Tag Archives: eye health

What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is an eye disease that causes irreversable damage to the optic nerve. If not treated it may lead to several problems including loss of vision. 
Usually, …

In healthy eyes, light enters through the cornea and passes through the pupil and the lens. The lens helps by focusing light rays on to light-sensitive cells within the retina …

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 …

A very important sensory organ of the body is the eye. It is essential to keep this organ healthy to lead a meaningful life. ‘Uveitis’ is an eye problem that …

One of the most delicate parts of our body, the eyes are susceptible to myriad afflictions. One such affliction is the Blepharitis which is eyelid inflammation. Blepharitis causes red, irritated, …

Before we consider how eyes work or vision happens, we need to understand the structure of our eyes. Each eye consists of a transparent structure in the front that helps …

Cataract cannot be treated with any medicine, eye drops or laser. The only guaranteed treatment of cataract is surgical removal of clouded natural eye lens with an artificial transparent one …

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 …

Exactly, what is Diplopia? Diplopia in layman terms means “Double Vision”. When the eyes instead of one, perceive two identical images, it may be a case of Diplopia. What can …

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 …

Glaucoma is an unhealthy condition of eyes resulting from high intraocular pressure. Largely a chronic disease, glaucoma continues to affect the patient for entire lifetime. Glaucoma mostly has a gradual …

The light-sensitive part of the eyeball is Retina, which is the posterior most layer of the eye. Retina is made up of two types of cells- Rods and Cones. Rods …

Strabismus or heterotopia commonly known as squint eyes is a condition of the eye wherein both eyes are misaligned. While it is a condition that is fairly common among children, …

There are many common eye diseases that people are suffering from. Currently, there are more than 15 million people in our country who are suffering from eye diseases with 80% …

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 …

Dry Eye Treatments – 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 …

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 …

Raise your hand if you have spent entire weekends watching episodes of Games of Thrones, Friends, or Sacred Games. Now use your raised hand to pause the ongoing serial and …

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 …