How is a lazy eye treated? The first step in treating a lazy eye is to check if the child needs glasses. In some cases wearing the glasses will improve the vision in the lazy eye and this may be...
Category: Your Vision
Lazy Eye
What causes a lazy eye? A child’s visual system develops from birth until about eight years of age. During this time the eyes learn to communicate with the brain. The optic nerves that connect the eyes to the brain gradually...
Drops for Red Eyes?
Decongestants These are drops that are meant to make your eyes “whiter”. The most popular here is Eye gene. Its important to remember that these drops simply make your blood vessels thinner, therefore making your eyes less red. They do...
Glare
Glare sensitivity This is when the lights from on coming cars seem like brights even when they are not. This is a very common complaint, usually seen in people who’ve had cataracts removed and those who had laser surgery done....
Poor Depth Perception
Poor depth perception The two eyes are rarely exactly the same. We normally don’t notice the difference in our day to day lives because we have both eyes open, and as we know, two is always better than one. When...
Myopia And Astigmatism
Near Sightedness and Astigmatism Near sightedness (Myopia) is a condition whereby an individual cannot see things that are far, only those that are near. If you have to get closer to the TV to read the subtitles, chances are, you’re...
Why do I struggle to see while driving at night?
Why do I struggle to see at night? There are many reasons why night driving vision is a problem for many people, these include: uncorrected vision problems such as near sightedness or astigmatism, glare sensitivity, poor depth perception due to...
Struggling to read small print- Presbyopia
Presbyopia Presbyopia is a condition whereby the eyes become farsighted due to age. The far sightedness is caused by the lens’ inability to focus objects at near. It is a natural process that usually starts in your early 40’s and...
Contact Lenses for the Holidays!
The holiday season is upon us and a lot of spectacle wearers complain that their specs “get in the way” while on holiday, and the risk of losing them makes them even more inconvenient. Daily disposable contact lenses are a...
Coloured Contact Lenses
A few weeks ago while browsing twitter, I came across a tweet by a young lady, advertising fake eye lashes and coloured contact lenses. My professional duty would not let this go without saying something about it. I went...