FAQ

In the normal eye the lens inside is clear and transparent, but when cataract develops it becomes cloudy and opaque. So the light is not focused on the retina through lens which leads to blurring of vision. Surgery is the only way to remove the Cataract.

Glaucoma is a very dangerous eye disease and a silent killer of vision too and second most common cause of blindness in the world. As it does not display any early warning signs, many sufferers do not know that they may have Glaucoma, and by the time there is a noticeable symptom, an irreversible damage could have already occurred.

LASIK surgery provides permanent alternative to reduce or eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses.

LASIK surgery is a vision correcting refractive procedure for the correction of nearsightedness (myopia). farsightedness (hypermetropia) and cylindrical number (astigmatism) by reshaping of cornea with computer controlled precision in order to improve visual acuity.

There is no strict age requirement. However, most individuals by the age of 20-21 have reached a point at which their glasses prescription will remain relatively stable. The key to being a good candidate is that your glasses and/or contact lens prescription should be relatively stable.

Eye Flu or acute conjunctivitis is caused by viral and bacterial infection, spread by touch, whether direct or indirect. The infection usually spreads during monsoon and the symptoms are redness of the eye, discharge, itching and watering, Conjunctivitis is highly contagious

People who wear contact lenses are at greater risk of contracting allergies and are more prone to viral and bacterial conjunctivitis. The best precaution one can take is to stop using lenses immediately at any sign of redness in the eyes.

Eye redness is due to swollen or dilated blood vessels, which cause the surface of the eye to look red, or bloodshot. Hence do not self medicate and delay seeking medical advice if you have a red eye. It could be something serious.

Normally the image formed by the two eyes is coordinated into a single image by the brain. Two distinct images are seen once this coordination is disturbed due to various diseases involving the muscles of the eye and the nerves that control the same. Multiple images often are an early symptom of cataract.

A pterygium is a benign growth on the eye which protrudes from the conjunctiva and slowly spreads across to the cornea. Some patients experience no problems with these growths, because they grow slowly and they stay confined to the sclera or white of the eye, while other patients experience obscured vision when a pterygium grows over the cornea. Pinguecula are another example of benign eye growth which tend to occur in circumstances similar to those which contribute to the formation of a pterygium.

Chalazion is a small sac containing fluid or it is a cyst on the inside of the eyelid. It is an inflammatory granuloma of a meibomian gland. This chalazion is otherwise called a meibomian cyst usually affecting the upper eye lid. When one of the meibomian gland ducts is obstructed or blocked chalazion appears. This gland is very important in keeping the eyes moist by its secretion of oily substance. The human eye lid is having several layers of tissues and chalazions are formed in one of these layers namely tarsal plate. An average human eye is having about 40 to 50 meibomian glands and ducts in each upper and lower eye lids.

Chalazion appears on the eyelids usually as an inflamed and hard sac which does not have any pain feeling even when touched. Normally, these sacs settle as a small lump and sometimes they grow larger in size and painful. Rarely, they got infected and inflamed and swell with pus. The ducts of these glands are obstructed by infection and other causes like internal small tumors like stye. Naturally the ducts break themselves and the oily substances are brought outside the cyst and chalazion disappears. But when this does not happen within a short time, chalazion becomes harder in their form and it does not go away spontaneously.

A smooth cloth with soaked in hot water will help in massaging the chalazion and by doing this the oily substances inside the chalazion becomes liquid and the ducts are cleared by this massage and the blockage opens easily. This results in disappearance of the chalazion. This is a simple treatment can be done at home itself.