Eye Care
 Tuesday, 31 August 2010 17:42 |  Written by Husn |  | 
Dark Circles: Dark circles under the eyes are an extremely common and distressing issue. Dark circles are the second most common dermatological complaint after acne.
Dark circles - Did you ever wonder why you get them? Heredity is the primary cause of dark circles. The genes related to dark circles are actually the genes that cause weakened capillaries in the skin around your eyes. Skin tone, including transparency of the skin, is also inherited and can make dark circles appear more dramatic. A variety of other factors can influence or cause the appearance of dark circles under the eyes 1.Exposure to the sun can exacerbate your dark circles. Sunlight darkens the skin by raising melanin levels and bringing melanin to the surface of the skin. These boosted melanin levels make dark circles look darker. 2.In some rare cases, lack of vitamins can cause dark circles under the eyes. This is relatively uncommon. Nevertheless, if you're not eating a balanced healthy diet, you may see dark circles. And sometimes changing to a more healthy diet can help to diminish those dark circles 3.Lack of sleep makes your skin pale, which emphasizes your dark circles. Anything else that makes your skin pale, like fatigue or illness, makes your dark circles much more noticeable. 4.Pregnancy and menstruation also frequently makes your skin pale. Many people associate dark circles with hormones, but the hormones don't cause dark circles, just paleness. 5.Age makes dark circles even worse. As we age, the skin of our faces becomes thinner. Thinner skin allows the discoloration of dark circles to be seen more easily, and dark circles become much more obvious.
Dark Circles - Home Remedies 1. Put sliced cucumber over your eyes to treat dark circles. Last Updated (Tuesday, 31 August 2010 17:57) Thursday, 19 August 2010 10:00 | Written by Geeta | |
Six-year-olds with a squint are significantly less likely to be invited to birthday parties than their peers with normally aligned eyes, suggests new research. |
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Wednesday, 18 August 2010 10:00 | Written by Geeta | |
In one of only two studies of its kind, scientists demonstrate that non-viral gene therapy can delay the onset of some forms of eye disease and preserve vision. The team developed nanoparticles to deliver therapeutic genes to the retina and found that treated mice temporarily retained more eyesight than controls. The study brings researchers closer to a non-viral gene therapy treatment for degenerative eye disorders. Monday, 16 August 2010 01:00 | Written by Geeta | |
The easy accessibility of the eye and the established link between specific genetic defects and ocular disorders offer hope for using gene therapy to provide long-term therapeutic benefit. Two new reports describe the effective replacement of a human gene to preserve photoreceptor function in a mouse model of severe retinal degeneration. |
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