Your eyes need all the essential vitamins and nutrients to stay healthy and good food is, of course, the best gift to your eyes. Age-related cataract is an eye condition that often causes blindness and surgery is the only way to cure it. However, eating a healthy diet rich in antioxidants helps in reducing the …
After prolonged activities such as driving, reading, and using a computer, the eyes habitually feel tired. While it may not be entirely possible to prevent eye fatigue, you could definitely lower the risk with the suggestions listed below. If you do not see any progress, make sure to consult an eye doctor as your eye …
Lazy eye is one of the most common vision-related condition found in children. Also known as amblyopia, this eye condition occurs when the vision in one of the eyes does not develop as it normally should. As time passes, the brain begins to ignore the impaired visual signals from the affected eye, and this pattern …
There’s no denying that toys are a part and parcel of children’s lives. However, as parents you need to be aware of the fact that there are certain toys that can also put your kids at risk of eye injuries. Thus, as a concerned parent you need to carefully choose toys for your kids. Over …
There are a number of misconceptions about blindness – such as, all blind people can read braille or all blind people need a guide dog. These misunderstandings mainly arise from our perceptions formed from watching TV or reading books. Over here we have tried to debunk some of the common misconceptions about blindness. Myth 1: …
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You may observe a green or yellow discharge from your eyes on some days after waking up in the morning. The condition is defined as goopy eyes, or simply called eye discharge. The discharge could either have a liquid-like or a crusty consistency. Although eye discharge isn’t serious, it often acts as a signal of …
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Vision is considered clear and normal as long as the eyes are healthy. Changes may occur in vision if the eye health deteriorates. One of the most common eye health issues is difficulty in being able to see clearly. One might experience blurred vision, double vision, sensitivity to light, or see halos around light sources …
A greater part of the process in which the eyes perceive colour, depends on how healthy the cones are. Cones, located in the retina, are photoreceptor cells which contain pigments that react to a different wavelength of light. In other words, they are responsible for coloured vision. Unfortunately, not all eyes have healthy cones and, …
Do you have trouble seeing clearly in dim light? Does it take you tremendously long to adapt to a dark room when you have just spent some time in a brightly lit room? If so, you may have been experiencing night blindness also known as Nyctalopia. Although night blindness does not cause complete vision loss, …
We stand at the risk of several health complications as we grow older. Eye problems are one of the most common health hazards associated with ageing. While there are a number of eye conditions that may affect us, Macular Degeneration is one of the most common conditions. Macular Degeneration could worsen, leading to the loss …
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