Cataracts brought to you by the Pretoria Eye Institute : The crystalline lens, situated behind the iris, is the primary focusing mechanism of the eye. As we age, this crystal clear lens becomes cloudy and yellow and loses its elasticity,...
Category: Your Health
Workstation tips
Workstation suggestions: Many vision and stress problems can be alleviated by making changes in your working environment. Consider the following for optimising your screen positioning: Make sure the terminal is not placed in such a way that the operator sees...
Computer related Eyestrain
Eyestrain Eyestrain is a term used to describe a wide range of symptoms including tiredness, irritation and soreness of the eyes, screwing up of the eyes, photophobia (discomfort in bright light) and headaches. Eyestrain is often the cause of frontal...
Fact or fiction? (By Alcon)
There’s a lot of incorrect information out there about eyes and vision, here’s a few myths we’d like to clear up… Myth: Reading in dim light can damage your eyes This is something you may have been told by your...
Diabetes Newsletter
Diabetes is one of the most common conditions in this country. I see a fair number of diabetic individuals at the practice and I hear a lot of similar complaints. A lot of newly diagnosed diabetics have very little information on...
Diabetic Eye Disease
DIABETIC EYE DISEASE brought to you by the National Eye Institute (Bethesda): There are many South Africans who have either Type I (juvenile onset) or Type II (adult onset) diabetes. All are at risk of developing sight-threatening eye diseases that...
Eyes over 40
LIFE AFTER 40 NEED NOT BE A BLUR by Standard-Optical Vista: When was the last time you had your eyes tested? Are you aware that eye disease development generally starts after the age of 40 and the risk increases with...
Contact Lenses and ageing
WHAT IS MONOVISION? brought to you by the American Optometric Association: Monovision is a treatment technique that is often prescribed for people age 40 and over who are affected by presbyopia. Presbyopia occurs when, as part of the natural aging...
Carrots…fact or fiction? (by Coopervision)
Carrots and nutrition for the eyes You’ve likely heard that eating carrots helps improve our vision. But is this just a myth told by parents everywhere to get their kids to gobble down more vegetables? Not quite. As it turns...
Hypertension and your eyes
Along with causing heart and kidney problems, untreated high blood pressure can also affect your eyesight and lead to eye disease. Hypertension can cause damage to the blood vessels in the retina, the area at the back of the eye...