In Vol 2 No 3 I was particularly interested by the article on "Blinded by the Light" as my mother has suffered from eye trouble for 20 years. I therefore did as the article suggested, and contact ...
I was just five years old when I was prescribed my first pair of glasses to treat myopia, or short sightedness. Over the years, the prescription was strengthened until, as a 20 year old, I was wea ...
There are two types of farsightedness: hyperopia and presbyopia. Hyperopia, where the eye is shorter than usual, is a condition you’re born with, but which gets worse over time. Presbyopia is where eye muscles become rigid and the eye lens is less...
* Myopia may be linked to an increased intake of refined carbohydrates, according to a study carried out on hunter-gatherer societies and on recently Westernised hunter-gatherer groups (Acta Ophthalmol Scand, 2002; 80: 125-35).