During the initial stages of cataracts, glasses could help overcome the blurness but the condition is known to get worse quite quickly so eventually a operation will be needed. Normally a optometrist will refer the patient to a specialist in the hospital. The ophthalmogist will then assess the eye and advise about the options [...]
Catactact Operations
Cataracts Explained
Cataracts is a condition of the eye when the lens of the eye becomes a cloudy white colour which makes it difficult for the individual to see out of it. For people who have had cataracts they have described the effect as things look cloudy or blurred, in the infected eye things can look [...]
Detecting Glaucoma
The tests for Glaucoma are quite straight forward and are carried out by opticians. They view the optic nerve at the back of the eye with a special light and measure the pressure in the eye. Sometimes they may carry out a field test to check the peripheral vision. People over 40 [...]
Glaucoma Explained
Glaucoma is the official name given to group of eye conditions where the optic nerve at the back of the eye is damaged. This can be caused by increased pressure from the fluid in the eye – the damage caused by the condition depends on the amount of pressure and how long it has [...]
Macular Degeneration
Many people in the UK are affected by this visual impairment which is caused by old age. It’s due to the circulation in the eye which becomes poor and lead up to a build up of waste products in the macular region of the retina. This means that your eyes don’t work as [...]