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 Eye flu, also known as viral conjunctivitis or eye flu, is a contagious eye infection that causes redness, itching, and watery eyes. Common causes include viral infections, bacteria, and poor hygiene practices. Common symptoms include redness, foreign body sensation, itching, watering, discharge, swelling, sensitivity to light, and blurred vision. To prevent eye flu, it is important to clean hands regularly, avoid touching eyes directly, use tissues or elbow while coughing or sneezing, and clean and disinfect surfaces regularly. If wearing contact lenses, practice good contact lens hygiene. Eye flu treatment options typically provide relief within 15 days, but should be differentiated from eye allergies. Treatment options include cold compresses, artificial tears, lubricating ointments, antibiotic and steroid eye drops, and home remedies like cold compresses, avoiding rubbing, avoiding irritants, proper rest and sleep, and maintaining hygiene. Oral medications may be prescribed by...

  Worst Food for Your Health When we think about maintaining our eye health, we often focus on what we should eat to keep our vision sharp and our eyes in good condition. However, just as important as knowing the best foods for your eyes is being aware of the worst foods for your eyes. Certain dietary choices can negatively impact your eye health and increase the risk of various eye conditions. In this blog post, we'll explore some of the worst foods for your eyes and why it's best to limit or avoid them. How Diet Affects Eye Health? You must be thinking about how eating food can affect our eyes. Yes, all foods contain nutrients that are healthy or bad for particular parts of the body. Proper eye function requires vitamins and minerals. Good vision and eye health require vitamins A, C, E, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids. Unhealthy diets can cause dry eyes, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration.   Know the top 10 foods that must be avoided to ensure good eye ...

 Sirius Eye Test For Corneal Topography What is Sirius Eye Test? Scheimpflug imaging and Placido disc topography are used to take detailed, 3D photographs of the front of your eye in the Sirius Eye Test. This test accurately measures cornea shape, curvature, and thickness. It helps doctors detect and treat keratoconus, corneal ectasia, and dry eye syndrome. By providing eye anatomy and health data, the Sirius Eye Test helps plan refractive operations like LASIK . How Sirius Eye Test Help? -> Provides precise information on the thickness (pachymetry), elevation, curvature, and power of both the front and back surfaces of the cornea. -> Diagnoses the entire front part of the eye in a single step. -> Captures high-quality images of the cornea up to 16 millimetres in diameter. -> Calculates all necessary measurements for the front part of the eye using up to 100 high-resolution sections. Users can choose how many sections to measure. Offers more precise centring and results...

Top 5 Summer Eye Care Tips: Protecting Your Vision in the Sun The summer ahead is likely to be hotter, which could create more issues for your eyes. It's therefore crucial to take extra care for your eyes. Most people are unaware about the risks of UV rays and the intense glare. They can increase the risk of eye problems if you're not being cautious. Follow the following summer eye care tips to help protect your eyes 1. Wear sunglasses and a wide-brimmed hat:  Wear a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses. having sunglasses on this season. Select sunglasses that offer UV protection and block 100 percent of UVA and UVB radiation to protect the eyes against harmful radiation. Also, don an oversized hat along in conjunction with your sunglasses to shield your eyes more. This reduces the UV rays that strike your eyes and the skin surrounding the 2. Keep hydrated:  If it's hot out and you're dehydrated, it can make your eyes appear dry. To keep your body and eyes moist take a large...

Choose IPL (Intense Pulse Light) Treatment for chronic dry eyes What exactly is IPL treatment? Dry eyes can an uncomfortable and painful issue that can affect your daily activities as well as the general quality of your life. IPL therapy can be a viable solution for those suffering with chronic dry eyes syndrome. At Save Sight Centre , are aware of the importance of finding solutions that can reduce eye dryness and enhance the health of your eyes. If the eyes aren’t producing enough tears, or create low quality tears, it can cause dry-eye syndrome. The signs are irritation and irritation, burning sensations and swelling and burning along with swollen and blurred eyes. A variety of factors, like the environment, medications, age, and the health conditions that cause it may cause dry eyes. Traditional Treatments in comparison to IPL The traditional treatment for dry eyes usually comprises synthetic tears, the use of lubricating drops for the eyes as well as prescription drugs These ...

What Are Eye Floaters? Floaters  are like tiny specks or threads that float around in your vision, especially when you’re looking at something bright, like a clear sky or a white wall. These little things are actually shadows made by proteins in our jelly like structure floating inside your eyes. Eye floaters become more common as we age. They don’t normally go away, but they don’t usually need treatment. Over time, your brain adapts, and you don’t notice them as much. At what age eye floaters usually appear? For the majority of people, eye floaters begin to appear between the ages 50–70. But, you might observe a few floaters at earlier or later. Also, if you have high minus glasses or high myopia. If you’re under 50 and notice constant floaters, talk to your eye care professional. It could be an indication of an eye disease that is more serious. What are the symptoms of Eye Floaters? Symptoms that can be related to this eye problems are: Black or grey dots Blobs Wiggly lines, stra...