Blue Light, UV Light and Your Eyesight
Premature ageing is becoming more common with today’s hectic and unhealthy lifestyle. Despite being a minor issue to not lose your sleep over, premature ageing of the eyes is one that you should definitely avoid. Increased exposure to blue and ultraviole ...
The Cause and Solution of Premature Eye Aging
Be aware of all high-energy rays! Like blue light and UV light, they can cause premature aging. This means the early development of cataracts, photokeratitis, macular degeneration and several other eye diseases. Where do blue light and UV light come fro ...
Protect Your Sight from Harmful Blue Light
What has the pandemic done to our eyes? The coronavirus pandemic caught the world off-guard, sending businesses into a downward spiral and caused many to lose their jobs. World leaders and the authorities are at a loss of how to contain the virus. As a r ...
Young Adults Today May Suffer from Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Why?
So, you think serious vision problems happen mostly to the elderly. Think again. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is happening more often now than previously thought. Individuals under the age of 50 can suffer from early forms of AMD whic ...
Simple Tips for Maintaining Good Eyesight
People are increasingly wearing eyeglasses today, even children are not spared. This could be due to a lot of reasons, such as: Excessive use of VDTs (visual display terminals) like televisions, computers, tablets, and smartphones that cause eye strai ...
By the Time Your Vision Becomes Blurry, It May Be Irreversible
The two most common eye diseases related to ageing are cataracts and AMD (or Age-Related Macular Degeneration). Unfortunately, these conditions are irreversible and can lead to partial or complete blindness. According to the American Optometric Associ ...
Common Vision Problems among Our Children
Wearing glasses used to be a common sight only among the elderly but children today are increasingly donning glasses too. In fact, up to 90% of Asian children are short-sighted with about 10-20% suffering from high degree myopia, and this trend is e ...
Eye Health: Are We Blinded by Smart Gadgets?
According to David Allamby, a leading laser eye surgeon, the rates of short-sightedness have soared due to smartphone usage and could possibly increase by 50% over the next 10 years. Smartphones, computers, and watching television are putting childr ...
What is Eye Health?
The eye is obviously extremely complex, and as with all biological processes, our eyes will be affected as we age. But there will also be a variety of other areas - such as diet, exercise, stress, pollution as well as a strong genetic component - that ca ...