Eye Health

Which part of your body makes you cry? Makes you read? Makes you focus on the things and objects that are far away or close? It’s only an eye! Your eyes take in a lot of information and details about your surrounding — movements, colors, shapes, people, nature, and more.

Myopia is a disease frequently occurs in people under the age 40 and is also known as nearsightedness. In this disorder you are unable to see farther objects or look like a blurred vision whereas near objects can be seen clearly.

Myopia is one of the most common eye disorders of the 21st century, and an immeasurable amount of resources has been devoted to finding solutions that do not involve the use of glasses or surgery. More and more children are being diagnosed with this condition.

Astigmatism is a common and treatable imperfection in the curvature of the eye that can cause double or blurred vision, headaches, difficulty with night vision and feeling of fatigue due to the eye strain. Glasses and contacts can treat astigmatism, but they can't cure the condition. However, Laser eye surgery is not only a treatment for astigmatism, but can correct the condition.

Loss of vision in the elderly is common around the world. This scenario is more common that glaucoma, diabetes, and macular degeneration in people above 40 years, but there is not much attention to it. If your vision is becoming blurry or cloudy, you are most likely a victim of cataracts and should seek medical attention. This means you will find reading or driving a car difficult. It explains why the elderly with cloudy vision cannot tell the expression on a person’s face hence begin to endure poor communication with their loved ones. Beware that the Cataracts develop slowly and may not disturb your eyesight.