Poking out an eye Feb 7, 2009
But you can cut or crush an eye, tearing through the front layers to the vitreous humor, a gooey gel like egg whites that fills much of the eyeball. That's called globe rupture. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
The fright stuff Mar 30, 2008
You wonder, for instance, how many six-year-old viewers of The Simpsons realise that the chainsaw eviscerations and eyeball stabbings in the Itchy and Scratchy segments don't count because they're satirical. But a lot of children's stories are more scary simply because movie-makers are taking them more seriously. (The Age)
Many children's squints go uncorrected Mar 24, 2008
Dr Leo said: "Some of the patients I talk to, they initially thought that to really realign the eye, you have to take the whole eyeball out, which is not true. It's actually quite simple surgery, you're operating around the eye, not even inside the eye.". For Mr Koh, he finally opted for surgery after attending an eye screening event at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Researchers discover second depth-perception method in brain Mar 17, 2008
To figure out the real three-dimensional layout of what it sees, DeAngelis says the brain needs one more piece of information and it pulls in this information from the motion of the eyeball itself. According to DeAngelis, the neurons in the middle temporal area of the brain are combining visual information and physical movement to extract depth information. (EurekAlert!)
You missed Dinosaur City ... Soriano to pitch! Mar 15, 2008
Lew, a little eyeball typo in your Anderson stats ... Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker he just do what he please. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Glaucoma Raises Risk of Death in Blacks Mar 15, 2008
In open-angle glaucoma, fluid cannot drain properly from the eyeball, leading to increased pressure within the eye and damage to the optic nerve. It may be treated with medication to lower pressure in the eye, and surgery may be performed to restore normal drainage. (MEDLINEplus)
Letters for Thursday, February 28, 2008 Feb 29, 2008
My husband and I asked for gravy in a pub in Cornwall once and came eyeball to eyeball with an unhappy publican. Not the done thing at all. (Missoulian, MT)
Injured in '41, Rickenbacker still the hero Feb 27, 2008
Twisting his head slightly, a jutting piece of metal gouged his left eyeball out of its socket, leaving it dangling on his cheek. (Fortunately, a doctor was later able to reinsert it, patch it and restore his vision. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Pirates Q&A with Dejan Kovacevic Feb 20, 2008
Anytime down here I feel like sitting down in the Eyeball Park on Seventh Street, I am one click away. Until tomorrow, when we begin the readers' portion of the Pittsburgh feature. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Officials' hands tied on hobby dog breeder Feb 5, 2008
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer. Monday, February 04, 2008. (The Palm Beach Post)
Butterfly Town, U.S.A. Feb 3, 2008
There's also a large jar containing a whale eyeball. Like the live monarchs fluttering in the nearby grove, it's a poignant reminder of animals' need for sanctuary. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The book game Jan 30, 2008
Don't expect to eyeball Brady's lady, though. As she did during the Pats' first two playoff games, Bundchen will be afforded ample security and stay far from the crowd, at least until the game's over. (Boston Globe)
Researchers Identify Brain's 'Eureka' Circuitry Jan 27, 2008
9, 2007) All vision, including reading this sentence, depends on a constant series of infinitesimal jumps by the eyeball that centers the retina on target objects--words or phrases in the case of reading. . (Science Daily)
Beyond a choke Jan 27, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. He's kneely there Novak Djokovic is overcome after beating Roger Federer in the Australian Open semi-finals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Wolfowitz Returns to US Government as Adviser Jan 26, 2008
It s this godless, lust of the eyeball, braindead country. 1. (New York Times)
The doctor will see you now! Jan 23, 2008
The eyeball pressure test, which involves briefly touching your eyeball with a probe called a tonometer, can be nerve-wracking. But it lasts only a second or so. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Medical Implants: The Inside Story Jan 19, 2008
A camera chip integrated into a pair of glasses transmits data to an array of electrodes inside the eyeball which stimulate retinal nerve cells ... The glaucoma sensor, a contact lens incorporating a strain gauge to monitor the pressure within the eyeball, is already being trialled with patients. (Science Daily)
The Lobotomist: A review Jan 19, 2008
First, physician Walter Freeman would peel open the patient's eyelid and insert an ice pick between the eyeball and the lid. He would tap the ice pick with a surgical hammer - or even a carpenter's mallet, if he was performing for a crowd and wanted to shock them - and break through the orbital cavity of the eye to the prefrontal lobe. (The Scientist)
Fresh Fossil Evidence Of Eye Forerunner Uncovered Jan 3, 2008
