anatomy and physiology

26 Dec Vision Development

Posted at 10:42h in anatomy and physiology by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Vision development requires the combination of many systems: the eyes need to form and then learn to communicate with the brain. It takes longer than you think....

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11 Dec What is the Visual Cortex?

Posted at 09:51h in anatomy and physiology by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Here's how the eye connects to our brain and gives us "vision."...

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13 Nov Anti-VEGF Eye Injections

Posted at 10:12h in anatomy and physiology, Eye Diseases, Macular Degeneration, Treatments by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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"VEGF" is a protein that can cause diabetic retinopathy and wet macular degeneration. Here's why injections in the eye work so well....

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30 Oct What is High Myopia?

Posted at 09:49h in anatomy and physiology, Eye Diseases, Eye Exams, Eye Health by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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High myopia, defined as a prescription of -6.00 or greater may lead to long term visual problems, such as retinal detachment....

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23 Oct What are Refractive Errors?

Posted at 14:17h in anatomy and physiology, Contact Lenses, Cornea, Vision Correction by Randall Wong 0 Comments

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Refractive errors are those conditions which can be reversed or improved with prescription lenses or contact lenses....

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09 Oct What is the Cornea?

Posted at 08:13h in anatomy and physiology by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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The structure of the eye has no blood vessels and is responsible for 2/3 of the focusing power of the eye?...

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31 Jul The Fascinating Visual System

Posted at 11:25h in anatomy and physiology by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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Our visual system has evolved from a combination of highly specialized structures of the human eye....

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03 Jul Corneal Hypoxia

Posted at 11:01h in anatomy and physiology, Conjunctivitis, Cornea, Eye Health, Uncategorized by Gregory H. Scimeca, M.D. 0 Comments

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The cornea has no blood supply and must get it's oxygen through diffusion from the tears. Inadequate oxygenation is called hypoxia and commonly occurs with contact lenses....

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