Teaching and Charity in the Asia Pacific
I recently attended the Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in Hong Kong. I was kept busy, having been invited to give 3...
Why are my eyes so sensitive to light?
There are many reasons why your eyes can be light sensitive. Sometimes it's an obvious cause like conjunctivitis. Other times it's not....
When something gets in your eye.. and it's not just smoke
It happens to all of us; you are walking along, having your coffee, checking out your Facebook feed and then ow ow ow, what's that pain...
New treatments... new hope
If you are lucky, you get to be part of one medical advance in your career that fundamentally changes treatment for your patients. So far...
World Keratoconus day....ah, what's keratoconus?
It's World Keratoconus day and I am guess you are asking, how do you say that word and what even is it? Keratoconus is a degenerative...
Augmented reality, astigmatism and cataract surgery
In my two previous posts, I talked about what astigmatism is and how laser eye surgery corrects it. But what about if you have...
Eyedrops- how hard is it?
You like, most people, might struggle to put in eyedrops and feel anxious that maybe you are not putting them in the right way. And then...
Does laser eye surgery hurt?
"Does it hurt?" That's probably the number one question my patients ask me when they are considering laser eye surgery. And I can fully...
My eye has pressure!?
Everyone understands what blood pressure is and why it is important. But less people understand eye pressure. It’s what your optometrist...
Why bother having routine eye tests?
When we are young, we tend to think we are immortal... well I did anyway. Unfortunately sometimes the mind doesn't realize what is going...
