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they are pririly doing either glaucoma or cornea, anthey also do some cataract contbute to the main volume. so, ware able to identify those cases that ne a little extra attention are gregated fr the pool. >> reporter: angeyulu was a high-isk case, given his hypeension and obesity. >> you st have a margin is about five to ten nutes to get theurgery done. >> reporter: about ten nvous minutes later, dr. aravi had remod a particularly tough, leatheryataract. the cataract was a little obstinate, but ings went on well. he'll get abt 95% vision tomoow. so, when you see him torrow, you'll s a very different man, more confident. >> reporter: by the enof this day, dr. aravindnd his colleagues did about 300 rgeries, about half of them ee of charge. increasingly, however, patnts e seen outside the hospital. telemedicineonnects doctors to satellite clinic and today's eye camps fer much more on site, om grinding eye glass lenses digital scans. ar the camp, a satellite tru beamed hh resolution images to ecialists at theospital. technology has improved car and it has also brght down costs, notly for the i
they are pririly doing either glaucoma or cornea, anthey also do some cataract contbute to the main volume. so, ware able to identify those cases that ne a little extra attention are gregated fr the pool. >> reporter: angeyulu was a high-isk case, given his hypeension and obesity. >> you st have a margin is about five to ten nutes to get theurgery done. >> reporter: about ten nvous minutes later, dr. aravi had remod a particularly tough, leatheryataract. the cataract was a...
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they are primarily doing either glaucoma or cornea, and they also do some cataract to contribute to the main volume. so, we are able to identify those cases that need a little extra attention are segregated from the pool. >> reporter: angeneyulu was a high-risk case, given his hypertension and obesity. >> you just have a margin is about five to ten minutes to get the surgery done. >> reporter: about ten nervous minutes later, dr. aravind had removed a particularly tough, leathery cataract. >> the cataract was a little obstinate, but things went on well. he'll get about 95% vision tomorrow. so, when you see him tomorrow, you'll see a very different man, more confident. >> reporter: by the end of this day, dr. aravind and his colleagues did about 300 surgeries, about half of them free of charge. increasingly, however, patients are seen outside the hospital. telemedicine connects doctors to satellite clinics, and today's eye camps offer much more on site, from grinding eye glass lenses to digital scans. near the camp, a satellite truck beamed high resolution images to specialists at the ho
they are primarily doing either glaucoma or cornea, and they also do some cataract to contribute to the main volume. so, we are able to identify those cases that need a little extra attention are segregated from the pool. >> reporter: angeneyulu was a high-risk case, given his hypertension and obesity. >> you just have a margin is about five to ten minutes to get the surgery done. >> reporter: about ten nervous minutes later, dr. aravind had removed a particularly tough,...
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. >> we saw smoke but the reason we saw smoke was because our corneas were burned. >> reporter: thisf thing has happened in scho gyms all over the country. sometimes the damage is far more severe. >> basically the equivalent of lying in a tanning bed with our eyes wide open. >> reporter: that's how these elementary cool teachers in oregon described what happened to them. they're still suffering from eye injuries from 2004. one teacher believes her eyes are permanently damaged after spending an entire day under a broken light. >>it's more and more painful and seems to be proceeding give getting -- progressively getting worse over time. >> reporter: they persuaded oregon's governor to sign a law removing type r lights from the state's public schools. >> i think most health care practitioners don't know about it. i'm not at all surprised. i suspect if we had -- if we could go around the united states there would be cases now and then in virtually every state. >> reporter: het bulb manufacturers have warnings on the outside of the packaging but dr. shaftner thinks that's not enough. ther
. >> we saw smoke but the reason we saw smoke was because our corneas were burned. >> reporter: thisf thing has happened in scho gyms all over the country. sometimes the damage is far more severe. >> basically the equivalent of lying in a tanning bed with our eyes wide open. >> reporter: that's how these elementary cool teachers in oregon described what happened to them. they're still suffering from eye injuries from 2004. one teacher believes her eyes are permanently...
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. >> Él naciÓ con una condición ena que la cÓrnea se formó pero de una manera incompleta, no fue como braille, y a entregarme para ser astronauta. >> a pesar de su impedimento, alfred es un indio lleno de sueÑos y metas en la vida. Él quiere estudiar pero desafortunadamente no cuenta con el dinero para comprar la mÁquina del sistema braille, con el que las personas invidentes leen y escriben. pero les tengo buenas noticias: ustedes pueden tener el privilegio de ayudarlo a que logre su sueÑo con donaciones a la cuenta bancaria que aparece en pantalla. mÁs adelante, regreso de este caÑo cadÁver al con mÁs sorpresas. >> gracias, paola. alfred estÁ en estados unidos gracias a la ayuda del hospital de niÑos del hospital jackson. si desea ayudar a la fundaciÓn puede hacerlo a travÉs de una pÁgina de internet. www.internationalkidspark.org. >> un abrazote para fredd cÁrdenas. >> voy a mandarle un saludo muy especial a toda las personas queridas que he dejado en colombia. muchos deseos y bendiciones. ♪ >> ah, bueno, estamos viendo... porque ha llegado el momento de Échate pa'cÁ. todo lo que e
. >> Él naciÓ con una condición ena que la cÓrnea se formó pero de una manera incompleta, no fue como braille, y a entregarme para ser astronauta. >> a pesar de su impedimento, alfred es un indio lleno de sueÑos y metas en la vida. Él quiere estudiar pero desafortunadamente no cuenta con el dinero para comprar la mÁquina del sistema braille, con el que las personas invidentes leen y escriben. pero les tengo buenas noticias: ustedes pueden tener el privilegio de ayudarlo a...
