How to permanently get rid of your red, bloodshot eyes.

From Dr. Boxer Wachler's website: http://www.boxerwachler.com/whiteeyes/

You can see a sample of his 'before' and 'after' pictures above.

He has invented a surgical technique, called I-Brite Eye Whitening which can permanently remove conspicuous redness and brown or yellow spots from the eyes.

Here is what he has to say:

I-BRITE^® Eye Whitening

• Do your eyes look red and bloodshot?
• Do people often ask, "Are you tired?"
• Do some people say you look like you're smoking pot or are on drugs?
• Do your eyes make you feel self-conscious or embarrassed to be around other people?

• Are there brown spots on the whites of your eyes?
• Does it bother you when you look at your eyes in the mirror?
• Do people often ask if you were out late the night before?
• Do you notice yellowing of the eyes that makes you look unhealthy?
• Do you feel like you're 'addicted' to "get the red out" drops and wish you had white eyes?

• Are you disappointed to still have red eyes after LASIK?
• Do you avoid making eye contact with other people?
• Are you suffering in silence?

If you answered YES to any of the above, you just might be a candidate for

Eye Whitening for whiter eyes. It may have been many years that people have suffered the stigma of how their eyes look. Some people think it is too good to be true that something now can be done.

At last, now something can be done.

The environment can be hard on the eyes. A combination of exposure to pollution, sunlight, dusty environments, or smoking can cause permanent changes in your eyes, making them look bloodshot and unhealthy even though you feel 100% perfect! In addition, patients may also notice a slight yellowing or brown spots on the white eyes over time. This covers the white eyes underneath.

ARE THESE EXTRA BLOOD VESSELS SOMEHOW NEEDED FOR EYE HEALTH? No. In fact, infants and young children have very few noticeable blood vessels.

Bloodshot eyes and eyes with yellowish or brownish growths may keep you from looking healthy, alert and at your best. A typically 20 minute procedure can improve the appearance of eyes.

The delicate procedure involves removing the thin membrane that holds most of the unsightly red veins and yellow or brown material. After removal, a crystal clear membrane (without red blood vessels, yellow or brown spots) grows back in its place. That's how your eyes can become whiter and brighter. Many people even feel their self-confidence is improved afterwards too.

This is a 100% no-stitch, no-graft procedure. It is typically 20 minutes and you can usually resume work and your daily routine the very next day. The whiter eye results are often visible within 2-6 weeks after the procedure. As with any procedure, individual results will vary primarily due to differences in healing responses.

Patients may note a scratchy sensation for a period of days, dryness of the eyes, and light sensitivity which are known risks. In most cases, once the eyes heal patients frequently report their eyes feel more moist and comfortable than prior to the procedure.

I-BRITE^® can also be used to remove pingeculae (raised bumps on white part of eye) or pterygium (red growths on the cornea).

"Dr. Brian" (as patients affectionately call him) is recognized as one of the world's leading pioneers in eye procedures. He is the inventor of I-BRITE^®. He was the first in the United States to perform Eye Whitening for whiter eyes and patients come from all over to see him with the expectations of having life-changing, fresh-looking, "brighter, whiter eyes"!

Close your eyes for a moment and visualize what your life would be like with "whiter eyes". Imagine not needing those "get the red out" drops like you do now. It's not necessarily a dream anymore. It is possible to be your new reality.

ARE YOU A CANDIDATE? You can e-mail a close-up picture of your eyes to find out if you appear to be a candidate for I-BRITE^® Eye Whitening.Simply e-mail to Jen at info@boxerwachler.com and request a "photo review for I-Brite Eye Whitening."

The The I-BRITE^® Report covers "must know" essentials to whiter and brighter eyes. This report will show you how to reveal, refresh and restore your whiter and brighter eyes. Click Here to immediately access the Report.

Girl, 4, sees parents for the first time thanks to miracle stem cell operation

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 8:02 AM on 15th December 2010

A little girl who has been blind since birth has seen her mother and father for the first time - at the age of four.

