A tooth to restore vision: what seems like something out of a science fiction novel is, in fact, a medical reality. A rare procedure, called osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), uses a tooth ...

Short-sightedness can be corrected by placing a concave lens in front of the eye, as shown in the diagrams below. Someone who is long-sighted can see distant objects clearly, but they cannot focus ...

BS, University of Alabama Birmingham, Biology OD, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry Cornea and Contact Lens Residency ... a clinical attending in the Pediatric Clinic at UAB Eye ...

Pupil Hole in the middle of the iris. Allows light to pass through as it enters the eye. Lens Transparent, bi-convex, flexible disc behind the iris. It is attached to the ciliary muscles by the ...