I’m Diabetic…now what

A lot of people struggle to make the lifestyle changes necessary to prevent chronic illnesses, but once diagnosed, they’re expected to make the switch automatically. This is very difficult to do for a lot of people, partly because of lack...

Glaucoma Screening

Checking pressure inside the eyes takes only a few minutes, it’s not painful and can literally save your sight. The pressure test is part of an eye exam, but can also be done without a comprehensive eye exam. If you...

Specs online?

The purchasing of spectacles online is a bit of a controversial subject, reason being, most of the time, we need to guide you on how to use the specs. We have the discussion on how to use the specs once...

Angle Closure Glaucoma

Angle Closure Glaucoma Angle closure glaucoma is not very common, but it is very obvious. The happens when the outflow of aqueous humor is blocked, resulting in a pressure spike. This kind of glaucoma is characterized by severe pain, blurred vision,...

Types Of Glaucoma

Open angle Glaucoma This is the most common type of glaucoma, it is painless, and the vision loss is slow and progressive. This is associated with increased pressure in the eye. Not all people with primary open-angle glaucoma have high...

What is Glaucoma?

Over the next few days, we’ll talk about Glaucoma, which is a very serious, sight threatening condition, without a cure. Glaucoma is a very complicated condition, in which there is damage to the optic nerve, resulting in a progressive and...

Dry Eye Syndrome

Dry eye syndrome Dry eye syndrome is a chronic lack of lubrication on the surface of the eye, resulting in dry and uncomfortable eyes. It may occur at any age, but is more common in older people, menopausal women in...

Glaucoma and headaches

Acute Angle-closure Glaucoma Acute angle closure glaucoma is a rare type of glaucoma that causes a sudden onset of symptoms including headache. Eye pressure rises quickly in acute angle closure glaucoma causing the following: Increased eye redness Eye pain Cloudy...

Headaches and Giant Cell Arteritis

Giant Cell Arteritis Also known as temporal arteritis, is an inflammation of the lining of the arteries that run along the temple. GCA usually creates a headache that causes a constant, throbbing pain in the temples. Vision symptoms often occur...

Headaches and presbyopia

Presbyopia Around the age of 40, people begin to find it difficult to focus on nearby objects. Near point activities, such as reading, are often blurry. This is an unavoidable condition known as presbyopia and affects everyone at some point....