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MASK ASSOCIATED OCULAR DISCOMFORT AND MANAGEMENT

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MASK ASSOCIATED OCULAR DISCOMFORT AND MANAGEMENT Wearing a face mask is an important part of preventing the spread of COVID-19, but masks can come with some not-so-great side effects like maskne, foggy glasses, and general irritation around your face. Have  you been struggling with your spectacles while wearing a face mask? Do your glasses mist up, or do your eyes feel dry? You're not alone.                      FOGGY GLASSES   Individuals who wear face masks have issues with glasses misting or fogging up. Glasses get misty or foggy when warm air flows out of the top of the mask when we breathe out. The warm air flows over the cooler spectacle lenses causing condensation to form on the lens surface, resulting in misty vision. The moist air may also cause the glasses to slip around your nose making them less comfortable. Here are some steps you can take to avoid it; 1. Ensure your spectacles are well-fitted. Glasses that slip down your nose or sit too far from your eyes are more lik
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Mask Associated Dry Eye (MADE)

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 MASK ASSOCIATED DRY EYE (MADE) Mask Associated Dry Eye (MADE); The newest Ocular Side Effect of Prolonged use of Face Mask in #COVID19 and how to prevent it!!! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇  
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HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY (Effects of Hypertension in the Human Eye)

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 The retina is the light sensitive layer located in the back of your eye. This layer transforms light into nerve signals that are then sent to the brain for interpretation. Uncontrolled and Prolonged High Blood Pressure can affect this layer. Apart from causing heart and kidney problems, uncontrolled prolonged high blood pressure can also affect your eyesight and lead to eye disease. High Blood Pressure can cause damage to the tiny, delicate blood vessels that supply blood to the retina, the area at the back of the eye where images focus. This eye disease is known as HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY. Damage to the light-sensitive tissue at the back of your eye (retina) can lead to bleeding in the eye, blurred vision and complete loss of vision. SYMPTOMS OF HYPERTENSIVE RETINOPATHY You won’t probably experience any symptoms until the eye disease has progressed extensively. it is usually discovered during a routine eye exam. However, Possible signs and symptoms include: • Blurred Vision • Reduce
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DAILY HABITS THAT WEAKEN YOUR EYE SIGHT AND INVITE OTHER EYE PROBLEMS!!! 1. Constant Staring at screens 2. Frequent rubbing of the eyes 3. Reading while traveling 4. Not wearing photochromic glasses 5. Reading/writing in low light 6. Using your phone in a dark room at night. Watch the video below to know more about them and healthy ways to prevent them. 😀😀🙌🙌                          NOTE                   👇👇👇👇👇 If you have any eye-related question you've always wanted to get an answer to, ASK ME IN THE COMMENT SECTION and I'll reply you with a video explaining everything to you.
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     DIABETES  AND THE EYE Did you know that Diabetes is one of the leading causes of Blindness in the world today. ~ When Diabetes affects the Eye it's called DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, and if uncontrolled can lead to BLINDNESS. ~ Watch the video below to find out; 1. Definition 2. Epidemiology 3. Who's at Risk 4. Symptoms 5. How Diabetes affects the eye 6.Treatment 7. Recommendations/Advice ~                          NOTE                   👇👇👇👇👇 If you have any eye-related question you've always wanted to get an answer to, ASK ME IN THE COMMENT SECTION and I'll reply you with a video explaining everything to you. OR You can reach out to me personally by clicking on this link 👇👇 https://bit.ly/35QWPlD
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6 PRO-TIPS FOR TELE-MEDICINE EYE EXAM AMIDST #COVID19Pandemic. TELE-MEDICINE or TELE-HEALTH is the  distribution of health-related services and information via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. It allows long-distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions.   Watch the video above to know more😀😀🙌🙌
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ACUTE HAEMORRHAGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS (APOLLO)

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Very soon we'll  be ushered into the harmattan season, (the APOLLO season) and this eye infection will spread like wild fire. Most of us are bothered about it, not to worry, I'm here to help you calm your nerves. WHAT IS APOLLO? ACUTE HAEMORRHAGE CONJUNCTIVITIS (AHC) commonly called APOLLO is simply the inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye, and this is caused by a virus, and this eye infection can clear up on it's own. The conjunctiva is the thin clear tissue that lies over the white part of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelid. It was named Apollo because many believed that the eye infection was brought from space to Accra Ghana, in 1969 the year Apollo II landed on the moon.The eye infection  is caused by a Virus, and not by the white cotton plant or by looking at an infected person's eye. Apollo is a very contagious diseases and may affect both eyes and people around. SIGNS & SYMPTOMS 1. Burning eyes. 2. Red eyes. 3. Watery eyes. 4. Crust
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