The Claim: Eye Exercises Can Enhance Your Vision

Monday, May 25, 2009

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For almost a century, eye exercises have been promoted as a way to strengthen vision and ease nearsightedness and astigmatism, much like exercise for the body trims fat and improves health.

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The first day after trabeculectomy, a patient with primary open angle glaucoma presents with a bleb that is almost flat, a very shallow anterior chamber, and vision decreased from 20/30 to 20/100. The IOP is 1 to 2 mmHg. What is the most likely cause?
1. Aqueous misdirection (malignant glaucoma)
2. Pupillary block
3. Early failure of the bleb with episcleral fibrosis
4. Ciliary body shut down
5. Bleb leak
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The Claim: Eye Exercises Can Enhance Your Vision

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The first day after trabeculectomy, a patient with primary open angle glaucoma presents with a bleb that is almost flat, a very shallow anterior chamber, and vision decreased from 20/30 to 20/100. The IOP is 1 to 2 mmHg. What is the most likely cause?

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