What Is Blue Light? In the white light, seven other lights make up the white light. The visible spectrum of light contains the different wavelengths of light which can be perceived by the normal human eyes. This visible spectrum of the light consists of blue light and has a very
What Is Phaco Surgery? In earlier days, cataract surgery used to be carried out with an incision of about 8.0 to 10.0 mm in length. The removal of the cataract for performed through the incision and an intraocular lens was implanted. As time has evolved, doctors have adopted a new technique for
Corneal Ulcer A corneal ulcer, also known as keratitis is an open sore in the cornea of your eyes. The cornea is the outermost layer of the eye that covers the pupil and iris. Our eyes work like a camera and the cornea is the window through which light passes
Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery (FLACS), is a very advanced form of cataract surgery. In this surgery “femtosecond laser” is used to bring in a completely new and futuristic era of accuracy and precision. The application of the femtosecond laser is in the form of the emission
What Is Cornea Guttata? Cornea guttata is a degenerative disease. It causes the accumulation of focal outgrowths in form of droplet-shaped bulges, by the corneal surface, which is the early stage of the disease. Corneal guttata is an initial stage of “Fuchs’ dystrophy” that occurs in several stages. Patients who
What Is Cornea Transplant? A cornea transplant (keratoplasty) is a surgical procedure to replace a portion of your cornea with corneal tissue from a donor. The cornea is a dome-shaped surface of your eye that accounts for a considerable part of your eye’s focusing power. A cornea surgery can restore vision, decrease pain, and
What Is The Pupillary Distance (PD)? Pupillary Distance (PD) means the distance between your pupils. This distance is measured to provide you with proper and correct glass so that the centre of the lens directly lies in front of the pupil. An optician will measure your Pupillary distance when you
What is Nystagmus? Nystagmus is an involuntary movement of the eye caused by several factors mainly eye or head injury or some medication side effects. It can cause the eye to move from side to side or up to down involuntarily. It can be genetically acquired. Also, it can occur
Anophthalmia And Microphthalmia Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia are eye diseases in which there is a decrease in the size of an eye along with other problems such as, malfunctioning of the eye in the orbit and absence of an eye respectively. Microphthalmia It is also referred to as microphthalmos in which micros mean small and ophthalmos means
Struggling to read this text or finding it hard to focus on objects up close without squinting? You might be experiencing farsightedness, or hyperopia, a common vision issue where distant objects are seen more clearly than those close to you. It’s a condition that affects not just your vision but
