Pregnancy causes changes to women on many levels, physically and emotionally. One health concern that may go unmentioned during a pregnancy is the visual changes that can occur. Systemically there are huge hormone level alterations occurring in pregnant women. Females experience increases in hormone levels that can cause changes in blood, cardiovascular function, and immunology. In terms of ocular changes, women may experience difficulty in focusing on objects due to increased corneal thickness and curvature..
The cornea is the clear, dome-shaped covering of the eyeball. In order to see clearly with or without glasses or contact lenses, the cornea must be clear as well as maintain this dome shape. For some patients, the cornea becomes thin and eventually bulges forward like a cone. This disease is called keratoconus. What causes keratoconus? Usually there is no cause but it can be hereditary. Keratoconus has also been linked to chronic eye rubbing
One of the more common emergency conditions patients visit their optometrist occurs when they are experiencing a red or pink eye. The belief that red eye is contagious and is always treated with antibiotics is a very common public misconception. This could not be further from the truth. There are numerous causative factors of red eye. While some cases are treated with antibiotics, others simply do not respond to any type of antibiotic therapy. The
In today’s high tech world, many of us spend several hours per day or week using a computer, tablet or smart phone. Roughly three quarters of all careers involve the use of computers. With video games and the Internet, an increasing number of adults and children are using the computer for entertainment purposes as well. With this amount of exposure to computers, computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a recognized phenomenon of many patients. The symptoms
Looking into a mirror, you will easily be able to see your pupils. They are the round dark centers of the eye or the gap within the iris, the coloured part of the eye. Health care professionals assessing a patient’s pupils can provide insight into the health of not only the eye but also the rest of the body. The size and shape of the pupil is controlled by nerve impulses from the brain. There