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Safety on the roads doesn’t only depend on the condition of the vehicle you are driving or the weather conditions. Driving also requires exceptional visual skills. You need to be able to see objects in front of you and around you and respond quickly to them – for example watching and anticipating another vehicle changing lanes or pulling out of a side road in front of you, having enough peripheral vision and awareness to know when another vehicle is going to overtake you, or watching for pedestrians, bikes and other hazards. As such, it’s not surprising that most countries require drivers to meet certain visual standards in order to legally get behind the wheel. 

Diabetic retinopathy is an eye complication resulting from diabetes. Blood vessels in the retina are damaged causing vision complications. Mild diabetic retinopathy causes controllable vision complications. However if left untreated, severe cases lead to vision loss. This condition affects people with type one and types two diabetes. Too much blood sugar blocks the tiny eye vessels in the retina. They leak into the retina causing vision complications. Nerves and fibers in the retina react by swelling and you develop macular edema. Eventually, the eye can develop scar tissue and damage the optic nerve, resulting in glaucoma.

There are many symptoms and issues that can be treated by your eye doctor, and in many cases, is actually better placed to diagnose and treat your condition. This is because eye doctors have undergone specific education and training in order to be able to specialize in the detection and treatment of conditions related to the eyes. Dizziness and headaches are two common neurological problems that an eye doctor can help with.

The function of the retina is to receive light that is focused by the lens of the eye and passes through it and then converting the light into signals which are sent to the brain which then tells us what we can see. Unsurprisingly, its function makes the retina one of the most important parts of our eye and essential for our vision. If it becomes damaged or affected by the disease, it could stop working properly causing temporary or even permanent vision loss. Fortunately, it is possible to preserve the health of your retina and maintain your vision for longer thanks to MacuHealth. 

Always remember that your eyes can experience both short-term and long-term eye damage due to excessive sun exposure. Based on a study in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, wearing sunglasses is only one way to protect your eyes from UV rays.

Macular degeneration causes the deterioration of the paper-thin macula. The most common type of macular degeneration is age-related. The disease can progress very quickly or slowly. Macular degeneration can affect one or both of your eyes. There are two types of macular degeneration, wet and dry. A patient can exhibit either one or both types of the disease.

Many people misunderstand glaucoma and often, they do not know how serious glaucoma is or who can be affected. More than three million people are living with glaucoma in America, 70 percent of whom are 40 years of age and older.

As we know, overexposure to blue light can have some disruptive and even harmful effects. This is because almost all visible blue light passes through the cornea and lens of the eye, reaching the retina. This light may potentially affect vision and could prematurely age the eyes.

Cataracts are one of the most common conditions that affect our eyes. Fortunately, eye doctors are more easily able to diagnose and treat cataracts than ever before. 

Here’s what you need to know about what to expect from a contact lens appointment.