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pamplona, terminÓ trÁgicamente por la muerte de un hombre corneado, las imÁgenes muestra como el toro cÓrnea a ver las condiciones del clima. (informaciÓn en pantalla) vamos a pasar por mÁs de despierta amÉrica, y ahÍ estÁn los muchachos, muchos olvidan sus mascotas en los coches, puede creerlo. >> no voy a dejar mi pecesito en el agua.h@ >> ese viernes, mete positivismo al asunto. >> sigan dejado a niÑos. >> se a cabo el tema ya. fÍjese bien, sobre todo usted que ha tenido la fortuna de vivir con una mujer. >> bendiciÓn. >> abre el closet y esta el guardarropa lleno, y dicen ¿que me pongo? a una mujer le toma 16 minutos elegir la ropa que se van a poner. si es viernes. >> no estoy de acuerdo porque se tarda como 40 minutos. >> si es viernes se lleva a 36 minutos, o sÁbado en la noche. y los 16 minutos baja a 14 civiles el domingo en la maÑana. >> ¿cuanto tiempo tardas tÚ? >> depende, si amanezco infeliz, no me cabe la ropa, y me voy cambiando unas 20 o 30 minutos. si amanezco delgada. Él depende como te sientes. hoy amanecÍ rosada. >> yo me tardo, yo lo hago en la noche porque no me out ha
pamplona, terminÓ trÁgicamente por la muerte de un hombre corneado, las imÁgenes muestra como el toro cÓrnea a ver las condiciones del clima. (informaciÓn en pantalla) vamos a pasar por mÁs de despierta amÉrica, y ahÍ estÁn los muchachos, muchos olvidan sus mascotas en los coches, puede creerlo. >> no voy a dejar mi pecesito en el agua.h@ >> ese viernes, mete positivismo al asunto. >> sigan dejado a niÑos. >> se a cabo el tema ya. fÍjese bien, sobre todo usted...
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it helps repair a damaged cornea. if someone has had a chemical splash into their eye.versity of miami is the first u.s. hospital to try this. they are in the middle of the procedure. we don't know exactly if it is successful or not. let's take a look at how it works. what happens is that dentists go in and actually remove a person's together, their canine together to be specific. they take a part of that together and turn it into an implant, which goes on the top of the eye to help repair the damaged corn na. now, this is done in europe and asia. in fact, it has been done hundreds of times. >> what is there about a together that does that? >> there is something about the material in the together that can act to protect. they have to grind it down. to cover up and help repair that damage. >> this is a viable cure for all types of blindness? >> only a viable cure for people who have cornual damage. there are loss of reasons that people are blind. >> is there likelihood we will see more of this in the united states? >> it is possible. right now, doctors use a form of plas
it helps repair a damaged cornea. if someone has had a chemical splash into their eye.versity of miami is the first u.s. hospital to try this. they are in the middle of the procedure. we don't know exactly if it is successful or not. let's take a look at how it works. what happens is that dentists go in and actually remove a person's together, their canine together to be specific. they take a part of that together and turn it into an implant, which goes on the top of the eye to help repair the...
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of viruses can get trapped beneath the lens, between the lens and the surface of your eye or your cornea and cleanse them and, probably, one of the simplest things to do is make sure your hands are clean first and handle your contacts with clean fingers and then you want to wet the lens, with the disinfect tenant solution and basically rub the lens. >> gregg: i have the greatest solution of all, what i did after wearing contact lenses, for 30 years, lasik surgery. >> julie: i know, lasik, everybody tells me -- >> gregg: i'll talk you into it. >> julie: i'm a scaredy-cat, i prefer the contact lendses. >> auto doctor, thanks for being with us. >> thanks again for having me. >> julie: governor sarah palin speaking tonight, 7:00 p.m., eastern, i'm going to carry it for you, live, live remarks, a farewell speech on the fox report. tonight. yes. discount! do you own a home? yes. discount! are you going to buy online? yes! discount! isn't getting discounts great? yes! there's no discount for agreeing with me. yeah, i got carried away. happens to me all the time. helping you save money -- now, t
of viruses can get trapped beneath the lens, between the lens and the surface of your eye or your cornea and cleanse them and, probably, one of the simplest things to do is make sure your hands are clean first and handle your contacts with clean fingers and then you want to wet the lens, with the disinfect tenant solution and basically rub the lens. >> gregg: i have the greatest solution of all, what i did after wearing contact lenses, for 30 years, lasik surgery. >> julie: i know,...
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they're taking tissue from inside a tooth to repair damaged corneas.n successful in europe and asia. it would be a first in the u.s. >>> this kansas teen we fed up with last summer's high gas prices, so he decided to do something about it. he built himself an electric car. he says he used plans from the internet and replaced his car's engine with an electronic forklift motor. >>> and finally a slippery situation in turkey here at the annual oil wrestling festival. wow, simply put a bunch of men get together, they drench each other in olive oil and try to pin each other to the ground. this would be better if they weren't wearing jeans, because it would be harder to hold on to each other. it would make it much more difficult because right now you can grab the guy by the seat of his pants. >> maybe like a sumo wrestling outfit. >> that is the oldest wrestling festival in the world. olive oil, though, fabulous for the skin. absorbs right in. wonderful. >> a lot better than sun block. >> well, you should use sun block too. sanjay's going to come up here and
they're taking tissue from inside a tooth to repair damaged corneas.n successful in europe and asia. it would be a first in the u.s. >>> this kansas teen we fed up with last summer's high gas prices, so he decided to do something about it. he built himself an electric car. he says he used plans from the internet and replaced his car's engine with an electronic forklift motor. >>> and finally a slippery situation in turkey here at the annual oil wrestling festival. wow, simply...