the Opthalmology community of South Africa

Protect your biggest asset - your employees' eyes

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:21:00 +0200

What do all modern office workers have in common? All of them strain their eyes on a daily basis for the benefit of the company.
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FDA focuses on contact lens safety

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:28:00 +0200

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to improve contact lens safety by reminding consumers of the importance of following proper cleaning and storing procedures. Consumers who do not follow instructions for contact lens care and use increase their risk of serious eye infections that can lead to blindness.
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Ignoring the glaucoma family connection can cost you your eyesight

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:50:00 +0200

For the second consecutive year, World Glaucoma Day is being commemorated in March in an effort to raise awareness about the silent “thief of sight” - Glaucoma. The particular focus this year in South Africa is to urge people with a family history of glaucoma to have their eyes examined.
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Don't turn a blind eye to glaucoma

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:53:00 +0200

Glaucoma causes optic nerve damage, often associated with increased pressure within the eye.
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A closer look at dry eye

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:15:00 +0200

This uncomfortable disorder is much more common than you think
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Eye care and the cyclist

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:39:00 +0200

Eye care is an important factor to consider when training and competing in cycling
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Keeping an eye on the sportsperson

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:59:00 +0200

Eye care is an important factor to consider when training and competing.
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From outer space to the eye clinic: new cataract early detection technique

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:40:00 +0200

A compact fibre-optic probe developed for the space program has now proven valuable for patients in the clinic as the first non-invasive early detection device for cataracts, the leading cause of vision loss worldwide.
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Progression of retinal disease linked to cell starvation

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:46:00 +0200

A new study illuminates an incurable eye disease that afflicts approximately 100,000 Americans.
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Eye opening results from UV research

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:38:00 +0200

The eyes are just as vulnerable if not more vulnerable to UV rays as the skin, yet 85% of South African's don't think that damage to the eyes is one of the most harmful effects of extended exposure to the sun. This and other startling results were revealed in the recent Transitions Healthy Sight for Life Fund survey, conducted by world-renowned research company Ipsos.
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