Smoking can cause a number of serious eye conditions that can lead to vision loss and even blindness. In this article, we will discuss how smoking affects the eyes and what you can do to protect your vision.
Tag: Glaucoma
Eye Health Tips
Your eyes are the windows to your overall health. You must keep them healthy so as to preserve your vision. These eye health tips will help you in for maintaining healthy eyes into your old age.
Sleep and Glaucoma
Getting enough sleep is important to maintain overall good health. The relationship between sleep and glaucoma is important to understand. The night time changes in eye pressure and blood pressure can impact glaucoma progression.
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
Laser peripheral iridotomy is the treatment for angle-closure disease. During the procedure, your eye doctor will use a laser to create a tiny hole in the coloured part of your eye, the iris. This little hole provides an alternate drainage pathway for the fluid inside the eye. Remember, this impaired fluid drainage can lead to an increase in eye pressure, leading to glaucoma.
Badminton and Eye Injuries
Badminton has traditionally been considered a safe sport, because it doesn’t involve physical contact. We forget the high speed projectiles in close proximity to the players: the shuttlecocks are potentially lethal missiles for the eye. They are small enough to not be stopped by the bones of the eye socket. Therefore, they can cause significant blunt trauma to the eye. The impact of the racquet on the eye, on the other hand, in a hand that relies on strength and speed for propulsion, can only be imagined.