Eye contact

that affects one or both of the eyes. In about half of the cases, the cause of uveitis is unknown. However, in the cases were a cause has been discovered, it has been things such as and injury or surgery of the eye, and autoimmune disorder such as Ankylosing Spondylitis (a type of arthritis), an inflammatory disorder such as Crohn’s disease (inflammation of bowels and digestive tract), an infection such as Lyme disease or West Nile virus, or a cancer that affects the eyes. The first symptoms are…

The cat inches through the open window with ease. The long black cat strides through the hospital. Its sleek fur shining on the cold moon filled night. Door to door, deciding his next victim. Room 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The endless rooms he passes by. He takes no interest in any. The cat roams through the massive building to find one room. A plaque next to the door reads room 343, Steve rodriguez. The cat walks into the room to see a man about the age of 71. He is laying down and hears the cat. He…

Heterochromia is a birth defect in which a person’s two eyes are different colors. There are three types of Heterochromia. The three types of Heterochromia are called Sectoral Heterochromia, Central Heterochromia, and Complete Heterochromia. Each type affects the appearance of a person’s eye color in a different way. It can affect anyone, even animals. Additionally, Heterochromia is more common in animals such as cats and dogs. About 6 out of every 1,000 people have Heterochromia. However,…

to bed one night thinking it would be a normal night, but little did he know that in the night he would be killed by the insane narrator. In the story ,The Tell Tale Heart, the insane narrator killed the old man because of his “vulture eye”. He thought that the eye could see who he truly is. The police came to the house to investigate a scream a neighbor heard in the night. The police were falling for his act but then the narrator heard the old man's beating heart The heart beat was actually…

Dacryocystitis , the inflammation of lacrimal sac and duct has been known from the earliest times due to its grosser manifestations involving cosmetic defects on face. For a long time, swelling near the medial canthus was considered as a soft tissue infection known as “Aegylops”. It was in the middle of the first century that it could be recognized as a disease of the lacrimal passage when Versalius and Fallopius22 described the lacrimal sac with accuracy. George E Stahl23 showed that the…

Tino sat in the livingroom, reading, as he heard Berwald enter from behind the house, through the kitchen door. He gulped and looked up, scared of meeting the Swede’s intimidating gaze. Having stripped of his coat and shoes, Berwald walked into the living room, determined to make Tino smile at him. He had noticed, that the Fin was cold before, thus deciding to make fire. “Tino.” He murmured “I chopped wood.” Tino nodded quickly, lowering his head, as he pretended to be very focused on the book…

your joints and have eye problems, the issues may be medical related. Frequent dislocation of joints may be caused by a connective tissue disorder called Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is due to a genetic mutation of the collagen in nearly each of your body's cells. Other common symptoms of EDS include muscle stiffness and tightness, popping or clicking joints when moving, and clumsiness. Now, you may be wondering how can these issues relate to the eyes. It's because your eyes are 80% collagen.…

I was recently at a location and was asked “How do I get out of the truck and get to wear Shiny shoes”? I was a bit taken by surprise and never really considered the possible answer before. I gave the standard work hard and you will get there. Sitting in the airport I had to ask myself that question. How did I get out of the truck? Were my shoes too shiny? I take care of them just like I took care of my work boots in the industry and in the military. Only now when I’m in certain airports I…

She felt alone in the quiet home, the only sound was her sniffling and crying. She was having the worst thoughts, her little blurry bubble of the world had been popped. She was devastated. This all started after a pretty normal day for sophia. She just finished her homework so she started to watch all the youtube videos she missed while she was in school. It got later she was supposed to be sleeping but she was a horrible sleeper so she just kept watching her videos. She finally decided to…

Sameen Shaw is a character in the tv show Person of Interest. She is a doctor turned operative for the U.S army. There is little information about her mother but that just she Iranian and was smuggled to the country when the terrorist attack. At the age of nine years old Shaw was involved in an automobile accident with her father losing his life. When she was told about the death of her father she showed no emotion, and did not even shed a tear despite losing the only family she had left. Shaw…