Tag Archives: Eyes
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Sight loss a growing problem for ageing populations
Our ageing population is driving a rise in age-related macular degeneration, and there is a race against time to find new treatments
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Regular eye tests: what’s stopping you?
Almost every high street has an optician, so why are so many people still not getting the eyecare they need?
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How to choose and fit children’s glasses
‘Children’s faces have different proportions to adult faces, but the specs all too often are simply scaled-down versions of adult designs’
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Sight loss increasingly linked to obesity and poor diets
The UK’s eye clinics are bulging with the strain of dealing with an ageing population and the rising tide of obesity
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Debunking the most common eye myths
Many medical myths are often described as old wives’ tales. But technological advances in the last 70 years have resulted in a myriad of “new wives’ tales” - especially in the field of sight
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Technological innovations open patients’ eyes
From artificial intelligence to augmented reality, new technologies are revolutionising eyecare and transforming the lives of those suffering with sight loss
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Urgent need to fund eye disease research
Despite exciting early-stage medical and technological results, not enough is being spent on research into eye disease in the UK, says Mike Daw, Chief executive, National Eye Research Centre
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Contact lenses offer a practical solution for kids
Contact lenses can be life-changing for children with the right support