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Services

What a practice can do for you.

Comprehensive eye exam A full check of how well you see and how healthy your eyes actually are — not just a glasses prescription. 41146 practices Glasses & frames Choosing frames and having lenses made to your prescription, in person. 38655 practices Contact lens fitting A separate measurement and trial process — a glasses prescription alone is not enough to order lenses. 40156 practices LASIK consult An assessment of whether laser vision correction is a sensible option for your eyes. 627 practices Pediatric eye care Eye exams built for children — including ones too young to read a letter chart. 8745 practices Dry eye treatment Working out why your eyes are dry, then treating that — rather than handing you drops and hoping. 2320 practices Sports & safety eyewear Impact-rated eyewear for sport and for work, prescription or plain. 27847 practices

Conditions

What might be going on with your eyes.

A

Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) One eye never learns to see properly in childhood — treatable when caught early, much harder later. Astigmatism Vision is blurred or doubled at every distance because the eye's surface is shaped more like a rugby ball than a football.

B

Blepharitis Chronic inflammation of the eyelid margins — crusty lashes, sore lids, and a very common driver of dry eye. Blurry Vision The most common eye complaint there is — and the cause ranges from an outdated prescription to an emergency. Burning Eyes A hot, stinging, gritty feeling — most often a failing tear film rather than anything actually in the eye.

C

Cataracts The eye's natural lens gradually clouds, dimming and yellowing vision — and it is fixable with routine surgery. Chalazion and Styes A tender lump on the eyelid (a stye) or a firm painless one (a chalazion) — both from a blocked eyelid gland. Color Vision Deficiency Difficulty telling certain colours apart — most often reds from greens — usually inherited and present from birth. Computer Vision Syndrome Tired, dry, aching eyes at the end of a screen-heavy day — usually from focus, posture and blink rate rather than the screen itself. Conjunctivitis Inflammation of the clear membrane over the white of the eye — viral, bacterial or allergic, and treated quite differently in each case. Corneal Abrasion A scratch on the surface of the eye — intensely painful, usually heals within days, and needs checking.

D

Diabetic Retinopathy Damage to the retina's blood vessels caused by diabetes — silent in its early and most treatable stages. Dilated Pupils Expected for a few hours after dilating drops — worth investigating when one pupil enlarges on its own. Dry Eye Syndrome Burning, gritty, tired eyes — and often watery ones — caused by a tear film that is not doing its job.

E

Eye Discharge A little crust on waking is normal — sticky yellow-green discharge through the day is not. Eye Infections Everything from mild pink eye to a sight-threatening corneal ulcer — pain and vision are what separate them. Eye Pain Scratchy surface pain is usually treatable; deep, aching pain behind the eye is the one to take seriously. Eye Twitching The harmless flicker in one eyelid that everyone gets when they are tired — and the rarer twitch that is not harmless.

F

Floaters and Flashes Drifting specks and cobwebs are usually harmless — a sudden increase in them is not.

G

Glaucoma Progressive damage to the optic nerve that steals peripheral vision silently — which is why screening matters more than symptoms.

H

Heterochromia Two differently coloured irises — usually something you were born with, occasionally something that developed. Hyperopia (Farsightedness) Close work is hard, and in stronger cases distance blurs too, because the eye focuses light behind the retina.

I

Itchy Eyes Itch is the signature of allergy — if it does not itch, it is probably not an allergic eye.

K

Keratoconus The cornea thins and bulges into a cone shape, distorting vision in a way glasses struggle to correct.

L

Light Sensitivity Wincing at ordinary light can be a migraine trait, a dry surface, or inflammation inside the eye.

M

Macular Degeneration Deterioration of the central retina, blurring or blanking the middle of your vision while the edges stay clear. Myopia (Nearsightedness) Distant things look blurred because the eye focuses light in front of the retina rather than on it.

O

Ocular Allergies Itchy, streaming, puffy eyes triggered by pollen, dust or animals — itch is the giveaway. Ocular Herpes A herpes infection of the cornea that tends to recur — and scars sight if it is treated as ordinary pink eye. Ocular Migraine A shimmering arc or zigzag that grows, drifts across your vision for 20 to 30 minutes, and then goes.

P

Presbyopia The everyday reason people start holding menus at arm's length in their forties. Pterygium A fleshy wedge of tissue growing from the white of the eye onto the cornea, driven mostly by sun exposure. Ptosis (Droopy Eyelid) An upper eyelid that sits lower than it should — cosmetic in mild cases, vision-blocking in others. Puffy and Swollen Eyes Eyelid skin is the thinnest on the body, so it swells easily — usually harmlessly, occasionally not.

R

Red Eyes Dilated surface vessels — usually irritation, sometimes infection, and a red flag when the redness rings the iris. Retinal Detachment The retina lifts away from the back of the eye — a genuine emergency where hours matter.

S

Strabismus (Crossed Eyes) The eyes do not point in the same direction — a cosmetic issue, a cause of lazy eye, and occasionally a warning sign. Subconjunctival Hemorrhage A dramatic-looking patch of bright red on the white of the eye that is almost always harmless.

U

Uveitis Inflammation inside the eye — painful, light-sensitive, and needing prompt treatment to protect vision.

Y

Yellow Eyes Yellowing of the whites is rarely an eye problem at all — it is the liver or the blood showing up in the eye.

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