Articles relating to vision and eye health, covering everything from common eye conditions and treatment, to tips and advice on how to keep your eyes healthy.
Glaucoma is one of the top three reasons why an adult in the UK ends up sitting in a hospital’s eye department.
Read moreMost of us don’t think about the health of our eyes unless our vision changes.
Read moreA cataract is a clouding of the lens of your eye, which causes a decrease in your vision.
Read moreThyroid eye disease (TED) damages the eye sockets and, in most cases, occurs in individuals with Graves’ disease.
Read moreA stye is a common condition that affects the eyelid and is also known as a hordeolum.
Read moreDr Fayyaz Musa, Consultant Eye Surgeon, explains what cataracts are, as well as its symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment options.
View videoOver four million people in the UK have diabetes and over half of people living with diabetes will develop diabetic retinopathy.
Read moreA healthy lifestyle can do more than improve your general wellbeing, it can also protect your vision.
Read moreMost people will be familiar with their local optometrist and optician, though fewer will have interacted with an ophthalmologist.
Read moreAs we get older, our vision changes and it becomes harder to focus on near objects.
Read moreA healthy diet can be a great way to take care of your eyes.
Read moreAlmost two million people in the UK live with sight loss, with around 360,000 registered as blind or partially sighted.
Read moreCataract surgery involves replacing the natural lens in your eye, which has become cloudy due to cataracts, with a clear, artificial lens.
Read moreFleeting blurred vision is a common experience and can happen when we first wake up.
Read moreAs you age, your eyesight becomes more at risk of several common eye diseases that can drastically affect your vision.
Read moreConsultant Eye Surgeon, Dr Fayyaz Musa discusses lens exchange surgery and what the procedure entails.
View videoPtosis, which in Greek means “to fall”, refers to drooping of the upper eyelid over the eye.
Read moreCataracts refer to the clouding of the clear lenses that sit in your eyes and are a common eye condition.
Read moreOver two-thirds of UK adults aged over 70 hold a driver’s licence.
Read moreLens replacement surgery is designed to remove your need to wear glasses and contact lenses, and can also correct astigmatism.
Read moreGlaucoma affects around one in every 50 people aged over 40 in the UK, causing irreversible vision loss if not picked up early and treated.
Read moreConjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is a common eye condition that can last for a few days to a few weeks.
Read moreIntraocular lenses are used to treat cataracts, a condition that causes poor vision due to clouding of the natural lenses in your eyes.
Read moreAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the UK but many people are unaware of the signs.
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