Spring allergy season and your eyes Spring has sprung! With the flowers blooming and animals waking up from their winter slumber it’s time to get out and enjoy some sunshine. But for some, it heralds the start of allergy season, affecting sinuses…and eyes. Read on to find out more, in …
Pregnancy and your eyes Women go through a lot during pregnancy, including experiencing changes to their eyes! In this post put together by our head office team we take a closer look at pregnancy and your eyes. Every mum-to-be has a range of things they expect to experience while they …
Photokeratitis – sun damage to the eyes We all know the message to “slip, slop and slap” to protect our skin from the sun, but how much do you know about sunburn and your eyes? In this blog post our head office team discusses a condition called photokeratitis. It may …
Diabetic retinopathy: How to prevent vision loss Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in Australian adults, and across the world, the number of people suffering from diabetes is rising at an incredible rate. In this post, our head office team takes a look at diabetic retinopathy, a condition of …
Diabetes and your eyes Diabetes is a great example of a chronic health condition that affects your eyes. In this post, put together by our head office team, we take a look at a handy little reminder tool for diabetics to keep up to date with their regular eye tests. …
What is wrong with blue light? Many of us spend a phenomenal amount of time in our modern lives looking at a screen – iPads, phones, TVs, computers, and there result is that we’re exposed to much more blue light than we were in the past. Read on to find …
Glaucoma – The silent thief of sight Many eye conditions develop slowly, so you often don’t even notice that your eyesight has changed until you come in for a test. That’s why we recommend regular eye tests so we can pick up conditions such as glaucoma as early as possible. …
Acanthamoeba keratitis and contact lenses Acanthamoeba Keratitis, is not only tricky to say, but is a very rare, serious infection of the eye. Acanthamoeba relates to a particular type of microscopic parasite, commonly found almost everywhere (dust, soil, bodies of water and sewage). Keratitis means “inflammation of the cornea”, and …
Diabetic retinopathy and mental health Eye conditions, such as diabetic retinopathy, can have physical impacts on your vision and eye health, but what about the mental health aspects, such as dealing with lifestyle changes when you vision deteriorates? This post from our head office team takes a closer look at …
The process of diagnosing dry eye disease As with a lot of eye conditions, early diagnosis is key for ensuring good outcomes from treatment. Dry eye disease is no exception, and in this post our head office team chats to two of our colleagues within the Eyecare Plus family all …
