Diabetes Diabetes is a disease related to the body’s inability to properly absorb, store and use sugar from food. This results in higher levels of sugar in the blood (hyperglycaemia). Differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes Type 1 diabetes is often referred to as ‘insulin dependent’ and is mostly diagnosed in children or… Continue reading What is Diabetic Retinopathy
Keratoconus
This blog on Keratoconus has been contributed by Dr Osama Giledi, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Specialist in Cataract, Cornea and Refractive Vision Correction Surgery What is Keratoconus? The word Keratoconus comes from two Greek words: kerato (cornea) and konos (cone). Keratoconus is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which the shape of the cornea, which is… Continue reading Keratoconus
Teaching session for Al Jaber Optometrists in October, 2017
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Teaching session for Al Jaber Optometrists in October, 2017
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Teaching session at a hospital in Mainland China in November & December 2017
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Teaching session for School Teachers and Nurses in November, 2017.
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What is Uveitis?
This week’s blog on Uveitis has been contributed by Dr Avinash Gurbaxani, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in Uveitis and Medical Retinal Diseases and Cataract Surgery. Uveitis is not a single disease but a clinical spectrum of symptoms and signs caused by a variety of medical conditions. Although it accounts for about 1% of all eye diseases, Uveitis… Continue reading What is Uveitis?