Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash Pink eye is an infection or inflammation of the conjunctiva – the transparent membrane covering the white of your eyes and lining your eyelid. Also called conjunctivitis, this condition leaves the small blood vessels of the eyes inflamed, making them more visible. As a result, the infected eye becomes...
Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplash Laser eye surgery has brought about a welcome revolution in ophthalmic treatment. It is now a routine treatment for moderate cases of three of the main refractive errors: myopia (nearsightedness), farsightedness (hyperopia), and astigmatism. Laser eye surgery can also treat vision problems that occur from many eye diseases, including...
Photo by CDC on Unsplash Your sight is precious. Just like all other elements of your health, looking after your eyes should be a priority. To do this, you’ll need the help of an eye doctor. If you’ve never visited an eye doctor before, it can be difficult to know where to begin looking for...
Photo by Caroline Hernandez on Unsplash As pediatric ophthalmologists in Dubai, we have many parents entrusting us with their children’s eye health. Often, parents ask for us advice on how they can best protect and care for their children’s vision. Here are five tips we offer. 1. Know that not all vision problems are obvious...
Photo by CDC on Unsplash If you’re tired of wearing vision correction lenses, there’s another option available. LASIK eye surgery is a corrective eye procedure that treats numerous vision problems like myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism. What is LASIK surgery? LASIK stands for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis. As the name implies, the procedure uses a highly...
Photo by Todd Cravens on Unsplash Like taxes, aging is an inevitable part of life. No one is spared from physical aging. As we get older, our organs age as well. With age comes a slower cardiovascular system, weakened bones, joints, and muscles, and changes to your cognitive health. As Dubai’s leading eye doctor can...
Photo by Katelyn Greer on Unsplash Cataracts are a major cause of treatable vision loss and even blindness in older generations. It can affect over 50% of people over 60 and are usually associated with aging. Less commonly this may affect younger people, too. Even when symptoms are mild, cataracts can make everyday life very...
Photo by Viktor Bystrov on Unsplash Many of us fear injury or damage to our eyesight. Unfortunately, we cannot take our vision for granted. It only takes a moment for an accident to happen and the consequences of an eye injury can be potentially horrific. Regrettably, eye injuries are fairly common. Some interesting statistics published...
Popular for the moniker “the silent thief of sight,” glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. This is primarily because its symptoms aren’t noticeable during the early stages. While millions of people have it, only half actually know about it. To make matters worse, there are so many misconceptions circulating around the illness...
A recent survey performed online revealed that most people know little about their eye health. And what’s worse, what they don’t know puts them at high risk of blindness.1 The effects of aging are not limited to gray hair, creaky knees, and wrinkles. There are many conditions that may affect your vision, such as glaucoma,...
