Dry Eye Type: Severe (Evaporative) Dry Eye Do you ever experience any of the following symptoms? Red eyes, puffy eyelids, stickiness/crustiness of your eyelids, burning, watering eyes, intermittent visual blur, difficulty wearing contact lenses or ever been diagnosed with Evaporative...
Category: Your Vision
Year End
We’re almost at the end of the year, I think all of us can feel the exhaustion that usually accompanies this time of the year. We’ll be closing on the 21st of December and we’ll reopen on the 7th of...
Dry Eyes
Dryness is one of the most common complaints we see. We’ve gone into the basics of it, and what you can do to improve the symptoms. It’s important to remember that this condition should be treated as a chronic condition,...
Stye
A stye is a small, painful lump that can pop up inside or outside your eyelid. It may look like a pimple at the base of your eyelashes. Styes under the eyelid may be less noticeable at first. But both...
Children’s Vision
Parents and teachers need to observe children’s habits while doing school work, as they may indicate vision problems. Every school going child must have their eyes examined once a year. Have a look at the questions below, if you answered...
Clean Hands
Our hands come into contact with all kinds of germs on a daily basis, from our phones, tablets, computers, other people’s hands, etc. These germs usually end up in our eyes because we rub them frequently. Keeping your hands clean...
Tips to Maintain Good Eye Health.
Here are some tips to maintain good eye health. 1.Healthy Diet. Fruit and vegetables help keep the eyes healthy and go a long way in preventing diseases. 2. Quit Smoking Not only does cigarette smoke discolour your eyes, nicotine has...
Watching TV..on your computer
Technology has changed the way we consume content. We read more on screens now, instead of actual books, we watch TV on our phones and computers instead of the TV. All these changes have increased convenience and access to a...
Renewing Your Driver’s License
Good vision is essential to safe driving. Every driver must meet the minimum requirements set by the government regarding vision and visual fields. Full visual fields enable us to see objects that are not in front of us, without having...
Eye Exam vs Eye Screening
A lot of people don’t know the difference between an eye exam and screening, they assume just because they’ve passed a screening, then they’re fine. Screenings are often done at company wellness events and also at the vehicle licensing department....