A healthy diet can be a great way to take care of your eyes.
Fleeting blurred vision is a common experience and can happen when we first wake up.
Most of us don’t think about the health of our eyes unless our vision changes.
Every time we blink, tears bathe our eyes to keep them moist.
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A cataract is a clouding of the lens of your eye, which causes a decrease in your vision.
Cataracts refer to the clouding of the clear lenses that sit in your eyes and are a common eye condition.
Most people will be familiar with their local optometrist and optician, though fewer will have interacted with an ophthalmologist.
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in the UK but many people are unaware of the signs.
Thyroid eye disease (TED) damages the eye sockets and, in most cases, occurs in individuals with Graves’ disease.
A stye is a common condition that affects the eyelid and is also known as a hordeolum.
Over four million people in the UK have diabetes and over half of people living with diabetes will develop diabetic retinopathy.
A healthy lifestyle can do more than improve your general wellbeing, it can also protect your vision.
As we get older, our vision changes and it becomes harder to focus on near objects.
Almost two million people in the UK live with sight loss, with around 360,000 registered as blind or partially sighted.
Cataract surgery involves replacing the natural lens in your eye, which has become cloudy due to cataracts, with a clear, artificial lens.
As you age, your eyesight becomes more at risk of several common eye diseases that can drastically affect your vision.
Ptosis, which in Greek means “to fall”, refers to drooping of the upper eyelid over the eye.
Over two-thirds of UK adults aged over 70 hold a driver’s licence.
Lens replacement surgery is designed to remove your need to wear glasses and contact lenses, and can also correct astigmatism.
Glaucoma affects around one in every 50 people aged over 40 in the UK, causing irreversible vision loss if not picked up early and treated.
Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye, is a common eye condition that can last for a few days to a few weeks.
Intraocular lenses are used to treat cataracts, a condition that causes poor vision due to clouding of the natural lenses in your eyes.
Cataracts refer to clouding of the lenses in your eyes, which impairs your vision.
