Clinical Matters

Dry Eye and Allergy Eye Clinic Are you bothered by dry, irritated, or watery eyes? Do your eyes often feel dry, itchy, irritated, or indeed watery? Do certain activities, like reading, working on the computer or certain environments, make your eyes feel scratchy, gritty, or tired, itchy or do your eyes burn? If you answer [...]

Since the practice started to offer Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) Eye Health Scanning as part of regular eye examinations we have managed to signpost some of our patients to secondary care in a more certain and timely fashion. We have also been able to reassure some who have presented with worrying symptoms that all is [...]

"Adults with hearing loss have a higher risk for Alzheimer’s and other cognitive disorders Individuals with moderate to severe hearing loss are up to 5 times as likely to develop dementia According to several major studies, older adults with hearing loss—especially men— are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease and dementia, compared to those with [...]

Eye superfoods Eating the right foods have been proven time and again to have a positive impact on our general health and wellbeing. Eye friendly nutrients can be found in many foods which can help to protect against cataract and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) – a condition that impairs the vision of more than 600,000 [...]

Dry eyes and how to treat them Many people get dry eye. Dry eye syndrome is an uncomfortable condition caused by a lack of quality tears.Its much more common as we get older but it can happen to anyone. It's not usually serious but it is a miserable condition Evaporative [...]

This information from www.gov.uk came into my inbox and I thought it would be useful to share as my patients who suffer with glaucoma have asked me in the past how to look after their eye drops when traveling. Managing your eye drops every day is hard enough, without dealing with the disruption of a [...]

If so, you may have a hearing loss – two in three adults over the age of 65 experience it. This information comes as a surprise to most people who have lived with their hearing loss for years, hoping to keep it to themselves. Having a hearing loss does not mean that you have lost [...]

Conjunctivitis is a common condition that causes redness and inflammation of the thin layer of tissue that covers the front of the eye (the conjunctiva). People often refer to conjunctivitis as red eye. Other symptoms of conjunctivitis include itchiness and watering of the eyes, and sometimes a sticky coating on the eyelashes (if it’s caused [...]