Approximately half of Australians wear glasses or contact lenses. Sadly, most people in the group understand how it feels like to wake up to bent frames or broken lenses. The good news is that you can avoid wearing glasses and lenses altogether by undergoing LASIK surgery. The procedure improves vision significantly, and the best part is that it only takes a few minutes. Moreover, you can go on with your daily tasks immediately after the surgery.…
There are many unfortunate side effects that come with having diabetes, and these can present themselves all over the body. Diabetic retinopathy is one of these side effects that occur in people who have diabetes and it affects the eyes. If left alone and untreated, diabetic retinopathy can and most likely will progress to a stage where you are blind. However, there are many treatment options before you get to that stage.…
Most people should be familiar with a visit to an eye doctor. They will typically be asked to read letters from a chart, and the professional will use some special instruments to have a closer look at their eyes. Yet sometimes the eye doctor will need to take a much closer look towards the back of the eye and may request that the patient is dilated. What is involved here and what’s the reason for this procedure?…