We often take our eyes for granted, not protecting them enough in everyday situations. Sometimes just being aware of what could go wrong is enough to force you in to action. Sport is one of the biggest causes of eye...
Category: Your Vision
Night Driving Solutions
So many people actively avoid driving at night because of glare and vision problems. Even a little bit of myopia and/or astigmatism becomes more pronounced at night, and if you add glare sensitivity to that, you have big problems. Luckily,...
Watery eyes..foreign body
When a foreign body enters your eye, be it dust, a lash, anything at all, extra tears are produced in order to eliminate it. This is a defense mechanism to help expel the foreign object from the eye. The tearing...
Watery eyes due to dryness
Sometimes dryness can be caused by poor quality tears. The tear film is made up of 3 layers, lipid layer, water layer and the mucin layer. The top layer, which is the lipid or fat layer, becomes less stable with...
Watery Eyes due to allergies.
Watery eyes is one of the most common complaints at the office. The causes can be so varied that an extensive history and examination are often necessary to completely sort out the problem. Producing extra tears is often your eyes’...
Treatment for floaters
Treatment Most eye floaters don’t need to be treated. While learning to cope with them costs some time and frustration, many people are able to ignore them more easily over time. When floaters are so large or so numerous they...
When to worry about floaters
When to consult Eye floaters and flashes in the eye are an urgent matter for your optometrist, especially if they appear suddenly. They often signal retinal detachments, which could cause blindness. You should always mention any vision changes or eye...
What Causes Floaters
What causes floaters? Most of the time, age-related changes in your vitreous are the cause of eye floaters. As your eyes get older, the vitreous jelly deteriorates: it becomes more liquid, starts to sag and pull away from the inside...
Floaters
Floaters are a common complaint. What are they, should you worry about them or not? The next three posts will attempt to answer these questions. First…. What are eye floaters—and what are they doing in my eye? Eye floaters appear...
Children’s development
“A child is taught nothing- he learns everything- and vision is the supreme mechanism a child possesses for the interpretation of his world. All other mechanisms are important for a total child, but they are all subservient to vision”-Getman. This...