Parents’ awareness and perception of children’s eye diseases in Nigeria
It was estimated that children under the age of 15 account for approximately 5% of all blindness worldwide. In developing countries, this age group accounts
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Eye care utilization and its determinants in Canada
In Canada, visual impairment is a significant economic burden, costing the country $15.8 billion annually. The prevalence of vision impairment rises substantially with age, to
Vision, Eye Disease, and the Onset of Balance Problems: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Balance is essential for healthy aging, as studies have linked poor balance to an increased risk of falls, nursing care admissions, and mortality. Balance is
The future of digital eyecare
Technology has been shaping basically every aspect of our lives for quite some time now. Banking and transport have all become inherently connected to the
Blue light blocking filters – do they work?
Over the last decade, a trend of adding blue light blocking filters to corrective glasses has emerged, aimed especially to people who spend a lot
Vision 20/20 – what is it all about?
It is the end of February and the first 2 months of 2020 have already passed so it might be the right time to discuss
How an injury to one eye can cause disease in the fellow eye
When we discuss lazy eye, we oftentimes mention several consequences that amblyopia has on the quality of our lives. Troubles reading, learning, seeing depth, etc.,
Accessory parts of the Eye
Accessory (adnexal) parts of the eye are anatomical structures that surround and protect the eyeball and support the function of the eye. Those structures include
Cortical Blindness
Cortical blindness is the loss of vision in a healthy eye that arises from damage to the occipital cortex of the brain. Most often it
How does our eye develop as we grow?
There are two entities that define the refractive properties of the human eye. (a) The axial length – the length of the eyeball and (b)