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• Eye drops used in an eye examination

  Your optometrist may need to use eye drops during your eye examination. The main types of eye drops used by optometrists during appointments are explained below. Local anaesthetic eye drops Local anaesthetics allow your optometrist to measure eye pressure or remove a foreign body painlessly by numbing the surface of…

• All about your eyes: Eye examinations

• Eye examinations

• A child’s eye examination

• The eye examination

  An eye examination is much more than a test of your vision. It can also identify any issues you may have with your eye health and even your general health, before you may have become aware of them. How often should I have my eyes examined? Most people should have…

• Angle closure glaucoma (Narrow drainage channel in the front of your eye)

  Your eyes continuously make a fluid inside your eyes so they have the nutrients they need to work normally. This fluid drains away naturally through tiny drainage channels (called the trabecular meshwork in an area described as the anterior chamber angle) in the front of your eyes. You can see…

• We issue eye health tips as winter sets in and we spend more time indoors

  As the winter deepens and Christmas approaches, The College of Optometrists is urging the public to take steps to protect their vision and eye health this winter, particularly as many more people are once again working from home. The College has issued the following advice to safeguard eye health and…

• Four eye health warnings in new born babies

  All babies are examined within 24 hours of birth at the hospital, and then again at six to eight weeks by a general practitioner (GP), to rule out any possible health issues. Thankfully, complications with newborn babies are rare, but here are four eye-related issues to look out for: 1….

• Eye health tips for winter as cold weather arrives and we spend more time indoors

  As we are about to enter a cold snap, The College of Optometrists is urging the public to take steps to protect their vision and eye health this winter, particularly as many more people are working from home. The College has issued the following advice to safeguard eye health and…

• Kelly Osbourne wears eye patch after make-up disaster

  Following reports that Kelly Osbourne scratched her eye while having mascara applied, the College of Optometrists has issued the below advice: If you’ve experienced a scratch and the redness or watering has continued hours later, you may have a corneal abrasion. To help, we’ve created some top tips to guide…