Category: Eye Health
An eye prescription is made by a subjective test, where the patient is required to answer a series of yes or no questions. Many tests are performed to check the health of the eyes, but the power of the glasses or lenses prescribed depends upon the answers the optometrist receives from the patient. The process… Read More
The Importance of Senior Health Care Proper eye care is essential at any age, especially in the senior population. As you grow older, you might experience changes in your vision that require professional evaluation. However, some eye problems associated with age can remain unnoticed until eyesight becomes significantly impaired. In addition to ensuring a healthy… Read More
What You Need to Know Our eyes are so essential in everything that we do. Which is why we must have a basic understanding of eye anatomy and function. When we suffer from vision problems, it just makes life so difficult. The issue is that most treatments for ocular problems aren’t really treatments, but more… Read More
Astigmatism is a medical condition affecting sight. The abnormal curvature of the eye causes light to fall unevenly on the retina resulting in a distorted vision at all distances. Astigmatism diagnosis becomes a priority when a child enters school but has problems reading a board or a book or a digital screen. This is one… Read More
We all make sure that we protect our skin with SPF 30 but we forget that our eyes are also susceptible to sun damage. Sunglasses are usually only worn when we think the sun is affecting our vision or simply as a fashion accessory. However, they are an important accessory for the protection of our… Read More
Ways to Prevent Common Eye Diseases Most of us suffer eye problems at some stage in life, fortunately, many are minor and self-correcting. Other common eye irritants could pose serious vision problems that may require interventions from a specialist eye surgeon to halt and correct deteriorating vision. This article addresses some common eye diseases and… Read More
What is Keratoconus? For many of us, words that refer to our eyes seem like something in a foreign language. Ask someone on the street where their cornea is and they are likely to point to the eye, but not be able to tell you much more than that. Keratoconus is an eye disease in… Read More
The arrival of winter season can spell bad news when it comes to winter dry eyes and the unpleasant side effects this can bring. Later, we are going to share some tips to help avoid dry eyes during winter, leaving you to concentrate on the many wonderful activities that arrive in our lives at this… Read More
We often take our eyes for granted. We forget how complex they are and how important our vision is for everyday life. By learning about eye anatomy and function, you will see how each small feature of the eye plays a major part. This can help you appreciate just why it is so critical to… Read More
‘Peripheral’ means on the edge of something or not critical. Hence, we might refer to a minor problem as a peripheral importance. Our computers have loads of peripheral devices. These include inputs and outputs such as keyboards and monitors. Our eyes are our most important input devices. If they start reporting peripheral distortion, we should… Read More