Izabelle Evans can now see up to three feet in front of her after groundbreaking stem cell treatment in China costing £50,000.

Parents James Evans and Hollie McHugh said nothing could beat the feeling of the first time their daughter looked into their eyes and said: 'mummy' and 'daddy'.

Hollie, 24, of Hayling Island, Hampshire, said: 'The results were better than we could ever have dreamed of.

'If you walk past she can see you and say 'hiya.' It is amazing because doctors here said she couldn't see anything at all before we went.'

Izabelle was blind from birth after being born with Septo Optic Displasia - a congenital condition which affects just five in one million babies and also causes hormone deficiency and mobility problems.

It means she had only a few hundred optic nerves to her brain whereas she needs millions to be able to see.

Her parents decided to send Izabelle for treatment in China after researching her condition on the internet and raised the money needed in just over a year.

Her parents had hoped the controversial stem cell treatment - which is not available in the UK - would improve her sight, speech and mobility.

It involves injecting the spinal canal with cells taken from the umbilical cords of healthy babies. The cells are then used to rebuild the optic nerves.

Hollie said: 'We've seen lots of changes. Her speech has improved a lot. Before she went she could only say one or two words but now we can have a little conversation with her.

'Her walking has improved and she can support her own weight on her legs now.

'Because she has not used her eyes before we have to remind her to use them. She went back to school and they have seen a difference too.

'She picks things up and holds them close to her face. A couple of days after we got back I put the Christmas tree up and she reached out to grab for the lights.

'Last year she wasn't even aware we had a Christmas tree. It's just amazing. I can't wait for her to open her presents and experience it all for herself.

'We're just over the moon and so, so happy. It is better than anything we expected and we can't thank everyone who helped us enough. We are so grateful.'

The month-long stay in China's Qingdao Chengyang People's Hospital was not easy for the family.

Izabelle had to endure gruelling treatment with just two days off a week. She often became very upset when having the stem cell treatment and it was hard for her parents to see her in pain.

Izabelle also had acupressure, standing therapy, physiotherapy and electric wave therapy to stimulate her tight muscles, which is another aspect of her condition.

Her father James, 24, said: 'We're going to wait six months because the stem cells continue to work for six months if she stays healthy.

'We're going to keep an eye on her, see how her vision is, and then decide if we'll go back out there again and see if we can improve even more.'

PAPER EYE LASHES? THE CRAZIEST SPRING BEAUTY TREND

By Anne T Donahue (www.29secrets.com)

How to wear spring's most avant-garde trend

Spring/Summer Fashion Week 2011 may have showcased relatively minimalist looks, trends and styles, but despite clean lines and bold colours, there's still a place for avant-garde beauty. Pioneered by the likes of Paperself, paper eyelashes are the new way to express one's artistic side, and inspired by the tradition of Chinese paper cutting, the generic false lashes of yesterday have finally been upstaged. Here's how to wear them:

Designs Far from the standard "eyelash" look, Paperself has pioneered small, paper works of art that boast intricate patterns and designs that carry a symbolic meanings rooted in Chinese culture. With the likes of horses representing success, butterflies representing the feelings of "free, beautiful and sensitive" and peacocks symbolizing "auspicious and lucky days", eyelash accessories have become the retro Chinese bracelet equivalent of 2011, using a bold and striking approach to symbolism without being generic.

Daily Wear Of course, with such a strong look it's not recommended to wear paper lashes to the office or on afternoon errands. Since most designs are intricate and three-dimensional, they should be worn alongside a minimalist aesthetic, since the lashes themselves are meant to be the focal point of any ensemble. Sure, bright colours may be in, but as paper lashes are a trend on their own, rely on them to add interest to a neutral-based outfit.

With Makeup Surprisingly, despite the lashes' strong presence, it's best to pair them with bold eye colour to maintain the avant-garde aesthetic they're meant to have. Since styles are worn as a statement, maintain the look through bright shadow, though despite the necessity for balance between colour and lashes, shy away from distinctive eyeliner. Since the paper is so intricate, any other designs would be lost - but remember shadow is still necessary in anchoring the overall look to maintain a distinctive and intentional artistic quality.

