Eye Health

In the 1990s, there were 150,000 contact lens users in India, which has increased to 800,000 users now. This figure is increasing at least 15-20% every year. But most of them …

It is easy to ignore the health and well-being of eyes – a pair of small ‘almond-shaped’ delicate organs of sight. Most eye problems go unnoticed until one starts experiencing challenge in …

Eyes are one of the most important parts of every human being. Awareness About Eye is vital. We should be grateful to have such a beautiful gift. You can see …

Reading books on the phone is one of the latest trends. Do you like reading books and novels? Is reading your hobby? If yes, then you might be reading these …

Do you see the colors as they are? Do you experience difficulty in seeing different shades? If the answer to these is yes, then you are color blind. Color blindness …

With computers becoming increasingly common in the workplace, you have no option but to keep staring at your screen all day. But prolonged and concentrated use of a computer is …

In this day and age with the onset of technology, our eyes are used to facing excessive workload.  From working on the screens to surfing on the smartphones, our eyes are …

In this article, we have put together a brief overview of some of the common eye diseases to increase your knowledge about these issues and create awareness. A cataract is …

Dry Eye syndrome is a condition in which the eyes are unable to maintain the normal layer of tears. According to ophthalmologists, this is due to the lack of production …

What is Eye Flu? The medical term for eye flu or pink eye is conjunctivitis. It refers to an inflammation of the thin layer of clear tissue known as conjunctiva, …

All of us are guilty of working in a stress-related environment, no matter our job profile. Add continuous hours of staring at the computer screen to that. It is no …

Most of the population is somewhere affected with a Eye sight problem, and numbers have really gone up, thanks to majority of the population now working on their laptops and …

Watching the sunset, seeing a cute puppy walk for the first time, buying a hot pair of jeans: you can’t enjoy any of these experiences without your eyes. We clear …

What is LASIK? LASIK (Laser-Assisted in situ Keratomileusis) is a laser eye surgery to reshape the cornea to correct vision problems (myopia – person has blurred far vision, hyperopia – person has blurred …

Contact lenses are the most convenient way to hide the fact that you wear spectacles and still be able to see everything around you without any problems occurring. Some of …

What is the air puff test? The air puff test is part of every detailed eye exam that puffs a small amount of air into the eye. Known as the …

Explaining Retinoblastoma Retinoblastoma is a cancer which grows in the retina in children. The retina is that part of the eye which is able to sense light, thus sending images …

Patient Experience: Sanjeev Kumar tells us about his dad’s experience with Cataract Surgery. Cataract FAQ: What are Cataract? A cataract is the cloudy area of the normally clear lens of …

Cataract is derived from the Latin word Cataracta, which means waterfall. This name may have been given in lieu of the fact that the proteins in the eye lens break …

While a lot of eye related issues such as near sightedness, retinal degeneration, etc are inherited; there are a lot of eye disorders that are acquired. These can range from …