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 …
Use it or lose it (your private health insurance that is) Some private health funds roll over at the end of the financial year rather than the end of the calendar year, and if you don’t use your benefits, you lose them. You can check here to see when your …
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 …
Macular Degeneration: A case study May is Macula Month, so our head office team took some time to speak to 90-year-old Pastor Ron Clarke OAM to find out more about how he manages macular degeneration around his busy life. A story of life-saving eye injections As the most common age …
The growing threat of diabetic eye disease May is Macula Month, and along with age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease is one of the most common conditions that threatens the macula. In this post, put together by our head office team we take a closer look at diabetic eye disease. …