How To Naturally, the most important aspect of paper lashes is to establish how to wear them. Applied similarly to standard false lashes, Papershelf offers two sizes: smaller designs meant to accentuate the corners of eyes, and full lashes that make a much bigger impact. However, while smaller styles are meant to extend the eye horizontally, they can be worn in the centre of the lower lashline for a dramatic effect. Though regardless of what design you opt for, focus on either the bottom or the top lashes if you've opted for the full style: that way, you're not overdoing the look or overshadowing your eye with too much paper.

Low Vitamin D Linked to Allergy Risk in Kids

Study Shows Greater Risk of Allergies for Kids and Adolescents Who Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D

By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News

Feb. 25, 2011 -- Children who don’t get enough vitamin D may be at increased risk of developing allergies, new research indicates.

Researchers in New York examined serum vitamin D levels in the blood of more than 3,100 children and adolescents and 3,400 adults.

No association was found between low vitamin D levels and allergies in adults, but the link was significant in children and adolescents.

Children and adolescents aged 1 to 21 with low vitamin D levels were at increased risk of having sensitivities to 11 of 17 allergens tested, including environmental andfood allergies.

For example, children who had vitamin D deficiency, which was defined as less than 15 nanograms of vitamin D per milliliter of blood, were 2.4 times more likely to have a peanut allergy than kids with sufficient levels, or 30 nanograms of vitamin D per milliliter of blood.

Children with low vitamin D levels also had increased risk of allergic sensitization to shrimp, dogs, cockroaches, ragweed, oak, ryegrass, Bermuda grass, and thistle.

Avoiding Vitamin D Deficiency

The data came from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2006 (NHANES), which is a program of studies aimed at assessing the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the U.S.

The study participants underwent blood tests measuring levels of Immunoglobulin E(IgE), a protein that is produced when the immune system responds to allergens.

Researchers say their findings don’t prove that insufficient vitamin D causes allergies in children and adolescents, but strongly suggests that young people should get adequate amounts of the vitamin.

“The latest dietary recommendations calling for children to take in 600 IU of vitamin D daily should keep them from becoming vitamin D deficient,” researcher Michal Melamed, MD, MHS, of the Albert Einstein College Medicine of Yeshiva University, says in a news release.

The study says vitamin D is thought to have anti-inflammatory effects in the body.

The researchers note that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing in the U.S., and so is the prevalence of food allergies.

The study is published in the Feb. 17 online edition of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Retina-Damaging Green Laser Pointers Easy To Get Online.

By CHRISTINE NEGRONI

Published: February 28, 2011

So far, the reports have been scattered and anecdotal. But eye doctors around the world are warning that recent cases of teenagers who suffered eye damage while playing with high-powered green laser pointers are likely to be just the first of many.

“I am certain that this is the beginning of a trend,” said Dr. Martin Schmid, a Swiss ophthalmologist who reported one such case last September in The New England Journal of Medicine.

The pointers, which have also been implicated in a ninefold increase over five years in reports of lasers’ being aimed at airplanes, are easier than ever to order online, doctors say — even though they are 10 to 20 times as powerful as the legal limit set by the Food and Drug Administration.

At the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a spokeswoman said the group was unaware of any increase in eye injuries caused by lasers. But doctors interviewed for this article said they were shocked by the easy availability of high-powered lasers.

Not long ago a high school student went to see Dr. Robert G. Josephberg, a retina specialist at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., complaining of a blind spot in his left eye. The boy, who did not want to be identified, said the injury occurred when a friend waved a green laser pointer in front of his face.(Whether it will heal completely is uncertain.)

Dr. Josephberg said that at first he doubted the story. “I didn’t believe that a green laser was out there that could cause the damage,” he said.

But it turned out the laser put out 50 milliwatts of power, 10 times the F.D.A. limit. And as he investigated his patient’s case, Dr. Josephberg went online and bought a 100-milliwatt pointer for $28. He could hardly believe how easy it was.

