Cornea

Each day while walking through the dorms, in the halls, and in the restrooms I see it. My skin crawls just seeing how normalized this inhumanity is. Now I’m not talking about some horrific criminal behavior, some deliberate heinous act. The atrocity I am seeing is as inconspicuous and tame as a simple tube of mascara. I am talking about the widespread use of animal testing on the cosmetic products we use every day. From hairspray to lip gloss, beauty products are routinely tested for harmful…

If you were handed the power to save someone’s life, I bet you all would take it. But what you might not realize, is that you all have the power to save someone’s life. There are 123,000 men, women and children currently in need of a lifesaving organs. In fact, every 10 minutes another name is added to the waiting list. You can save some of their lives by donating much needed organs after you’ve passed or even while you’re living. In my essay, I am going to discuss the topic of whether organ…

Introduction: Age related change is one of the most common causes of vision loss around the world, affecting between 30 to 50 million people worldwide. As suggestive of the name, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is most prevalent in adults over the age of 60. Of the cases of AMD, about 90 percent are dry AMD for which no effective treatment exists [1]. The retina is the nerve tissue lining the inside of the eye which begins the conversion of light into vision. The macula,…

n the late 1800s animal testing emerged as a way of testing human inventions before applying them to a human organism. Due to the lack of technology, animals seemed to be the most accurate way to predict a human’s reaction to a product before risking the life of a person. While this practice might have been one of the better options in the past, it is unreliable and needs to be eradicated. Every year approximately 17-22 million animals are used in research testing. Not all of the testing is…

advantages to using sunglasses is, that even a great pair that completely blocks out UV light and is durable, costs less than $50. “For about $40, you can get a pair that offers 100% protection against ultra-violet rays” says Dr.Duker, director of the cornea surgery service at the Massachusetts Eye Infirmary(4). This shows that most people can afford to buy sunglasses that will protect their eyes from extensive sunlight damage. $40 is almost nothing compared to the cost of cataract surgery,…

Blindness is related to some cornea problems and optic nerves disorder. Furthermore, diseases like diabetes, glaucoma, and stroke can lead to blindness if they become more serious and extreme (2). Also, it is caused by inherited genes that carry this illness from the parents or grandparents…

This test is usually tested on rabbits. In this test, the rabbits are in full- body restraints while the substance is being dripped into their eyes and onto their skin. Then the laboratory technicians monitored and record the damage to the cornea and other tissues in and near the rabbits’ eyes. This test is very painful for the rabbit, in which can causes them to be blind, have inflamed skin, bleeding and cloudy eyes. The end results for the Draize test is Death. The rabbits has stronger…

My whole life I have wanted to do something that reflects my love and compassion for others. Many people go through college not knowing exactly what career best suits them. A career should not be chosen by your parents or based on the annual salary; it should be pursued out of our own desire and passion. I believe that a calling, as opposed to a profession, starts early in life. It is a voice, the ghost of a thought, which starts in the back of your mind. It tells you that this, and nothing…

Presbyopia Presbyopia, which quite literally means ‘”aging eye” or “old eye”, is a very common age-related eye condition that can make it very difficult for people to see things up close. When presbyopia begins to develop, usually around the age of forty, you’ll find that the natural lens and areas surrounding these parts of your eyes will have become slightly rigid and in some cases, too rigid to focus from a distance to close up and then back again. Although this inability to see images…

that cause angiogenesis and that caused tumors to grow immensely, but he had to find the chemical that caused this to gain trust and acceptance in the science community. He tried every different chemical he could find by placing the chemical in the cornea and seeing if the blood vessels would grow. He tested dozens until he found the right one. He did not give up after the many failures but continued to persevere like I would in my research, he had passion as do…