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Recognizing and Treating Eye Injuries

Recognizing and Treating Eye Injuries

When an eye injury does occur, have an ophthalmologist or other medical doctor examine the eye as soon as possible, even if the injury seems minor at…

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How Can I Tell What’s Causing My Dry Eye?

How Can I Tell What’s Causing My Dry Eye?

The feeling of dry eyes is often caused by a problem in the eye’s tears. The tear problems can be caused by the environment, drugs or health conditions.…

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What Are Floaters and Flashes?

What Are Floaters and Flashes?

What are floaters? Floaters look like small specks, dots, circles, lines or cobwebs in your field of vision. While they seem to be in front…

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Pterygium

Pterygium

A pterygium is a triangular growth of abnormal tissue that invades the cornea. Its development is not related to injury or inflammation. 90% of pterygia…

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Laser Surgery

Laser Surgery

The problem with spectacles Whenever the light focusing system in front of the eye (mainly the cornea, also the lens) produces an image either in…

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Retina

Retina

What is a retina? The retina is the thin inner lining of the eyeball. It acts like the film in a camera to “make the…

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma

What is glaucoma? In the normal eye a watery liquid is constantly produced and drained away through tiny drainage canals. This fluid maintains a pressure…

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Listed here are various eye conditions that can affect the general public. Please note: these are intended to provide you with general information about eye conditions and are not a substitute for advice from your ophthalmologist. If you have specific questions or concerns about various eye conditions, please visit your local GP.

 


When an eye injury does occur, have an ophthalmologist or other medical doctor examine the eye as soon as possible, even if ...
The feeling of dry eyes is often caused by a problem in the eye’s tears. The tear problems can be caused by the ...
What are floaters? Floaters look like small specks, dots, circles, lines or cobwebs in your field of vision. While they ...
A pterygium is a triangular growth of abnormal tissue that invades the cornea. Its development is not related to injury ...
The problem with spectacles Whenever the light focusing system in front of the eye (mainly the cornea, also the lens) ...
What is a retina? The retina is the thin inner lining of the eyeball. It acts like the film in ...
What is glaucoma? In the normal eye a watery liquid is constantly produced and drained away through tiny drainage canals ...

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