Amblyopia

Amblyopia

Amblyopia is also referred to as a lazy eye. Normally, your eyes and brain will work together to produce a single image. In amblyopia one of the eyes fail to work properly with the brain, this causes a reduction in vision of that eye. Amblyopia...

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Retinal Detachment

Retinal Detachment

The retina is a lining of the back part of the eye that consists out of light sensitive tissue. The retina changes the light rays into impulses that is sent through the optic nerve to the brain where the light rays are interpreted as images...

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Astigmatism

Astigmatism

Astigmatism is when the front part of your eye called the cornea and/or the lens in your eye has an irregular curve. This changes the way that light hits your retina internally. With astigmatism you will have distorted blurry vision, and have...

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy is a condition that manifest in people who have diabetes. It is caused when high blood sugar levels damages the blood vessels in the retina. This causes blood vessels to leak resulting in haemorrhages or to stop blood flow to...

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma

Glaucoma arises when your intra-ocular fluid doesn’t drain properly. When this happens your eye pressure also raises – also called intra-ocular pressure (IOP). This process damages the nerve fibres inside the optic nerve which causes permanent...

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