Diabetic Disease Awareness Month aims to increase 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 health-related questions, the answer to the question of what foods can help in the fight against myopia is: “It’s complicated.” Australian behavioural optometrist Jacqueline Gattegno explains the basics of what…
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 share of ups and downs. On the upside, one is still relatively young, and have the confidence that comes with experience. On the downside, a whole lot of medical professionals…
For students, long hours spent in front of the computer go with the territory. Finally, they graduate, and embark on their chosen career – which, for many people, involves even more hours of screen time. At the end of a long day’s work or study, most folks will feel symptoms of mild eye strain, and…
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 optometrists screen for eye health problems like glaucoma or cataracts. To the vast majority of consumers, that’s where it ends: either a person can see well, or they can’t; either…
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, we deal with patients facing a variety of workplace hazards that can affect their vision, and knowing what they are is the first step towards dealing with them effectively,” says…
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 eyes to coordinate their focus on the same point and in the right place, when looking at something close by, and this can result in blurred or double vision, according…
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 seeing objects as doubled, distorted or a blur, and into the arena of quality of life, which involves functioning and convenience and emotional well-being. And, according to Australian behavioural optometrist…
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 has shown that one in four parents don’t know the meaning of the term, myopia, or the seriousness of the impact it can have on their children’s eyes and lives….
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 lower the likelihood of getting vision’s Big Three threats, glaucoma, cataract, and age-related macular degeneration, and reduce or manage the progression of these eye diseases in those who already have…
Behavioural optometry looks at the bigger picture when it comes to vision. Rather than purely checking the clarity of sight it revolves around how effective that sight is in terms of its functionality, usefulness, relevance, and accuracy. Australian behavioural optometrist, Jacqueline Gattegno, says all of these are revealed in the way people (and children in particular)…
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, and it’s not a healthy relationship for either of them, according to Australian behavioural optometrist Jacqueline Gattegno. She says while these problems are very different, they are similar in how…
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 it as the epidemic of the 21st century, way before the COVID-19 pandemic sent it spiraling even higher, and studies show stress could be responsible for 95% of visits to…
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 their car’s condition to keep them safe on the road, but also make sure that their vision is capable of meeting the demands placed on it, according to Australian behavioural…
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 a reluctance to get fully involved in the next day at home or at work. They also know they can’t hide from their companions or colleagues their puffy eyelids, bloodshot…
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 right workbooks and other tools considered necessary for learning. But one set of tools, the vision skills necessary for successful learning, is often overlooked in the process, according to…
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 and accurate vision, and seldom staying in the same place for very long. Both conditions put the two eyes out of focal sync with each other, and in the process…
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