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24/07/2017

How to Protect Your Eyes After Laser Eye Surgery

• Don't take a shower or wash your hair until the day after.
• Be careful when you’re in the shower or bath. Be sure to keep soap out of your eye when you wash your hair, and watch out for hair spray and shaving lotion.
• Don’t rub your eyes for at least a month.
• Don't drive until you feel comfortable. Get your doctor’s OK first.
• Wear the eye shield/goggles the doctor gave you while you sleep for the first week.
• Keep tap water out of your eyes for at least a week.
• Avoid pools, whirlpools, saunas, and lakes for at least 3 weeks.
• No eye makeup for at least a week. Toss out partly used products to avoid an infection.
• Don't get your hair colored or permed for at least 10 days.
• No exercise for two days.
• Wear eye protection for at least a month once you start exercise and sports activities again.
• Avoid dirty and dusty environments for 7 days.
• Bright sunshine may cause scarring, so wear sunglasses on bright days for at least a year.

17/07/2017

17/07/2017

7 Tips To Protect Your Eyes This Monsoon

Although monsoon brings a welcome relief from the scorching heat, it brings with it several bacterial and viral infections too. Typhoid and jaundice are common, and so are eye infections like conjunctivitis, viral fungal eye infection, styes, and several others.

We are extra careful about serious diseases, but when it comes to the safety of our eyes we take things lightly, although we should be just as careful, if not more. Eyes need extra care during monsoons as the moist and humid conditions make it the most favourable time for bacteria to breed. One needs to be very careful about his/her personal hygiene in order to prevent occurrence of eye problems.

As always, prevention is better than cure.
1. Firstly, if you get drenched in the rains, remember that once you come back home you should wash your eyes with clean water and dry the sides of the eyes with a dry towel.

2. Don’t rub eyes with dirty hands; this habit is common among children. Keep kids away from stagnated water.

3. Another thing noticed in the rainy season is that it is accompanied with high humidity and people wipe the areas around with a handkerchief which is usually not that clean. It is best to use a tissue.

4. If one wears contact lenses, one should clean them thoroughly. If you like swimming, see that the pool and the area around the pool are absolutely clean as bacterial infections lurk around unhygienic pools. In case someone has been diagnosed with eye problems, absolutely avoid sharing his personal belongings like towels, handkerchiefs, etc. These are external measures, and to build immunity avoid eating outside food. Have home-cooked meals, and fresh seasonal vegetables and fruits only.

5. But if you develop itchiness, just wash your eyes initially with cold water. If the itchiness does not subside, then please don’t self medicate by going to the nearest chemist and asking for eye drops. The best course of action is to see a physician and take the medicine that he prescribes. After this first step, if the the problem still persists, go and see a specialist.

6. If you still notice any symptom of an eye infection, splash some cold water on your eyes and visit a doctor as soon as possible. It is important that if you are suffering from an eye infection, you should not wear contact lenses, and if you are taking any other eye drops other than the ones for infection, stop using them until you are totally recovered from that infection.

7. Wear sunglasses when you're outdoors.

14/07/2017

The Benefits of Cataract Surgery

Cataracts are, usually just a normal symptom of the aging process. In most cases, they affect people who are aged 60 or over. A cataract is a clouding on the lens of the eye, causing blurred vision. Cataracts tend to develop slowly and in the early stages there may be no symptoms. But as years pass and the cataracts progresses, vision problems become more noticeable.
If left untreated, cataracts can cause progressive loss of vision and even blindness. Fortunately, for the vast majority of people it is a condition that is easily rectified. In fact, it’s one of the most common surgery performed in the world today.
Some of the first signs that indicate that a cataract has developed include:
 Blurred vision
 Poor night time vision
 Colors seem less sharp
 Seeing halos and star-bursts when looking at bright lights
If you have one of more of these symptoms, you should talk to your ophthalmologist and find out if you have cataracts and if you are a candidate for cataracts surgery.
After your eye has had time to heal from the operation, your overall vision should be greatly improved. Your vision will be much clearer, colors will appear sharper than they did before, and your ability to see at night will increase. In greater than 90 percent of cases the patient’s vision is greatly enhanced.
One of the greatest benefits of cataract surgery is the increased quality of life. Many research studies show that cataract surgery has many lifestyle benefits – for reading, working, driving, playing sport and so on.
In addition, studies show other advantages of cataract surgery include:
 More independence
 Improved self-confidence
 Better mental health
 Safety
 A reduction in falls
 A greater enjoyment of social activities and passions and hobbies
As you can imagine, improved vision immeasurably enhances overall life satisfaction and enjoyment. If you want to learn more about cataracts, schedule an appointment today to discus your options in treating your vision.

14/07/2017

The Benefits of Cataract Surgery

Cataracts are, usually just a normal symptom of the aging process. In most cases, they affect people who are aged 60 or over. A cataract is a clouding on the lens of the eye, causing blurred vision. Cataracts tend to develop slowly and in the early stages there may be no symptoms. But as years pass and the cataracts progresses, vision problems become more noticeable.
If left untreated, cataracts can cause progressive loss of vision and even blindness. Fortunately, for the vast majority of people it is a condition that is easily rectified. In fact, it’s one of the most common surgery performed in the world today.
Some of the first signs that indicate that a cataract has developed include:
 Blurred vision
 Poor night time vision
 Colors seem less sharp
 Seeing halos and star-bursts when looking at bright lights
If you have one of more of these symptoms, you should talk to your ophthalmologist and find out if you have cataracts and if you are a candidate for cataracts surgery.
After your eye has had time to heal from the operation, your overall vision should be greatly improved. Your vision will be much clearer, colors will appear sharper than they did before, and your ability to see at night will increase. In greater than 90 percent of cases the patient’s vision is greatly enhanced.
One of the greatest benefits of cataract surgery is the increased quality of life. Many research studies show that cataract surgery has many lifestyle benefits – for reading, working, driving, playing sport and so on.
In addition, studies show other advantages of cataract surgery include:
 More independence
 Improved self-confidence
 Better mental health
 Safety
 A reduction in falls
 A greater enjoyment of social activities and passions and hobbies
As you can imagine, improved vision immeasurably enhances overall life satisfaction and enjoyment. If you want to learn more about cataracts, schedule an appointment today to discus your options in treating your vision.

04/07/2017

Another cause of computer eye strain is focusing fatigue. To reduce your risk of tiring your eyes by constantly focusing on your screen, look away from your computer at least every 20 minutes and gaze at a distant object (at least 20 feet away) for at least 20 seconds. Some eye doctors call this the "20-20-20 rule.

04/07/2017

Another cause of computer eye strain is focusing fatigue. To reduce your risk of tiring your eyes by constantly focusing on your screen, look away from your computer at least every 20 minutes and gaze at a distant object (at least 20 feet away) for at least 20 seconds. Some eye doctors call this the "20-20-20 rule.