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Articles by Mark Villarosa |
1. 4 Ways Diabetes Can Affect Your Eyes
May 29, 2018
Diabetes is a condition that is caused when blood sugar levels within the body becomes too high and can affect people of all ages. There are various side-effects of having diabetes and it is a condition that should be taken seriously and monitored closely. Looking after your eyes when you have diabe...
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2. Ageing and Your Eyes: When Should You See an Ophthalmologist?
May 03, 2018
As we get older our bodies age, from our skin and joints to organs and muscles, but our eyes age too. When we are young the lenses within the eyes, called the natural crystalline lens, is clear and flexible, and can focus freely from near to far. People of all ages may need the use of glasses to hel...
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3. Eye Sleep; What Is It?
April 12, 2018
Many people refer to the collection of mucus which builds up in the corner of the eyes overnight as ‘sleep’, but the medical term for it is call rheum. During the day time we blink around 20 times per minute. Blinking is a way for your eyes to stay protected and moist. Each blink helps cover the eye...
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4. World Glaucoma Week
March 21, 2018
This year World Glaucoma Week will run from 11th March – 17th March and its purpose is to raise awareness of this eye condition. Here I will go through what glaucoma is and how it can be treated.
What Is Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a common eye condition where the optic nerve, this ...
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5. Autologous Plasma Eye Drops: What Are They?
February 27, 2018
Dry Eye
Autologous plasma eye drops are a treatment for severe dry eye disease where conservative treatment is failing to work. Typical treatment for dry eye disease will usually start off with using artificial tears several times a day and some patients will require gels and ointment...
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6. New Year: New Eyes
January 08, 2018
January is a time where people tend to make resolutions to maybe lose weight, stop smoking, etc. but some people will be finally making the resolution to get their vision corrected by more than just glasses or contact lenses. Of course, any kind of vision correction requires a detailed and thorough ...
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7. Eye Safety During the Festive Season
December 04, 2017
The festive season is now upon us and it is a great time of year, but while most people are preparing themselves for Christmas, hospitals, eye doctors and eye clinics are preparing for a rise in the number of eye injuries at this tim...
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8. World Keratoconus Day 2017
November 03, 2017
World Keratoconus Day is a chance to raise extra awareness of the disease and this year falls on 10th November. Keratoconus is a disease of the cornea which is progressive but non-inflammatory. Keratoconus is caused by weakening of the collagen fibres which would normally maintain the cornea’s dome-...
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9. Winter Eye Problems
October 15, 2017
During the winter months, the weather and environment can really affect your eyes, and this can often be forgotten about. Here are some common eye problems people can suffer with during winter and tips on how to combat them. Dry Eyes During winter, the weather is colder and wi...
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10. Corneal Transplants; What Are They?
September 24, 2017
A cornea transplant, or graft, is a surgical procedure to remove and replace all or part of the cornea. The cornea is the front window of the eye and it covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. The cornea is made up of 5 layers; the epithelium, Bowman’s layer, the stroma, Descemet’s membrane, a...
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