Because our eyes change as we age, the type of laser eye surgery or other vision correction we need also may change. Certain approaches to LASIK or other procedures that work well for younger adults, for example, may be inappropriate for older individuals. (Read our previous article on the difference between LASK & PRK [...]
Until contact lenses were popularized in the 1950s, eyeglasses for at least the past seven centuries had been the only practical way to correct refractive vision errors. Nowadays, several modern approaches to corrective eye surgery range from laser reshaping of the eye's surface in procedures such as LASIK and PRK to surgical insertion of [...]
How long does it take to get used to them? It depends on the type of contact lenses you choose. Most people get used to soft (hydrogel or silicone hydrogel) contact lenses immediately or in just a few days. If you choose rigid gas permeable (RGP or GP) lenses or hybrid contact lenses, it [...]
Colour Blindness Month. | Living with Colour Vision Deficiency Colour blind people face many difficulties in everyday life which normally sighted people are just not aware of. Problems can arise in even the most simple of activities including choosing and preparing food, gardening, sport, driving a car and selecting clothing. Colour blind people can also [...]
Colour Blindness Month. | Diagnosis & Treatment Colour blindness can be difficult to detect, particularly in children with inherited colour vision deficiency as they may be unaware that they have any problems with their colour vision. A child with a severe condition such as deuteranopia may seemingly be able to accurately identify colours which they [...]
Colour Blindness Month | What is colour blindness? Colour (color) blindness (colour vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women in the world. Men are more prone to colour blindness. There are different causes of colour blindness. For the vast majority of people with deficient colour vision [...]
High blood pressure increases your risk of having a stroke. It also increases your risk of having a blood vessel at the back of your eye bleed of become blocked. A stroke happens when a blood vessel in your brain bleeds or becomes blocked. This can affect your vision if it is in the part [...]
AMD is the main cause of blindness and what you can do to prevent it. AMD stands for Age-related Macular Degeneration Does macular degeneration cause blindness? Macular degeneration (MD) is the leading cause of sight loss. However, most people with MD still have their peripheral (side) vision and so can see well enough to get [...]
People normally need glasses because of the shape and size of their eye. Exercises won’t help this.
Although you may not be able to see very well with them and may get a headache or double vision, you won’t come to any harm from wearing glasses that are not your prescription (unless you’re driving a motor vehicle).
