Mail Online, 3 October 2014 “Motorists face ‘twilight terror’ as sunrise and sunset fall in rush hour before the clocks go back” – Mail Online, 3 October 2014 Glare presents challenges for all drivers whether it’s bright sunshine on summer days or beaming headlights on winter nights. However, there might…
Across the UK, falls are the most common cause of hospitalisation for people, especially women, aged over 65, with falls accounting for 84% of accidental deaths. Undetected and untreated problems with vision play a significant role in older people falling. As we get older, we lose the ability to focus…
It is important that you can see clearly to be able to drive safely. Conditions that may affect your visual field and driving include strokes and brain tumours, as well as eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma (if you have them in both eyes). Make sure you have…
What is colour blindess? Most ‘colour blind’ people are able to see things as clearly as other people but they have difficulty distinguishing between some colours. This may have an impact upon a child’s performance at school or on the sports field and can also affect career options, for example joining…
What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain, is damaged by the pressure of the fluid inside your eye. It can affect one or both of your eyes and can lead to sight loss if not…
What are cataracts? Cataracts are formed when the clear lens inside your eye becomes cloudy or misty. This is a gradual process that usually happens as we get older. It does not hurt. The early stages of a cataract do not necessarily affect your sight, but if your sight becomes…
Types of contact lenses Soft lensesThere are nearly four million contact lens wearers in the UK, and most of them wear soft lenses. They are suitable for almost anyone who wants to wear lenses. These are available as single-use daily, fortnightly and monthly disposable lenses, and more specialist lenses that…
Glasses lenses Single-vision lensesSingle vision lenses are the simplest form of lens. Concave lenses are used to correct short sight and convex lenses to correct long sight. Concave lenses are thinner in the centre than they are at the edge and convex lenses are thinner at the edge than in…
Visual field tests When you look at something you not only see the object you are looking at, but you can see all around it. The area that you can see – without moving your head or eye – is called your visual field. In each eye it extends from…
Former England and Liverpool striker Michael Owen has recently opened up about his son James’ eye condition which has sadly stopped him playing football. Stargardt disease is a rare, inherited, genetic eye condition affecting approximately 1 in 9000 people and usually develops before people reach the age of 20. It…