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ERTI KEMERDEKAAN

Kita mencari hanya yang tulen dan jati
sekadar hidup mengerti dan berbudi
dan bumi akan subur, makmur dan mewah
jika kita bekerja dan berikrar hidup bersama

tanah air memberi banyak
mesra mendakap kita
kemerdekaan mendorong kita berdiri dan berbakti
dan dalam alaf baru
semangat kita wajar padu berjalan kita
atas nama tanah air dan bangsa
bangga kerana merdeka
megah kerana bahagia.

A. Samad Said

IIUM Optometry Clinic: At glance

Vision and Mission

Main Entrance

Reception Counter

Patients Waiting Area 1

15 Consultation Room (including Pediatric Consultation Room)

-no queue is necessary-

Patients Waiting Area 2

Patients Waiting Area 3
-comfortable..isn't it?-

HOYA Simulation Center

-Real Experience on Progressive Addition Lenses, just like home-

-Not merely on visualisation, it must be practical!-

Varilux Experience

Ophthalmic Dispensary

-automated dispensing machine, for the best spectacle quality and patients satisfaction-

Look into it

Wide range of Spectacle Frames and Contact Lens Modalities for you to choose

Contact Lenses Verification

-we'll make sure the contact lenses delivered are in good condition and suit patients eyes-

Grand Seiko Binocular Autorefractor
-machine-reading error is minimized-

Oculus Pentacam

-it measures your corneal thickness and more, precisely-

Nidex Non-Mydriatic Fundus Camera

-without dilating drug, high resolution retina images can be captured and analyzed-

Corneal Topographer and Humphrey Visual Field Analyzer

-your corneal contour and visual field are possible to be monitored, accurately-

Peili-Robson and FACT Contrast Sensitivity Chart
-your eyes may see letters like others but they may not in same contrast-

Consultation Room
-we make it condusive and welcoming, professional approach-

Phoropter

-eye examination procedures wouldn't take longer time than before-

'We put 'I care' in the Eye Care'

Mentor-Mentee Bowling Match

Assalamualaikum and good evening everyone!

What a nice weekend right?

I have discussed with Br. Muziman and Mdm. Arni last friday about our Mentor-Mentee Programme. We planned to organise a Bowling Match after the Eid break. Don't worry, it is not compulsory to all. Only for those who are interested to be in. We're not yet decided the exact time and venue for the match and still looking for it. Do you have any suggestion?

'The IOptoSS: We promote friendship'

Biosynthetic corneas restore vision to humans

A study made public this Wednesday has shown that biosynthetic corneas can and do restore eyesight in humans. Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa in Canada, along with Linköping University in Sweden, conducted a clinical trial using ten Swedish patients with advanced keratoconus or central corneal scarring. Each patient had the damaged corneal tissue in one eye surgically replaced with a biosynthetic cornea made from synthetically cross-linked recombinant human collagen. After two years, six of the patients’ vision had improved. After being fitted with contact lenses, their vision was comparable to that of someone who had received a real human cornea transplant.

"This study is important because it is the first to show that an artificially fabricated cornea can integrate with the human eye and stimulate regeneration," said Dr. May Griffith, who holds positions at OHRI, the University of Ottawa and Linköping. "With further research, this approach could help restore sight to millions of people who are waiting for a donated human cornea for transplantation."

Over a decade ago, Dr. Griffith started developing biosynthetic corneas in Ottawa, using laboratory-produced human collagen molded into the shape of a cornea – collagen is what “real” corneas are made from, too. After extensive testing, she began her collaboration with Dr. Per Fagerholm, an eye surgeon at Linköping, to provide the first-in-human experience with biosynthetic cornea implantation.

The patients in the trial didn’t experience any rejection reaction or require long-term immune suppression, which are complications that sometimes occur when human tissue is transplanted. During the two-year follow-up period, the researchers observed nerves and cells from the patients’ own corneal material growing into the implants, ultimately resulting in normal-looking “regenerated” corneas. The biosynthetic corneas also became sensitive to touch, and stimulated tear production to keep the eye oxygenated.

