Who do you contact when you have problems with your eyes resulting from eye injury, eye pain, loss of vision due eye diseases/conditions or just poor eye sight from refractive errors? Your primary point of contact is most likely an Optometrist. Some people see a medical doctor who then refers you to an eye doctor (The Optometrist)....
The eye is a very vital organ in the body and can be very revealing of several systemic diseases. Diseases like Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus have been diagnosed, reviewed and referred for management by just looking into the eyes by an eye doctor. It is well known that non communicable diseases are on the rise...
Understanding eye redness Redness of the eye is arguably the most common sign of the eye that could indicate several different health conditions. It is worth paying a very careful attention to, as some may not be a cause for concern, others may require medical attention.Redness of the eye happens when the small blood vessels...
Do you know how many times you blink in a minute? Probably not off the top of your head, but it’s an important number, because blinking is essential to good eye health. On average, adults blink between 10 and 20 times every minute. Each blink only takes a tenth of a second, but it’s a...
Spring is a beautiful season with lots of flowers and vibrant greens…but it can be hard to enjoy when you have allergies. So why does springtime leave so many of us with itchy, red, and puffy eyes? How can we be sure it’s allergies and not something else, and what can we do to keep...
Most of us rub our eyes many times in the course of the day without really thinking about it. Whether we’re tired, our eyes feel dry or itchy, or there’s something stuck in one of them, it seems like the easiest way to make it feel better is to rub them a little. Unfortunately, doing...
