If you have an autoimmune disease or know somebody who does, you know the devastating effects that it can have on your entire body. Autoimmune diseases affect joint health, muscles, and nerves, as well as the optic nerve which controls vision. What Is An Autoimmune Disease? An autoimmune disease is when your body perceives its own cells as a threat, or foreign, and begins attacking itself. Autoimmune diseases tend to wreak havoc on your body’s immune system and weaken it, which can leave you susceptible to infection. Autoimmune diseases are not always entirely genetic, but genetics do play a r ..read more

Contact lens technology has come a long way since the early years, and the latest innovation is Synergeyes Duette contact lenses. These hybrid contact lenses provide higher standards of vision than normal contact lenses. People who have switched to Synergeyes Duette have found that their visual acuity is clearer and sharper than ever before. What are the Benefits of Synergeyes Duette Contact Lenses The advanced-technology in the Duette hybrid contact lenses ensure comfort and performance. The softer outer edge provides comfort while the rigid center provides greater visibility. The lens has bu ..read more

Compared to the rest of the body, the eyes are relatively small and they seem to be well out of reach of injury. Unfortunately, our eyes are sensitive and easily prone to damage from sun, debris, smoke, injury, and illness. And increasingly, many eye injuries occur while playing sports. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, more than 40,000 eye injuries are caused by recreational and sports activities every year. The prevalence of eye injuries have led to the awareness that eye protection is as important as head protection when playing sports. Many sports involve fast movements a ..read more

You’ve heard about smart phones and smart homes, but did you know the most recent clever invention is smart contact lenses? In 2014, Verily (formerly known as Google Life Sciences) was the company that pioneered the smart contact lens, which was designed to help diabetics measure the glucose level in tears. However, at that early stage of innovation, experts concluded that blood glucose levels could not be measured accurately from tears. And it was back to the drawing board. Not surprisingly, the drive for smart lens technology was the next big thing, and tech companies continued to focus on d ..read more

In popular culture, we use the phrase ‘20/20 vision’ to mean that we have perfect eyesight, or as a metaphor to mean that we have a clear view of a situation. But while visual acuity literally means seeing clearly, there are few optical and neural factors that lead to 20/20 vision such as: The sharpness of the retinal focus The health and function of the retina The brain’s interpretative ability The History of 20/20 Vision When glasses were first invented, the corrective lenses were mostly available as just a “one size fits all” option; reading glasses with convex lenses for close up vision ..read more

Do you have a bump or discoloration on the white of your eye? Do you constantly have bloodshot eyes? You could have a common eye condition that is known as surfer’s eye or farmer’s eye, even if you are not a surfer, or a farmer! There are two eye conditions that are related to this condition: pinguecula and pterygium, and once you know the causes it will become clear why this eye condition was often found among surfers or farmers. Pinguecula and pterygium are linked because one can develop from the other, but while they are both benign, non-cancerous growths, one may simply be irritating at ti ..read more

We commonly think that drooping eyelids is just another annoying factor of getting older. But while ageing can give us a few lines, wrinkles, and extra pounds in all the wrong places, drooping eyelids is not just a side effect of getting older, it can be the result of a condition, and it can affect children. There are two types of drooping eyelids: ptosis (short for blepharoptosis) and dermatochalasis. One relates to impaired muscle use and the other to an excess of skin. Ptosis is the term used for a droopy upper eyelid that is caused by muscle weakness or paralysis. This may seem like a cosm ..read more

Let’s be honest, we all want to save a little money here and there, and sometimes, we put our bank balance before our health. If you wear contact lenses, chances are you think reusable lenses are more cost effective than disposable lenses. At first glance, that may be true, until you drop a lens down the bathroom sink or somewhere on the floor. But there are many more benefits to choosing disposable lenses than the cost. So let’s take a look at why disposable lenses may be the best choice for your health and also your bank balance. Daily Disposable Contact Lenses are Healthier In our opinion ..read more

The author H. Jackson Brown once said, “Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.” This romantic statement alludes to our intuitive wisdom, but little did he know that the health of the eyes can give us insight into the health of the heart. When eye doctors examine our eyes, they can tell a lot about our health. The body’s network of blood vessels, arteries and veins, are all interlinked, and if there is a vascular problem in any part of the body, it will show up in the blood vessels in the eye. The health of the eye’s blood vessels can determine whether there is evidence of high ..read more

What is Optic Neuritis? Optic neuritis sounds kind of scary, but very simply, it is the term that is used when the optic nerve is inflamed. The optic nerve is responsible for carrying information from the eye to the brain, but when it is inflamed, communication is impaired, and this can cause temporary vision loss. Usually, when the eyes are seriously affected by optic neuritis, vision loss is limited to just one eye, but it can take anywhere from two to twelve months to recover full vision. Many cases of optic neuritis are linked to a type of autoimmune disorder, but the underlying cause coul ..read more