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Glaucoma Treatment

Early detection and treatment of Glaucoma is extremely important, as any damage to the optic nerve (and resulting peripheral vision loss) is irreversible once it

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Glaucoma Symptoms

Glaucoma is often called the ‘silent disease’ as most of the people that develop the condition have no real symptoms in the early stages of

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Causes of Glaucoma

Glaucoma is normally caused by a build-up of pressure in your eye which results in damage to the optic nerve. The symptoms of Glaucoma and

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Types of Glaucoma

There are many types of Glaucoma but by far the most common is Primary Open Angle Glaucoma. Glaucoma treatment and Glaucoma symptoms will vary depending

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a family of eye conditions that typically impairs your peripheral (side) vision and affects about 2% of the population over the age of

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Macular Degeneration symptoms

Knowing the symptoms of macular degeneration is important if you are to reduce the chances of developing visual loss. Recognising the symptoms early is most

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Macular Degeneration causes

The causes of macular degeneration are not fully understood but there are certain factors that seem to increase the chances of you developing the disease.

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Wet Macular Degeneration

Wet Macular degeneration is far less common than Dry macular degeneration accounting for about 10% of all incidents. It often progresses quickly and the visual loss

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Dry Macular Degeneration

This is by far the most common type of macular degeneration and is generally associated with getting older. This is why you will often hear

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Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration is a common eye condition that typically affects people as they get older. It is one of the most common causes of visual

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Presbyopia

Presbyopia is a natural age change which affects people’s close vision as they get older. It is usually first noticed between the ages of about

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Astigmatism

Contrary to what many people believe astigmatism is not a disease and it is an extremely common condition. Having astigmatism is no different from being

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Hypermetropia – Long sightedness

Hypermetropia typically affects older people compared to that of myopia and is often first noticed as people reach their mid 30’s. It normally initially affects your near

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Myopia (short-sightedness)

Myopia is the number one reason people need glasses or contact lenses and it is typically first noticed in teenage years. A common complaint is

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Light Adjustable Lens

Light adjustable lenses (LAL’s) are a recent development in corrective vision surgery and represent a significant leap forward for intraocular lenses. Intraocular lenses have various

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Implantable Contact Lens Risks

As with all surgical procedures there are risks associated with implantable contact lenses, although with a skilled surgeon these are kept to a minimum. These

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