Eye Diseases
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Prevention – Still The Best Cure
Question: “My eyesight is perfect, I am not squinting or straining to see and I think my eyes are healthy. Aaah, the old “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it logic.” Well, your eyes are actually different from say, a lawnmower. A machine will sputter, stall, spit, turn on a red light, or simply conk […]
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Insight Into Eyesight
Vision is our most precious sense. Canadians report that they would rather lose the use of their legs, or even sacrifice years off their lives than lose their eyesight. Still, too many neglect having an eye examination for many years, for sight saving preventative eye car. Consider this: Each year, 78,000 Canadians are diagnosed with […]
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Top Five Reasons Why Your Eyes Just Won’t Stop Tearing
1. Dry Eye Syndrome – When your DRY, irritated eyes produce too many tears. 2. Allergies – Itchy, burning, watery eyes from environmental causes. 3. Irritants – Dry air, bright lights, wind, foreign body, chemicals, eye strain. 4. Eye Infections – Viral infections, conjunctivitis, lid infections. 5. Blocked Tear Ducts – Tears won’t get drained away, so they […]
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An Eye-Opening Resolution Worth Keeping
Make a resolution to include Eye Health as part of your family’s New Year General Health Plan. Our Optometry Practice supports a public awareness campaign promoting healthy eyes and vision safety.
1. Children should have a thorough optometric eye examination by the age of four.
2. Have your eyes examined without delay if you experience any visual changes, pain, flashes of light, or injuries. Diabetics should have more frequent examinations. African-Canadians are at a higher risk for glaucoma and also require closer monitoring.
3. Always wear protective eye wear during sports and when working with mechanical tools. Ninety percent of such injuries are preventable if only protective eye wear is used.
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Happy Holidays and Best Wishes in 2014!
Our team of professional optometry staff and technicians wish to thank you very much for your continued loyalty of our practice and the wonderful privilege of serving you and your family. Your confidence in our practice has clearly been demonstrated by your many referrals of family and friends and this has been the key to our success […]
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Less Dietary Fat, Less Blindness
High-fat diets not only increase your likelihood of a heart attack and cancer, they also increase your risk of going blind. A diet rich in saturated fat and cholesterol is 80 per cent more likely to develop your macular degeneration, a condition that destroys vital central vision. Include more fibre and take vitamins in moderation […]
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Bags Under The Eyes?
Temporary bags under the eyes stem from lack of sleep, allergies to drugs, cosmetics, or environmental factors, or due to water retention from menstruation or pregnancy. Persistent ones can signal a more serious problem involving thyroid, kidney, liver or heart disease. Permanent bags form when the skin and muscles under the eyes weaken with age, […]
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Preserving Your Sight
1. Cataracts: Vitamins C and E and proper sunglasses that block 95% of UVA and UVB can help. Most people with cataracts initially just need a new prescription for glasses. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of people do not require cataract surgery because in the long run, they will not cause significant vision […]
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How to Prepare for Your Next Thorough Eye Examination Appointment
A thorough eye exam is your most valuable tool in ensuring a lifetime of healthy eyes and clear sight. So why not come in prepared with some written notes in advance with the following details: What concerns exactly are you wanting to have resolved at your eye appointment? Are you experiencing double vision or is […]
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Difficulty Learning? Mysterious Headaches? Head Tilting?
HYPERPHORIA is a physical mis-alignment of the two eyes so that one eye is set higher in the head than the other. This condition leads to severe problems with reading and learning, headaches, head titling, neck and shoulder pains, poor posture, and even lower back pain. Students and adults alike, find themselves losing their place […]
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Red Eyes? Dry, Itchy, Burning, Watery Eyes? Sensitive to Contact Lens Wearing?
Natural tears within out eyes make our eyes comfortable and healthy by lubricating the inside lining of the eyes and by preventing eye infections. Lack of tears, on the other hand, can cause red eyes, dry, itchy, burning, sensitive and watery eyes.
Common causes of dry eyes are dry environments (both heating in the winter as well as air conditioning in the summer), excessive tear loss from drainage ducts, contact lenses, aging, and certain medications including vasoconstrictor eye drops (like Visine that “take the red out”).
Treatment options include temporary (10-20 minutes) relief with artificial tears or permanent treatment relief with tear duct closure. Excessive use of artificial tears can dry the eyes instead of lubricate them by diluting the nature oils and lubricants within tears.