The palaeobiologist discovered that unlike all living vertebrate animals which includes everything from the jawless lamprey fish to humans placoderms had a different arrangement of muscles and nerves supporting the eyeball evidence of an intermediate stage between the evolution of jawless and jawed vertebrates ... These extinct placoderms had the eyeball still connected to the braincase by cartilage, as in modern sharks, and a primitive eye muscle arrangement as in living jawless fish ... Dr... (Science Daily)
Worth the wait Dec 21, 2007
Ah m/k put a coaster under fuggin cup before push your eyeball way to back of your head so you can see what you getting into. But I do agree with you on Darrell. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Parents rate the hottest holiday toys Dec 18, 2007
Parents can eyeball a toy's size or see how it works on video and then read reviews, both good and bad. Customers also upload their own pictures of products in action. (AZCentral -- Business)
One in the eye for intelligent design Dec 13, 2007
The eyeball was connected to the braincase by cartilage, as in modern sharks, and there was a primitive eye muscle arrangement as in living jawless fish. Dr Young said that arrangement was different from all modern vertebrates, in which there is a consistent pattern of tiny muscles for rotating each eyeball. (The Australian)
Scripps research scientists discover chemical triggers for aggression in mice Dec 7, 2007
The second is the main olfactory epithelium (MOE), found under the eyeball at the top back portion of the nasal cavity. Which of these two organs is the main starting point for the aggression pathway is somewhat controversial. (EurekAlert!)
When Surgeons Cut the Wrong Body Part Nov 29, 2007
Here in Atlanta, at a renowned eye clinic, the wrong eyeball was removed. Horrifying to think about. (New York Times)
Change would be costly Nov 26, 2007
For a half, Gailey s team stared down Georgia eyeball to eyeball. You look for excuses, you begin with this: He lost his quarterback. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Comprehensive-Universal-Body-Parts Solution Nov 13, 2007
How much would a wealthy, blind American spend for a perfectly good eyeball ... How much would a wealthy, blind American spend for a perfectly good eyeball. (Townhall.com)
How The Brain Sends Eyeballs Bouncing Nov 10, 2007
9, 2007) All vision, including reading this sentence, depends on a constant series of infinitesimal jumps by the eyeball that centers the retina on target objects--words or phrases in the case of reading. Such jumps, or saccades, are critical to vision because only the small central region of the retina, called the fovea, produces the clear image necessary for perception. (Science Daily)
Interview with Michael George Oct 29, 2007
A: The easiest alternative is using the "eyeball method" ... You can use the eyeball method when scooping things as well. (Suite101.com)
Snack fare (and a dash of literature) Oct 28, 2007
It wouldn t be fair not to include a couple of recipes that are likely to appeal mainly to adults: Radish Eyeballs and Howling Wings ... Bloodshot Cocktail Eyeballs ... Place 1 eyeball in each section of an ice cube tray, trimming to fit if necessary. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Mud slung at Valencia's damp opera house Oct 27, 2007
The city is the setting for what many consider his greatest work: a futuristic complex dedicated to the arts and science, which includes a planetarium in the shape of an eyeball and a science museum that resembles a sun-bleached animal skeleton. But Spain's premier architect is now embroiled in ugly row with his home town over the cause of recent flooding to the city's colossal 332m (230m) opera house, the Palau de les Arts. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
'Technology agnostics' Oct 25, 2007
Patients rub the compound on their upper and lower eyelids and the drug is delivered to the tear glands through the skin, not on the eyeball. The treatment seemed so promising that the name "arGentis" came from Latin and Greek terms for eyes or tears; Townsend jokes that he can't really remember which one. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
NekFit, for the Running Man Oct 22, 2007
Nintendo's eyeball fixer-upper. I tossed my contact lenses years ago, when my vanity finally gave way to common sense. (Boston Globe -- Business)
The green-eyed monster Oct 19, 2007
It seems that the only thing I have not done in my life is being a Gay, eyeball licking, Hardcore drug user. By Rell. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Your say: Howard calls a November 24 election Oct 15, 2007
The Sydney Morning Herald Blogs: News Blog. Welcome to Sydney Morning Herald Online. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Up for Air: When they made Ginny, they broke the mold Oct 2, 2007
I didn t always agree with Ginny, our most notable disagreement being over the establishment of MUST (Marblehead Unique Seaport Trust), which we did eyeball to eyeball and toe to toe. Then we raised a glass together and moved on. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Glaucoma surgery in the blink of an eye Sep 12, 2007
The most common surgical treatment in use today perforates the wall of the eye, often resulting in collapse of the eyeball, infection, cataract formation and other complications ... It is a disease that is brought on by a seemingly harmless increase of pressure in the eyeball. (EurekAlert!)
