What is Dry Eye Syndrome? When we blink, tears form a film which spreads over the eye, making the surface smooth and optically clear to give good vision. There are three layers in the thin film of tears: an…
Presbyopia affects patients in their forties and older. The word ‘presbyopia’ actually means ‘old sight’ and the condition is characterised by someone needing help focusing on near objects, even if they have never worn glasses before or if they…
During any sight test, your optometrist will ask you a few questions to get an idea of your medical history. One of the questions you will usually be asked is whether you are a smoker or not. The reason…
Diabetes affects a great many people in the UK, and often goes undiagnosed for months or years, until picked up in a routine sight test or health check. If you are diabetic, you will be asked to come for…
After your sight test, you may have been told that you are long sighted (or hyperopic/hypermetropic in optician speak) – this basically means that you have difficulty focusing on things close up but can usually see far away quite…
We are thrilled to announce that we have made it to the finals in the Healthcare category of the Cardiff Life Business Awards (see www.cardifflifeawards.co.uk) As you know, we both have young families at home and in 2014 we…
After your sight test, you may have been told that you are short sighted (or myopic in optician speak) – this basically means that you have difficulty seeing things far away but can usually see close up quite well.…
If the lens inside your eye becomes cloudy, it is known as a cataract. Cataracts usually occur over the age of sixty but can occur at any age. It is even possible to be born with cataracts (congenital cataracts)…
If you have astigmatism, you will have blurry vision at all distances as a result of the cornea (the front surface of the eye) or the lens inside the eye being ‘irregularly’ shaped. This is nothing to worry about…
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