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Viral conjunctivitis – the most common eye infections
Viral conjunctivitis is one of the most common eye infections.
YAG laser capsulotomy
YAG laser capsulotomy is a laser intervention that is performed on the front segment of the eye, in a patient who has had a cataract surgically removed. This intervention is usually performed several months or years after cataract surgery.
Why does our eye “play”?
With prolonged stress, also due to the predominance of the sympathetic, the muscle fibers of the circular muscle of the eye become overexcited, and muscle fibrillations occur - tremors, which are involuntary, occur in bursts and are very unpleasant.
Parents, caution: When should you take your child to an ophthalmologist?
Ophthalmological examination in children is adapted to their age and can be done from the first day of life, if there is a need for it. There are several situations when parents should be very prompt and bring their child to a specialist ophthalmologist.
How can high blood pressure and diabetes permanently damage vision?
On the fundus, the changes due to hypertension on the small fine blood vessels of the retina can be seen extremely well. Thus, in the first stage of hypertensive retinopathy, we see the narrowing of the arteries, as well as the dilation of the veins, where the veins become tortuous.
Eye health in summer
The most common problems and how to protect yourself. Summer has arrived, and with it high temperatures, high indices of UV radiation, indispensable air conditioners, going to the sea. It is extremely important to take care of the health of our eyes even in the summer.