Family Natters

Babies and toddlers often dislike wearing eye patches when they have a squint, and of course there’s no reasoning with them at that age.  Here are some ideas how to help them keep it on:

[put gloves on them
put a T-shirt or jumper on them that has sleeves that are too long for them
put arm bands/ […]

Ansiometropia is an eye condition that causes variable vision and/ or blurring.  It can arise because there is a big difference between the prescirptions of the two eyes and the brain can not cope.  A person may become aware of the condition when their opthamolgist has difficulty getting a full correction of his or her vision.
Sometimes the […]

The best way to treat corneal warpage is to stop wearing contact lenses and allow the conreas to heal themselves.  Depending on what kind of lenses you have been wearing, your age and how badly they were warped, it may take anything from a week to many months for them to stablise.  Some doctors and […]

Corneal warpage is when a cornea has distorted out of its natural shape.  Often it occurs in people who have over-used contact lenses, by wearing them for too many hours.  Alternatively it can arise by wearing contact lenses that don’t fit corrctly or because some people’s eyes need more oxgen than wearing contact lenses for […]