Retina specialists treat a variety of conditions, ranging from age-related macular degeneration to retinal detachment and cancers of the eye. A retina specialist may also treat a patient who has experienced severe eye trauma, and may be consulted in the case of patients dealing with hereditary diseases of the eye.
Jai-alai is a ball game that originated in Spain's Basque region and is played in a three-walled court with a hard rubber ball that is caught and thrown with a cesta, a long, â¦ curved wicker scoop strapped to one arm.
The answer is badminton, a funny-sounding word in its own right. Where did the name and the sport come from? Hot for Words is here to investigate. The word Badminton has been associated with the sport since 1874. The game was named for the Badminton House, which was an estate in Gloucestershire, England. Badminton comes from the Old English word Badimyncgtun, which means estate of a man called Baduhelm. Many believe that English officers invented the sport while stationed in India during the mid 18th century, then brought it to England and the Badminton house in the mid 19th century. It was based on the English game of battledore and shuttlecock, where two people use rackets to pass the shuttlecock (also called a bird or birdie) back and forth as many times as possible.