Ophthalmology
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The Smoking Ban - Good News for Eyes?
The smoking ban in public places in England starts on the 1st July and is part of a government initiative to reduce smoking related diseases. These include respiratory, vascular and malignant conditions. As optometrists, will we see any clinical effect from the ban? Smoking has clearly been linked to cataracts. Studies have shown that smokers have up to a three-fold increase of developing nuclear sclerosis. Although potentially devastating to p Read More... -
Facts About Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
Here are five facts about PRK. To understand them, we first need some background information. Not everybody is a good candidate for traditional LASIK surgery. Over the past decade or so several good LASIK variations have been developed so that more people can benefit from refractive surgery. All the LASIK variations are known as refractive surgery. Refraction is the bending of light rays by a lens of some type. In our eyes we have a lens that b Read More... -
All About Cataracts
Inside everyone’s eye is a lens. Just like with a camera, the lens of your eye helps you to focus on things whether they are nearby or far away. To work well, the lens must be clear. As you age, the lens of your eye gradually becomes cloudy. We call a cloudy lens a cataract. The word cataract comes from an old Latin word for waterfall. Waterfalls produce heavy mist that can blur your vision. Cataracts have the same effect— blurry vision. Looking Read More...
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