"We are very encouraged by these results and by the great potential of biosynthetic corneas," said Dr. Fagerholm. "Further biomaterial enhancements and modifications to the surgical technique are ongoing, and new studies are being planned that will extend the use of the biosynthetic cornea to a wider range of sight-threatening conditions requiring transplantation."


Retrieved from gizmag.com,'Biosynthetic corneas restore vision to humans'
by Ben Coxworth on 25th August 2010

Thanks Mr Haziezan for sharing this articles!

Pandangan Mata Sebagai Anak Panah Iblis

Mata adalah antara ni'mat yang dikurniakan oleh Allah s.w.t. yang tiada ternilai. 'Ulama ada menyebut, amal 'ibadat yang dilakukan selama 500 tahun pun belum mampu melebihi berat ni'mat pandangan sebelah mata apabila kedua-duanya ditimbang. Hal ini dapat dipelajari daripada kisah seorang ahli ibadat yang meminta kepada Allah agar dia dimasukkan ke dalam syurga dengan sebab amalannya tersebut, dan bukannya dengan rahmat Allah.

Berhubung dengan usaha hafazan Al-Quran, bagaimanakah mungkin hati yang penuh dengan noda ma'siat hasil daripada pandangan haram dapat menerima ayat Al-Quran, maka lebih-lebih lagi untuk menjaganya dengan baik dalam ingatan?

Berikut dimuatkan sebuah hadits qudsi yang mulia berkenaan pandangan mata, mudah-mudahan memberikan manfaat kepada kita dengan izin Allah s.w.t.

"Pandangan mata itu adalah sebuah anak panah daripada panah-panah Iblis. Maka barangsiapa meninggalkannya (mengelakkannya daripada melihat wanita) kerana takut kepada-Ku, nescaya Aku ganti dengan iman yang dirasakan lazat-manisnya dalam hatinya."

Riwayat Thabrani dan Hakim daripada Ibnu Mas'ud.

New link was added to IOptoSS!

Thanks for visiting us Richard L. Anderson, O.D


He just shared us a useful link on Myopia Control. Watch this video http://www.myopiaprevention.org/holden_video.html

Dr. Anderson, O.D is the only FOAA orthokeratologist in Ventura Country. He was recently distinguished by being named a Fellow of the Orthokeratology Academy of America (FOAA)

"I read your post about myopia control and think it is great that students are learning about this area of practice. It is a hot topic of study right now all over the world, but especially in Asia due to the high incidence of myopia there"



....IIUM Optometry Clinic also offers Orthokeratology Service in our Contact Lens Clinic.......

Myopia Control: Is it possible to do so? (Part 1)

These are some useful informations that we can share from the 3rd ASEAN Optometric Conference 2010

1. The progression of refractive error in one person is contributed by two major factors: Nature & Nuture.
2. It is said that minus lense leads eye to grow longer while plus lense will reduce the growth. Reduced growth?
3. Peripheral Defocus cause myopia to progress in children.

Contribution of Myopia Progression

• Sustained near vison tasks - When we do intense near tasks without break, we are actually causing myopic far point to shift.
• Frequent change in accommodation - Induced contraction of ciliary muscle leads to an elongation of the axial lenght of the eye ball.
• Print size - Smaller the print size, more accommodation is needed to keep it clear on the retina.

So, what are the possible mechanism that we can do stop reduce the myopic progression? They said - Outdoor activities!

• In a day light, we accommodate lesser as compared to dark room.
  
• Our pupils are constricted in light, hence we can have greater depth of focus.


• Dopamine and Vitamin D in sunlight seem to inhibit the eye growth in certain circumstances.
  

'The Eye Digest' stated that 'the progression of myopia in school children is slower during the summer holidays'. Is it true?

Journal for you to look up - 'The Influence of Study Habit on Myopia in Jewish Teenager' (Google it!)

"The IOptoSS: We aid you to think, without the box!"

..............our next post will discuss more details on optometric approaches in controlling myopia......