by matadigital | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
A subconjunctival haemorrhage is caused by a bleed of a small blood vessel on the white of the eye. The blood accumulates between the tissues on the white of the eye causing the eye to look very red. Generally, the eye is not uncomfortable, and you will only notice...
by matadigital | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
A raised growth that forms on the front surface of the eye. A very early pterygium is an area of redness and thickening of the conjunctiva, the thin clear layer of skin over the front of the white part of the eye. As it grows the pterygium creeps across the cornea,...
by matadigital | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Presbyopia is when the eye begins to loose the ability to change focus from distance to near. It is not an eye disease, but a normal age related process. In a young healthy eye, the muscles inside the eye act on the lens, changing the shape of the lens and allowing...
by matadigital | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Also known as long-sightedness. Generally, a hyperopic, or long sighted eye is smaller than normal, because it is smaller than normal when the eye is fully relaxed light from objects you are looking at is not focused on the retina but is focused behind the retina,...
by matadigital | Sep 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Glaucoma is a slow progressive disease of the optic nerve. The optic nerve is important as it carries all the information about what you see to your brain. Glaucoma is often called the “sneak thief of sight” as you do not notice symptoms until the condition is very...
