


Diabetes mellitus is among the most common chronic diseases affecting people’s health across the world.

Cataract is the number 1 cause of low vision and blindness in the country and in the world. Patients only seek an ophthalmologist’s advice when their cataracts are already advanced, which is very dangerous and difficult to treat.

If you experience itchy, burning, watery, or dry eye and the condition improves very little even after applying eye drops, or red eye or swollen and red eyelids, or endure recurrent stye or crusty skin flakes on your eyelashes when you wake up in the morning – sometimes so thick that you could hardly open your eyes – persistent experience of any of these symptoms, it is likely that you may be suffering from blepharitis.

Diabetes mellitus is among other common chronic diseases affecting people’s health.

If you experience seeing dark specks, floaters especially while looking into the sky or very light background and they suddenly disappear once you concentrate on them, or flashes of light in the eyes which are most noticeable in dark surroundings, these might potentially indicate the condition called vitreous degeneration. It is an eye problem commonly affecting many people as they age, although younger people can also have vitreous degeneration.

In the era of Covid-19, it's undeniable that people of all genders and ages are living their lives online almost all day long. Whether it's online learning, online meetings, online shopping, or chatting via computers, smartphones, tablets which emit blue light from their screens. Therefore, knowing about blue light and taking proper care to prevent it will help keep unexpected eye diseases at bay.

During exposing to the sun, we often protect our skin by applying sunblock, but we might forget that the eyes need sun protection as well. Despite the fact that eyes only account for 2% of total body surface area, UV radiation from natural sunlight can drastically damage the eye's surface tissues as well as main components e.g. the cornea and lens.
