Eye conditions

Most people know that diet is linked to health, but many don’t realise that very specific diet choices can reduce the risk of eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. As always, prevention is better than cure. Read on to [...]

There’s nothing quite like waking up with a stye to make you feel unattractive. Small as it is, a stye is highly visible because it’s right there, smack-bang in the middle of your eyelid. But how do you get rid [...]

Conjunctivitis is quite common and luckily at least 50% of cases will resolve by themselves even by doing nothing. So what happens to the other 50% that do not resolve by themselves - what could be the cause and more [...]

Conjunctivitis in children is often of the contagious variety. Children are typically social creatures, learning how to properly interact with one another through their daily actions. They are often in close contact through daycare, preschool, and in the classroom. Of [...]

Conjunctivitis as you are aware comes in many forms – especially the three most common forms: Bacterial, which can be cleared up with antibiotic eyedrops , Viral, which cannot be treated with drops but will go away on its own, [...]

Conjunctivitis, commonly known as Red Eye or Pink Eye, is possibly one of the most misunderstood eye conditions that we encounter at The Eye Practice. In this condition, the membrane covering the white part of the eye (sclera) is inflamed and red. [...]

Conjunctivitis as previously discussed is an inflammation of the structure of the eye called the conjunctiva.  To the lay person the eye looks red, watery and uncomfortable. Conjunctivitis does not mean you have an eye infection that needs treating with [...]

Conjunctivitis, also known as Pink Eye (or just simple Red Eyes), is a common consultation for the local GP.  As we discussed in a previous post, most Conjunctivitis or Pink Eye will resolve by itself over the course of a [...]

Conjunctivitis comes in many types. We've mentioned before that we were going to have a closer examination of other types of conjunctivitis. This one is important for contact lens wearers, and those who have stitches (sutures) in their eye, or [...]

‘What’s the best treatment for my red eyes?’ is a question we get practically on a daily basis at The Eye Practice in Sydney’s CBD.  Many of our patients suffer from dry eyes and redness is one of the symptoms [...]