Key Takeaways: Uveitis is a form of eye inflammation that can affect vision if untreated. Anterior uveitis is the most common type and often causes redness and pain. Chronic or recurrent veitis may require long-term medical management. Managing autoimmune conditions
Summary: Early paediatric eye care protects lifelong vision by identifying hidden childhood eye conditions, supporting normal visual development, learning ability, and overall confidence during crucial growth years. Key Takeaways: Early eye screenings prevent minor vision issues from becoming permanent damage.
Key Takeaways: Seasonal allergies and dust remain the most common itchy eyes causes. Tear production drops overnight, often worsening itchy eyes at night. Avoid rubbing your eyes to prevent corneal damage and further irritation. Timely itchy eyes treatment helps prevent
Key Takeaways: Retinal tear is a small rip in the retina, often from the eye’s gel (vitreous) pulling as it changes with age. Main causes: Posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), eye injury/trauma, high myopia (long, thin eyes), lattice degeneration (thin weak
Key Takeaways: Eye flu is another name for viral conjunctivitis, an infection of the thin layer over the white of the eye that causes redness, watering, itching, and sticky discharge. It is highly contagious, spreading through infected tears, hand contact,
Key Takeaways: Hypertensive retinopathy is damage to the tiny blood vessels in the retina caused by long-standing high blood pressure, and its “grades” (1–4) show how severe this damage is. Grade 1–2 usually have no eye symptoms and are picked
Summary: Eye cancer is a rare but serious condition that affects both adults and children. Recognising early eye cancer symptoms, understanding eye cancer causes, and knowing the different types of eye cancer can significantly improve outcomes. This blog highlights five
Key Takeaways: Blepharitis is an eyelid inflammation at the lash line; common, long-lasting, and not contagious. Causes: Skin bacteria, dandruff/rosacea, meibomian (oil) gland blockage, Demodex mites, allergies/irritants, and dry eye. 2 types: Anterior (skin/lashes) and Posterior (oil glands/inner lid). Symptoms:
Key Takeaways: Eye infections look similar at first (redness, watering, itching), but the cause can be different: bacteria, viruses, fungi, or allergies. Matching the cause to the care is key. Bacterial eye infection symptoms: Thick yellow/green discharge that glues lashes
Key Takeaways: What Intraocular pressure (IOP) means: Intraocular pressure is the fluid pressure inside your eye. Normal range (rough): About 10–21 mmHg, but the “safe” number is different for each eye. Why “normal” can still be risky: Some optic nerves
