Today, corneal blindness is one of the most common types of permanent blindness. Also, it accounts for 5% of the world’s total blind population. It mainly affects people at a younger age. Communicable diseases, infections and contaminations increase the danger of corneal blindness, particularly of people living in an unhealthy environment. Corneal blindness largely affects […]
As a parent, watching your children excel in school is a great joy. Students engage in many activities – it reading, writing, using computers. Hence, the demand for good eyesight increases. Unfortunately, vision screening is often neglected. It is essential that regular vision screening is needed for your child to succeed. Why is Vision Screening […]
As we age, changes do alter our vision. Here are the top most common causes for vision loss in seniors. Some of these changes are perfectly normal, while others can have a life-changing impact. Some of these changes can affect our vision and quality of life permanently. In fact, many eye diseases develop without pain, […]
Astigmatism is a normal vision problem due to an error in the shape of the cornea. With this, the lens of the eye or the cornea, which is the front surface of the eye, has an irregular curve which can change the way light passes, or refracts to your retina. This leads to blurry, fuzzy […]
Are you among those who spend hours a day in front of a computer monitor? Then you must probably have experienced something along the lines of eyes burning, neck aching, vision blurring or head throbbing – it is then you might have a common hitch known as eyestrain. Or better put Digital eye strain. In […]
Infection control during pandemic are a must in all the hospitals for keeping the facility safe for visiting patients and health care workers. Vision care with care of safety has been done at Maxivision Eye Hospital with diligent infection control practices and protocols. We have lived and survived with SARS, HNI, and many other viruses […]
While face masks help us steer clear of accidentally transmitting coronavirus, millions of eyeglass wearers are already discovering the annoyance caused by mask-induced foggy eyeglasses and lenses. With the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19, fogged-up glasses or foggy eyeglasses are a problem that is […]
It’s June, and summer is in full swing. Even though we spend most summer indoors, there’s still a risk of exposure to bright sunlight during the day. And according to several types of medical researches, the sun’s harsh light can cause direct and severe damages to the cornea. The cornea is the transparent part of […]
‘We prepare and display our best skill sets, when we have faceless enemies’ India as a country, had battled various contagious virus spreads. From Swine Flu, to Dengue to Nipaa Virus, we had overcome many major crisis, without being paralyzed on our day to day routine, or business. And most of the past contagions were […]
Refractive error is a common eye disorder. Refractive error, in understandable technical terms means that the eye cannot reflect the light properly. Therefore, the vision on the respective side becomes blurry. Since it’s a common disorder, this symptom is usually ignored by most people, eventually leading to total blindness. While a simple diagnosis can help […]