“I kept waiting for the error message telling me I could not complete the purchase,” he said.

Like household lights, lasers are measured in watts, but the similarity ends there. A 100-watt incandescent bulb produces about five watts of visible light; the five-milliwatt laser is only one-thousandth as powerful. But because the light from a bulb is diffuse and a laser beam is concentrated, the effect of five milliwatts on the eye is 10,000 times as intense, according to Samuel M. Goldwasser, a laser expert and author of the online guide Sam’s Laser FAQ.

Dr. Jerald A. Bovino of the American Retina Foundation says the way the eye focuses can also intensify the laser.

“It is going to the fovea, the center of the retina,” he said. The darker pigment in the fovea absorbs the light as heat, quickly raising the temperature of the retina the same way a black car seat gets hot as it absorbs the sun.

Dr. Kimia Ziahosseini of the St. Paul’s Eye Unit at Royal Liverpool University Hospital in England says the dangers are so acute that even the F.D.A.’s five-milliwatt limit is too high.

“Laser pointers available for sale to general public should be less than one milliwatt,” she said. “Anything more than this puts people at risk by the criminally minded or those who are unaware of the risks.”

In a consumer update in December, the F.D.A. said it was aware that illegal laser pointers were being sold and warned that “a higher-powered laser gives you less time to look away before injury can occur, and as power increases, eye damage may happen in a microsecond.”

Daniel Hewett, a health promotion officer at the agency, said by e-mail, “There are many noncompliant products available for purchase from retailers, importers and, of course, via the Internet.” He noted that the agency had seized products from Wicked Lasers, an online store based in Hong Kong.

Steve Liu, chief executive of Wicked Lasers, said in an interview that its products did not violate the F.D.A. restrictions because those over the five-milliwatt limit were not called pointers.

Moreover, he added, “we make it extremely clear on our Web pages that these lasers are not only eye hazards but fire hazards.” And he said the company would begin offering laser safety lessons to its customers before online checkout.

Several laser experts say the enforcement of regulations is already insufficient and ineffective. “It’s a whole can of worms,” Dr. Goldwasser said, recalling that he recently received a 100-milliwatt laser as a gift from Wicked Lasers. To rein in all the hazardous products out there — from virtual stores to flea markets — would be impossible, he said.

And any talk of restricting availability is certain to meet resistance from the large community of laser enthusiasts, including those who use them professionally (like contractors and astronomers) and hobbyists like 18-year-old Alex Triano of Staten Island.

Since middle school, with his parents’ permission, Mr. Triano has been building lasers in his home, wearing safety goggles. “You learn so much in a hobby like this: electronics, soldering, physics,” he said. “And you learn about light, you learn about optics. You also learn a lot of mechanical things.”

The laser injuries Dr. Shepard Bryan has seen at his practice in Mesa, Ariz., involved red lasers, which laser fans like Mr. Triano consider passé. Green is more easily perceived by the eye and the beam is visible along its path.

But green lasers are also more dangerous. Green is more easily absorbed by the retina than red, so it requires less exposure to cause damage. (Dr. Bryan’s cases involved an 11-year-old girl who focused on the light as part of an endurance game and a young man who also looked directly into the pointer.)

“Right now I haven’t seen an epidemic of injuries,” Dr. Bryan said, but he added that the potential was there. “In the hands of children it’s a very scary proposition.”

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: March 2, 2011

An article on Tuesday about eye doctors’ warnings of hazards from high-powered green laser pointers sold on the Internet misstated the given name of the chief executive of Wicked Lasers, who said his company’s products did not violate Food and Drug Administration restrictions because they are not called pointers. He is Steve Liu, not Sam.

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction:

Correction: March 3, 2011

An article on Tuesday about eye doctors’ warnings of hazards from high-powered green laser pointers misstated part of the name of the physicians’ association whose spokeswoman said it was unaware of any increase in eye injuries caused by lasers. It is the American Academy of Ophthalmology, not the American Association of Ophthalmologists.