Eye Health Answers
Clear answers to your eye health questions
Patient education written in plain language and medically reviewed by our consultant ophthalmologist, so you can understand your eyes, know which symptoms need urgent attention and decide when specialist assessment is appropriate.
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Eleven areas of eye care, explained
Start with the topic closest to your question. New articles are added as each area is completed and reviewed.
Glaucoma
Eye pressure, optic nerve damage, screening, drops, laser and drainage surgery explained.
16 answersRetina
Diabetic retinopathy, flashes and floaters, retinal detachment, macular disease and injections.
10 answersCataract
Why lenses cloud, when surgery is appropriate, lens choices and what recovery is like.
7 answersNeuro-ophthalmology
Double vision, optic nerve disease, unexplained visual loss and vision with headache.
7 answersDry Eye and MGD
Burning, gritty and watery eyes, eyelid gland problems, screen use and treatment options.
7 answersChildren's Eye Care
Eye examinations for children, squint, lazy eye and school vision problems.
5 answersMyopia Control
Short sightedness in children, why it progresses and how progression is slowed.
5 answersGeneral Eye Conditions
Red eye, eye pain, blurred vision, itching, discharge, light sensitivity and pterygium.
13 answersEye Emergencies
Which symptoms need assessment the same day, and what to do while travelling.
Articles in preparationEye Tests and Investigations
What each test measures, how it feels and how the results are used.
13 answersEye Surgery
How eye operations are planned, what happens on the day and how healing proceeds.
7 answers
Who reviews this information
Every article here is reviewed by Dr Agu Obiajulu Chidubem, Consultant Ophthalmologist, MBBS, MRCS (Edinburgh), FICO, FMCOph, whose clinical interests are anterior segment, glaucoma and medical retina. The pages carry the date they were last reviewed.
This information is general education. It is not a diagnosis and it cannot replace an examination of your own eyes.