Diabetic Disease Awareness Month aims to increase the awareness of diabetes, and diabetic eye disease.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults, therefore it is important to seek treatment for vision impairment that are related to diabetes.
Many people will remember their grandmothers telling them to eat carrots for better eyesight, but these ladies were only partly correct. As with so many…
It’s a birthday that many celebrate with some trepidation. It’s the big four-zero and it’s the start of a decade that has more than its…
For students, long hours spent in front of the computer go with the territory. Finally, they graduate, and embark on their chosen career – which,…
To most people, optometrists are simply there to test eyes and possibly prescribe glasses. Those who go for regular eye examinations will also know that…
All occupations have their risks. They may be obvious or insidious, and it’s often the latter that gets the least attention. “At Eyes in Design,…
Healthy muscles are vital for all bodily functions to work properly, and eye muscles are no exception. Muscle dysfunction can affect the ability of the two…
Studies have shown that for most of those with poor eye health, eye impairments, and vision loss, the consequences are likely to go way beyond…
As the number of children with myopia keeps growing at an epidemic rate, and impacting on an increasing proportion of younger children, a global survey…
Studies over the past decade suggest that a physical exercise routine can improve and strengthen both sight and vision. It has also been shown to…
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A good deal of mystery still revolves around the link between vision misalignment and anxiety problems, but what is clear is that there is one,…
Since 2000 global stress levels have soared to a point where in some countries it affects close to 60% of the population. The WHO labeled…
With an Italian study finding that 60% of car accidents could be linked to vision problems, it is vital that people don’t rely solely on…
Anyone who’s had extended periods of poor sleep knows that too little of the right kind of shut-eye leads to feelings of lethargy, irritation and…
When children go to school for the first time, and every year from then on, a lot of attention is paid to providing them with…
The two roving wanderers Strabismus (or crossed eyes) and Amblyopia, also known as Lazy Eye, are the highwaymen of the eyes, always roaming, stealing good…