Author Dr Shanel Sharma
Risk factors: Age – risk increases exponentially with age (1) Family history – genetic factors in 70% of cases. You are twice as likely to develeop AMD if a first degree relative has the disease. (2) Smoking – Not only are you 3 to 4 times more likely to develop AMD, it can occur a lot early
Luke (not his real name) is a 13-year-old boy who came into our clinic after suffering from a red, sore eye for a few weeks. Luke is a wicket keeper who plays cricket three times per week. He was given drops and creams to try and help with the discomfort to his eyes. (The discomfort experienced
Doctors want schools to make sunglasses compulsory at playtimes after seeing a spike in the number of students with UV damage to their eyes. Some children can develop painful scar tissue and may eventually require surgery. More info: https://t.co/7ukNCO6ZH5 #7News pic.twitter.com/Xkt5QdKhYB — 7 News Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) July 9, 2018
When you look at straight lines are you noticing a slight bending? Or is there a patch missing from your vision? Or is the vision reduced in one eyes? These are symptoms of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). You should seek medical attention. If you do have macular degeneration, an ophthalmologist (Eye Specialist) will need
“Having the toxin treatment has allowed me to look the world in the eye with confidence. So much of professional life is down to whether your face fits.” This is a quote from a patient who I treated and had undergone more than 25 treatments with botulinum toxin (Botox) to treat her strabismus. With my
Experts say emissions from mobile phones and tablets are “low intensity”. (Credit: ABC) Vitamin companies are peddling “ludicrous” claims about products that protect children’s eyes from the blue light emitted by digital devices, according to doctors. Ads for the dietary supplements suggest they can “guard” or “shield” children’s eyes from “high energy” blue light. However
It would seem obvious that better vision results in fewer falls and therefore fewer fractured hips. Now a new study of more than a million US Medicare patients from Dr Victoria Tseng and colleagues, from the Medical School at Brown University, found that patients who had had cataract surgery were 16-28% less likely to break a
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Have you noticed a change in vision in one eye, di …
Look the world in the eye with confidence – …
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Cataract surgery reduces fractured hips
Botox injections for the correction of strabismus
