Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease which affects a part of your eye called the macula. The macula is the central part of your retina (situated at the back of your eye) and is responsible for your central vision, colour vision and seeing fine details. It might only be 5mm in diameter but it is an essential part of your eye for good, unimpaired eyesight.
We’ve all heard people mention 20/20 vision, whether it’s your optician, someone boasting about their excellent eyes, or a laser eye surgery provider talking about their services for the year 2020. But how many of us really know what 20/20 vision is, how it came about, and what it actually means in terms of our day to day eyesight?
The season of love is approaching, and we've heard that attraction makes our pupils dilate - did you know that your iris muscles are also controlled by our autonomic nervous system?
When you’ve been focusing closely on some small print for an extended period, or you’ve been staring at a screen all day, you might find that your eyes start to feel a bit strained and tired. This can come in the form of dry eyes, blurred vision, headaches, or even just an aching, fatigued sensation.
If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you probably know that they can be very expensive indeed. You’re forking out for eye tests every two years, the glasses themselves, contact lens appointments, the actual contact lenses, and contact lens solution on a regular basis. A new pair of glasses might set you back around £200...
We’ve all been there, slicing some onions in the kitchen, when suddenly your eyes start stinging and the tears begin to pour. Whether you’re frying them up to go in a homemade curry, or serving them raw in a cheese and onion sandwich, onions are a staple ingredient for a huge range of dishes.
If you have poor eyesight, or you rely on glasses with a strong prescription, you may have described yourself as “blind as a bat”. You might even have been described like this by someone else, and the saying is sometimes used as an insult when people are particularly unobservant (despite this having nothing to do with their visual acuity!).
The human eye is an incredible organ. Made up of many intricate parts working together, the end result is something that almost everyone relies on heavily every single day – our vision. Even though we value our vision the most of all our senses (accounting for 80% of all impressions), a lot of people know surprisingly little about how our eyes work
ICL stands for “Implantable Contact Lenses” and is a vision correction surgery to help people remove the need for glasses and contact lenses. While laser eye surgery might be the most popular choice for vision correction procedures, not everyone is suitable.
February 2020 marks five years since The Dress first burst into our lives. It all started with a Tumblr post before making its way onto all social media platforms, news networks, and every staffroom conversation for the days which followed.
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