive approach to fix brain fluid leaks

Surgeons at Johns Hopkins have safely and effectively operated inside the brains of a dozen patients by making a small entry incision through the natural creases of an eyelid to reach the skull and deep brain.

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created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep apnea linked to hard-to-diagnose eye disorders

A British study finds that the condition known as floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) is strongly associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), implying that when doctors see FES in a patient, they should also look for OSA, and ...

Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Artificial muscles restore ability to blink, save eyesight

(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Like mother, like daughter, at least around the eyes

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research suggests the old saying commonly told to husbands-to-be is true, that if you want to know what your wife will look like, look at her mother.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 weblog


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