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The dry eye test

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By answering the following questions we can tell you more about your dry eye symptoms. We can also give advice on what to do about it.

In the past week, have your eyes appeared red or bloodshot?

In the past week, have your eyes had flaky or crusted eyelids (blepharitis)?

In the past week have your eyes interfered with watching TV, using a computer or a mobile device?

In the past week, have your eyes felt uncomfortable in shopping centres, movie theatres or airplanes?

In the past week, have your eyes felt irritated (e.g. burning, stinging, gritty or painful)?

Learn more about dry eyes

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Road map for eye health

Maintain a healthy weight.

About this guide

Like everything else in life, our eyes are going through constant change. Each age group has its own set of eye problems to contend with. This guide looks at what your eyes really need, decade by decade.

Myopia Control & Ortho-k

Myopia treatment options.

About this guide

Learn more about slowing or preventing short-sightedness in your child, including:

  • Myopia and its triggers.
  • The most successful techniques for slowing myopia.
  • Atropine eyedrops and ortho-k contact lenses.

Computers and your eyes

Computer eye syndrome.

About this guide

Learn about the causes and treatment of digital eyestrain, including:

  • Computer-emitted blue light.
  • The harmful effects of computers on kids eyes.
  • The most successful strategies in reducing eyestrain.

Glasses – Choosing The Right Pair

Prescription glasses.

About this guide

Our guide to choosing the perfect pair of frames includes:

  • The 3 classic mistakes people make in choosing a frame.
  • 7 tips for looking fab in your new glasses.
  • Selecting the perfect pair of sunglasses.

Keratoconus – What You Need To Know

What is Keratoconus?

About this guide

Learn more about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus, including:

  • The 7 things you should know.
  • The most successful management strategy for keratoconus.
  • The very latest treatments for keratoconus.

Dry Eye – What You Need To Know

Dry eyes treatment.

About this guide

Learn more about the causes, diagnosis and treatment of dry eye, including:

  • What to know about dry eye treatment.
  • The most successful management strategy for dry eye.
  • The best home remedies.

Checklist: Macular health

Macular degeneration test.

About this checklist

This checklist for maintaining macular health includes:

  • Eat the right foods and know when supplements are required.
  • Understand how smoking affects your risk.
  • Know how blue light affects the retina and how to protect it.

Checklist: Choosing a dry eye specialist

Eye drops for dry eyes.

About this checklist

This handy checklist will ensure you understand why it’s important to ask about:

  • The use of artificial tears.
  • The benefits of preservative-free medications.
  • The impact underlying causes have on a treatment plan.

Checklist: Contact lens

Multifocal contact lenses.

About this checklist

This checklist will ensure you understand:

  • The benefits of disposable lenses.
  • The best options if daily disposables don’t work for you.
  • The best contact lens cleaning solutions.
  • Eye makeup tips when wearing contact lenses.

Checklist: Selecting a keratoconus specialist

Keratoconus symptoms.

About this checklist

Choosing the right practitioner for your keratoconus treatment is an important decision. It can make the difference between needing a corneal graft and avoiding one.

Guide: Red eye treatment

Red eyes.

About this guide

The Eye Practice has put together a guide to help you understand red eye treatment, including:

  • How most eye drops can make red eyes worse.
  • Who to see about red eyes.
  • What measures you can take to reduce red eyes.

Guide: Options for myopia control

Myopia treatment options.

About this guide

Learn about options for slowing or even stopping your child’s myopia, including:

  • Using glasses or contact lenses.
  • Pharmacological methods.
  • How the methods compare.

Guide: Multifocals

Multifocal glasses.

About this guide

Our guide to multifocal success includes:

  • Essential things to do before you order multifocals.
  • Tips for adjusting to new glasses.
  • Which occupations these lenses may not suit.

Guide: Your keratoconus consultation

Keratoconus

About this guide

This keratoconus consultation guide will help you understand:

  • The initial diagnostic tests.
  • Successful contact lens fitting for keratoconus.
  • The costs involved in initial consultation and contact lens fitting.

Guide: Understanding eye test results

Comprehensive eye tests.

About this guide

This handy guide to eye test results will ensure you understand:

  • How you can tell if you are short-or long-sighted?
  • What astigmatism is and if you have it?
  • What 20/20 vision really means?

Guide: Keratoconus Lenses

Scleral contact lenses.

About this guide

This handy guide to keratoconic contact lenses includes:

  • Why soft lenses are not generally used for keratoconus.
  • What to try if you’ve had no success in uncomfortable RGP (hard) lenses.
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