Eye Health Care
Hypertension
Overview: Hypertension also known as high blood pressure, is a condition where the force of blood against the blood vessel walls is too high. High blood pressure can affect your eye health and can lead to a condition called hypertensive retinopathy. This causes damage to the blood vessels in the retina. The retina needs enough blood to …
Macular Degeneration
Overview The macular is a small central area at the back of the eye that is used for seeing fine detail. Degeneration in this area affects your ability to do tasks such as reading and writing or watching television. It does not affect your ability to walk around as your side vision is not affected. …
A look at ultraviolet radiation
Many people are aware of the risks of sunburn and skin cancer from the sun’s rays but Ultraviolet (UV) and other radiation from the sun can also harm your eyes. Exposure to UV rays can cause damage to the skin of the eye lid as well as the cornea, lens and macular. Therefore, wearing lenses …
Flashes & Floaters
Overview The eye is filled with a gel like substance called vitreous. In babies, the vitreous is firmly attached to the retina, the inner lining of the eye. With age the vitreous thins and may separate from the back of the eye, and this is often accompanied by flashes or floaters. Floaters look like small …
Dry Eye
Overview Dry eye is a condition where a person has insufficient tears to lubricate the front surface of the eye. Tears are necessary for providing clear vision and nutrition to the front of the eye. Each blink of the eyelids spreads tears across the front surface of the eye. Tears provide lubrication, reduce risk of …
Children’s Eye Health
Overview: Generally young eyes are health eyes, and most children have good vision and do not need to wear glasses. However, studies show that one in four children have vision problems that can affect learning and behaviour. 80% of what a child learns come through their eyes so uncorrected vision problems can impact their ability …
New Technologies In Eye Care Are Improving Treatment Options
As the world around us seems to be spinning faster and more improved ways of getting the job done are coming about health care and specifically eye care is not being left out. New technology and innovations are changing the world of eye care from eye exams to surgical procedures. Superior technology has totally transformed …
Dry Eye – The Rising Concern
The eye is your window to the world and is responsible for supplying you with the majority of information around you. So what happens when that window becomes compromised and using it causes discomfort and there is a risk of it becoming unusable? Dry eye by definition is a multifactorial disease of the tears and …
Keratoconus
Keratoconus is a degenerative disease that affects the cornea. The cornea is the front window of the eye and is normally smooth and round. In patients with keratoconus the cornea becomes irregular, thin and cone shaped. The abnormal shape prevents the light entering the eye from being focused correctly and causes blurred, distortion vision. Glasses …