A Heel spur is a calcium growth on the heel bone, which tends to develop due to the overload of the bottom of the foot resulting in a tear of the plantar fascia. Heel spurs may also be accompanied by pain.
Heel spurs occur mainly in people who play sports that involve running or jumping. The damage is commonly seen in those over 40.
Having shoes with poor support and shock absorption is linked to the onset of heel spurs.
Causes of heel spurs
The calf muscle is attached to the back of the heel bone through the achilles tendon....
Saturday, 13 April 2013
What is cataracts?
When you have cataracts the eye's lens will blur, and it is a frequent cause of vision impairment in older people. Ordinary age-related cataracts can be regarded as the body's natural aging.
Who gets cataracts?
You can get cataracts in all ages, but it occurs far more often in the older section of the population. The risk of getting cataracts increases Furthermore by smoking. At the same time, seen the disorder often associated with various diseases and treatments. For example, in connection with diabetes, with other eye...
Every time you're outside, you are not only exposing your skin but also your eyes to the Sun's harmful UV rays. UV radiation is invisible, but can be found everywhere. Water, snow, sand and concrete all reflect the sunlight, which means that you are not necessarily protected under a parasol. 90% of UV light penetrates also through light cloud cover. Only rain, fog and low clouds reduces the exposure to UV-radiation significantly.
It is clinically proven that overexposure to UV radiation can damage the eyelids, the cornea and lens of the eye....
As we get older, our vision, we will need more light to be able to view quite sharply, and we are typically not able to focus just as well, as when we were younger.
In order to keep a good vision and healthy eyes, it is important to be aware of any changes in vision and go for regular checks at the optician or eye doctor.
How our eyes with change with time
We depend on our eyes throughout life. At every stage of our life we experience new adventures, all of which are enhanced by our vision. The first major change occurs as the infant, and...
A good eyesight requires two functioning eyes that are able to focus on the same object at the same time, irrespective of gaze direction, from two different angles. On the way, we are able to melt the pictures from our two eyes together into a single image, which means that we can view 3-dimensional.
Please also read the information brochure "3D-are you experiencing the world in three dimensions"
Not congenital
The ability to see is not congenital. It is only the Foundation, which is present at birth. Eyesight created within the first two years...
Vision is the ability to see and distinguish between details. It is not the same as Visual acuity. Visual acuity refers to the strength of glasses or contact lenses and is measured in diopters.
You can also read about the peripheral and central vision
Eyesight is the Visual resolution, as it says on the LSP. Eyesight measured on an eye chart, which consists of the letters, there will be smaller, the farther down on the Board you look.
The...
A new American study calls on coffee lovers to cut down on the black drink. Researchers have found a link between coffee and glaucoma.
According to researchers, people who drink at least three cups of coffee a day, the risk of developing glaucoma (glaucoma), which can lead to impaired vision or blindness.
Researchers from Harvard University, the United States has followed around 120,000 persons over 40 years from the 1980s to 2008, who had...
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