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Can I cure my colour blindness?

Very few people are colour blind.  Most people who have problems seeing colours have a colour deficiency.  It may be trouble seeing reds, greens or blue.  A person with a colour deficiency can still see colours they just can’t see as many, and they will often confuse colours.  Colour deficiency is a genetic disorder that […]

Treating Short sightedness with spectacle lenses

How we treat short sightedness (myopia) in children and teenagers has changed considerably over the years. Previously the only option was to correct vision and hope that the eyes would not continue to deteriorate. The last 5 years have seen an explosion of new treatment options for patients that can slow down or even stop […]

Glaucoma Week 2020 (8-14th March 2020)

Next week is World Glaucoma Week. You might ask why even talk about Glaucoma? Because, in most cases there are no symptoms in the early stages of glaucoma so you won’t know if you have it. Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve of the eye. As the condition progresses the optic nerve is […]