There are a lot of myths out there about cataract surgery and I find many of my patients seek advice from me about when is the appropriate time to have cataract surgery. Cataracts, to remind you, are when the lens of your eye becomes progressively cloudier with age resulting in blurry vision, even with glasses. For most people, I tell them the decision when to have the surgery is up to them; when the vision is bad enough that it stops them doing their daily activities and when it bothers them enough, then they will be the ones asking me to do the surgery, not the other way around. Less commonly, I will advise patients that having their surgery sooner might reduce the risk of complications. T
What makes my eyes tired? Your eye is an amazing optical camera but unlike your phone camera, it gets tired... and you feel that as either blurry vision, fluctuating vision or just tired eyes. This is even more noticeable if you have any sort of prescriptive error (short or long sight or astigmatism) or any sort of eye condition and also gets worse as you get older. So how do you keep your eyes working as close to optimal as possible? Well really it’s pretty common sense and a similar approach to what an athlete takes before a big game or competition. 1. Get adequate sleep as lack of sleep makes eyes more dry and your eye muscles more tired. Yes, your eye does have muscles and you may not kn
