Video: What are cataracts?
Video: What are cataracts? In this video I explain what cataracts are and what happens to the lens when you have cataracts. Well, a cataract is a mistiness of the lens. It starts off clear when [...]
Should you take vitamin tablets to improve your vision if you have AMD?
Should you take vitamin tablets to improve your vision if you have AMD? This is one of the most common questions I get asked as a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at Moorfields Eye Hospital when dealing [...]
Types of Intra-Ocular Lens Implants (IOLS) for cataract surgery
Types of Intra-Ocular Lens Implants (IOLS) for cataract surgery There are several options for choosing your customised lens implant: Monofocal intra-ocular lens implants This is the standard type of IOL which has a fixed focal [...]
Finally, an effective treatment for wet age related macular degeneration
Finally, an effective treatment for wet age related macular degeneration Finally an effective treatment for wet age related macular degeneration! When I started as an ophthalmic surgeon, there was no treatment for wet age related [...]
The Rarer Causes of Cataracts
The Rarer Causes of Cataracts One news story this year described an unfortunate electrician who developed star-shaped cataracts as the result of electrocution from 14,000 volts. This is one of the rare causes of cataract. [...]
Is smoking so bad for your eyes?
Is smoking so bad for your eyes? Recent studies have shown that smoking leads to blindness. It is a risk factor in the development of age related macular degeneration, it worsens diabetic retinopathy and it [...]