Cardinals doctor guarded on Encarnacion Sep 3, 2007
"But the eyeball itself is intact. It's not as if the eyeball -- the globe -- ruptured or anything like that. If the nerve was severed, he wouldn't have any light perception or vision at all.". Sometime in the coming days or weeks, Encarnacion will undergo surgery to help repair the fractures in his eye socket. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Eye injury could put end to Encarnacion's career Sep 3, 2007
" Paletta said the eye socket was essentially crushed on impact, comparing the injured area to the disintegration of an egg shell or ice cream cone, and that the optic nerve had sustained severe trauma. Reconstructive surgery may not take place for several days while doctors wait for swelling to subside. Paletta said there was no rupture to the eyeball. Encarnacion, who is in the second year of a three-year free agent contract, crumpled to the grass after being struck while waiting to pinch hit... (ESPN -- Baseball)
MLB Notebook: Encarnacion still in hospital; career could be finished Sep 3, 2007
Paletta said there was no rupture to the eyeball. Encarnacion, who is in the second year of a three-year free-agent contract, crumpled to the grass after being struck while waiting to pinch hit in the on-deck circle in the sixth inning Friday. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
So, do you still want a fag? Aug 30, 2007
Australian ads show an eyeball with the lid pinned back ready for surgery, and the words Smoking causes blindness. Professor Robert West, director of tobacco studies at University College London, says: All the research suggests that, for these sorts of images to work, the two key emotions they need to create are fear and disgust. (The Sun)
Mouse Vision Has A Rhythm All Its Own Aug 28, 2007
The retina is a layer of nerve tissue covering the back of the eyeball, which is often likened to the film in a camera; without it, images can't be captured. The results offer the first glimpse into the physiological importance of circadian clocks found in organs throughout the body, said Charles Weitz of Harvard Medical School. (Science Daily)
Summer Babies More Likely To Become Short-sighted Adults Aug 28, 2007
A more thorough laboratory analysis of myopia in young chickens suggested that the body has a mechanism that causes the eyeball to lengthen (short-sighted eyes are longer than normal) when it is exposed to prolonged illumination. This mechanism is associated with melatonin, a pigment secreted by the pineal gland, though scientists are not sure exactly how it operates. (Science Daily)
Summer-born babies more myopic Aug 27, 2007
The researchers conducted more thorough laboratory analysis of myopia in young chickens and suggested that the body has a mechanism that causes the eyeball to lengthen (short-sighted eyes are longer than normal) when it is exposed to prolonged illumination. This mechanism is associated with melatonin, a pigment secreted by the pineal gland, the same gland that sets our bodys internal clock or permits it to participate in Circadian rhythms. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Avoid these careers| Aug 20, 2007
A sheeps brain, a pigs eyeball, a dissected frog and that curled thing that could have been a snake but could just as easily have been an umbilical cord. Well, there was a step between the living animal and the bottle. (iAfrica.com)
O'Brien's blog Aug 19, 2007
Slip of the eyeball, KC. As BravesDave firmly clarifies, and nicely advances the discussion, the number would be 90. And I would add, if we consider the significant number of head-to-heads (6 vs. Muts, 6 vs. Phils), and the relative softness of the remainder, it really does appear likely. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
The Cougar Lounge - Intentional Mind Boggling Aug 6, 2007
Now, Brutus the Bucknut caught our eyeball because he is poisonous but he doesn't have the panache of an anteater [UC-Irvine] or the oozing qualities of the Banana Slug [UC-Santa Cruz ... WSU needs the money and they can currently make more of it by playing body bag road games against the likes of Auburn, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Notre Dame [and the Cougs would have got a return from Ohio State until the Buckeyeballs bought them out. (Washington State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Meanwhile: The agonies of vacationophobia Jul 27, 2007
He cocks his hairy eyeball at you and says, "Well, let's just wait and see what develops.". What develops is a rare wasting disease that only three people in the country even know the name of. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Scan with a pen Jul 27, 2007
It has no batteries and works only when it is connected to a Mac or PC. In other words, it's just an eyeball; it relies on the computer to do the thinking. The WizCom, by contrast, is both the eye and the brain of the system, which is a much greater burden to bear. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Omaha Man Will Undergo Experimental Brain Surgery Jul 16, 2007
He'd like to go out for dinner and a movie without worrying about every eyeball on the place focusing on him. He wants to sit through an entire church service without excusing himself and heading to the back hallway. (7 KETV Omaha)
'Paprika' **1/2 Jul 7, 2007
