The team at On Call Opticians' brings high quality, experience and a thorough approach to eye examinations. Having had many years of hospital experience and working with Ophthamologists - we aim to bring this experience to your home.
We can't see into our own eyes and so having regular eye examinations can detect early warning signs of eye conditions that would otherwise go undetected and threaten our eyesight.
In Glaucoma the eye pressure can increase and damage the optic nerve. You may not feel this increased pressure and would only perceive blind spots when the disease had advanced. Other conditions do not always begin by affecting the vision. For example, a pigmented area on the retina could develop and become diagnosed as a malignant melanoma. Observing the pattern of blood vessels in the retina can be used to diagnose hypertension. Whilst dry eyes can associate with rheumatioid arthritis.
A recent Lancet article* illustrated how embryonic stem cell research is being conducted to help form new retinal tissue in an attempt to improve eye sight. This is great news and a further advance from when we were involved in testing the efficacy of Lucentis, the drug used to treat Wet Macular Degeneration.
*Article volume379, issue 9817, pages 713-720 25/2/12.

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