How long does it take to get used to them? It depends on the type of contact lenses you choose. Most people get used to soft (hydrogel or silicone hydrogel) contact lenses immediately or in just a few days. If you choose rigid gas permeable (RGP or GP) lenses or hybrid contact lenses, it [...]
Colour Blindness Month. | Living with Colour Vision Deficiency Colour blind people face many difficulties in everyday life which normally sighted people are just not aware of. Problems can arise in even the most simple of activities including choosing and preparing food, gardening, sport, driving a car and selecting clothing. Colour blind people can also [...]
Colour Blindness Month. | Diagnosis & Treatment Colour blindness can be difficult to detect, particularly in children with inherited colour vision deficiency as they may be unaware that they have any problems with their colour vision. A child with a severe condition such as deuteranopia may seemingly be able to accurately identify colours which they [...]
Colour Blindness Month | What is colour blindness? Colour (color) blindness (colour vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women in the world. Men are more prone to colour blindness. There are different causes of colour blindness. For the vast majority of people with deficient colour vision [...]
High blood pressure increases your risk of having a stroke. It also increases your risk of having a blood vessel at the back of your eye bleed of become blocked. A stroke happens when a blood vessel in your brain bleeds or becomes blocked. This can affect your vision if it is in the part [...]
Who is at risk of dry eye? Dry eye is more common in women and in people aged over 65. It is often just a symptom of getting older. This is because as you get older, your eyelids are not as effective as spreading your tears across your eyes when you blink. Also, the glands [...]
Sport & Vision: Don’t let poor eye sight stop your sporting dreams. If you’re playing sport outdoors during the summer make sure you wear sunglasses – UV rays can damage the retina, potentially leading to a number of eye conditions, including Age Related Macular Degeneration – they don’t need to be expensive, but make sure [...]
AMD is the main cause of blindness and what you can do to prevent it. AMD stands for Age-related Macular Degeneration Does macular degeneration cause blindness? Macular degeneration (MD) is the leading cause of sight loss. However, most people with MD still have their peripheral (side) vision and so can see well enough to get [...]
Eye problems are among the most significant complications of diabetes, and eye problems from diabetes are the most common cause of blindness in people of working age. People who have diabetes are more likely to develop cataract than people who do not, and people who have diabetes may develop diabetic retinopathy. They are also more [...]
Lens Thickness The eyeglass prescription is always the primary consideration in choosing glasses. Before you start looking for the frames, consult with the optician about lens considerations. If the prescription calls for strong lenses that are likely to be thick, it is important to keep the frames as small as possible to reduce the final [...]