Perhaps the film needs to follow its own device: "If you are unhappy, please put a vote in this eyeball.". It should be noted the film is rated R, unusual for animated cartoons but also overly sensitive of the MPAA ratings board: There is nothing particularly salacious about a Godzilla-size naked cartoon girl battling a Ghidra-size arch villain ankle-deep in a threatened city. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Shooting victim still in critical condition Jul 7, 2007
Price said Jacob's right eye hasn't opened because the bullet damaged his eyeball, possibly permanently. Doctors have told the family his motor skills on his right side are damaged, and he'll have to relearn how to walk, talk and swallow. (Pekin Times, IL)
Lucrative secondhand ball market thriving as golfers hunt for dimpled deals Jul 1, 2007
"It's an eyeball situation," Patrick said. "It's not a perfect system, but it's as close as you can get.". (North County Times)
Worse than last June? Jun 26, 2007
Worse than last June. Commenting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. M-F. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Perils of China's cheapness Jun 24, 2007
A fake eyeball toy turned out to be filled with kerosene. Sets of toy drums and a toy bear were made with lead paint. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
U.S. must protect itself from shoddy and dangerous goods Jun 23, 2007
Another toy, a fake eyeball, was discovered to be filled with kerosene. Still another toy, an infant rattle, was deemed a choking hazard. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Pregnant woman never got to hold her newborn son Jun 23, 2007
Among other injuries, "she broke five ribs, her collarbone, pulled the muscles on her jaw, cracked her cheekbone up around her eyeball and her eye socket, [and] severed her spleen.". Severe brain injury. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
As more toys are recalled in U.S., the trail ends in China Jun 19, 2007
Just in the last month, a ghoulish fake eyeball toy made in China was recalled after it was found to be filled with kerosene. Sets of toy drums and a toy bear were also recalled because of lead paint, and an infant wrist rattle was recalled because of a choking hazard. (International Herald Tribune)
Vets seeing more horses with nutritional issues this year Jun 12, 2007
Those horses that suffer from a vitamin E deficiency typically show symptoms that include weakness, loss of weight, trembling and changes in the retina at the back of the eyeball. A quick blood test can determine if the animal is suffering from a vitamin E deficiency. (EurekAlert!)
"O" is for Optimist: May 24, 2007
That's because if you stare intently at a blank wall, you will notice that the roundness of your eyeball means that there is a fuzzy ring around the image, where your peripheral vision is out of focus. The fuzzy border around Rothko's color fields augments this effect, giving the flat rectangles a more three-dimensional feeling, as if they were floating above the colored ground. (Slate)
Wedding minefields for singletons May 18, 2007
Island Girl s girdle snaps under the pressure button popping off the computer screen and hitting her in the eyeball. By Raqi. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Porgy and Bess May 7, 2007
Harder to fathom is the curious act curtain dominated by a split eyeball reminiscent of surrealistic movies from the time of the original "Porgy," but not otherwise relevant. Oh well. (Variety)
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis Apr 30, 2007
Symptoms of ocular MG are very similar to those seen in a disorder that is often confused with ocular MG. Common symptoms include diplopia (double vision), ptosis (drooping eyelids), light sensitivity, weakness of lid closure, nystagmus (constant involuntary movements of the eyeball in any direction) visual disturbances, and eyelid retraction, which causes an incomplete eye closure. Disease Course. (Suite101.com)
Shame on Vick, again Apr 26, 2007
you know i can drag a white guy or a latino out of truck and knock their eyeball out of it s socket or i can crush their skull with a brick and not only does it get swept under the carpet, you know that i can t even be charged with a hate crime, no mattr what i do to any other group of people, man this is sweet. but anyway, the whole world is against me and man is it hard to me, pity me, give me free stuff. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Can You Believe Your Shifty Eyes? Apr 26, 2007
MOMENTARILY AT REST: Scientists believe that an error in visual processing may help the brain compensate for discrete packets of information from shifting eyeballs. Whether we are drinking in a scene, picture or vista, our eyeballs dart about wildly to take in different features of the view ... Previous research determined that eyeballs fix their gaze on a particular spot for one third to a couple of seconds; in between glances they dart around for up to 50 milliseconds. (Scientific American)
The bachelor appeal Apr 24, 2007
This seasons batch of ladies are displaying not-so-subtle signs of cattiness and ambition as they strut their stuff, size each other up and eyeball Baldwin like a piece of all-American man-meat. They say things like, Im here to play the game. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
