A recent study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (Gout Associated With Increased Risk...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a group of rare, genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and loss of cells in the...

A swollen eyelid occurs when there is inflammation or excess fluid (oedema) in the connective tissues surrounding the eye. Swollen...

“I’ve heard that glaucoma is caused by high eye pressure, and that left untreated glaucoma can cause blindness. At what...

Bell’s palsy is a temporary weakness or paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve, which is also called the facial nerve....

What is a cataract? A cataract is a cloudiness of the eye’s natural lens, which lies directly behind the pupil....

The macula is part of the retina at the back of the eye. It is only about 5mm across, but...

Both a pterygium and a pinguecula are abnormal growths that form on the surface of the eye. While they may...

Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world. It happens when the cells...

Suffering from high blood pressure over a long period of time can cause adverse changes in the retina. This is...

The common “arc eyes” is related to photokeratitis or ultraviolet keratitis which is a painful eye condition caused by exposure...

As much as eye diseases that manifest inside the eye can be asymptomatic, but sight threatenening, on the outside of...

What are floaters? Floaters are tiny black-shaped specks that seem to drift or move in your field of vision. You...

The iris is basically the area around our pupils that gives colour to our eyes. It is the amount of...

It is called the “thief in the night” because it will come and steal your vision without you being aware...

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image...

A growing body of medical research is beginning to focus on the role played by harmful blue light in damaging...

The value of an eye examination goes way beyond performing a refraction and producing a spectacle prescription. Optometrists are in...

Styes do not pose a serious threat to ocular health and will usually heal spontaneously within a week or so....

The first thought that springs to mind when we see a black eye, is that some physical altercation was involved....

Today’s cataract surgery can be labeled miraculous compared to the days before Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) implants. In the olden...

Pink eye, (also called conjunctivitis) is inflammation of the thin, clear covering over the white of the eye and the...

When the lens of the eye, that is located directly behind the pupil, becomes opaque, it is called a cataract....