Category: Educational Leaflets

Why do you need a corneal transplant? The cornea is a window of transparent tissue at the front of the eyeball. It allows light to pass into the eye and provides focus so that images can be seen clearly. Various diseases or injury can make the cornea either cloudy or change shape. This prevents the normal passage of light into… Continue reading Corneal Transplant

Understanding red eye – the symptoms, causes, and red eye treatment What is red eye? A bloodshot ‘red eye’ may be worrying but is rarely serious or causes pain. Symptoms often disappear within a few days, without treatment. But if it does not improve within a few days, there may be a more serious problem.… Continue reading Eye Redness

Enucleation operation is necessary to treat eye cancer whereas Evisceration operation is necessary to treat an eye when it has been damaged through an accident. An enucleation operation is where the eye ball is removed. Evisceration operation is where the inside contents of the eye are removed, leaving the outer shell and the muscles intact.… Continue reading Artificial Eye

Uveitis is inflammation inside the eye and affects women, men and children. Though relatively uncommon, it can be serious with complications that can cause loss of vision. It is estimated that the more serious types of uveitis are responsible for 1 in every 10 cases of visual impairment. This means that early diagnosis and treatment… Continue reading Uveitis

The retina is a thin layer of tissue that lines the back of the inside of the eye, located near the optic nerve. The role of the retina is to change the light focused on to it by the eye’s lens into a signal that the brain can then ‘see’ as a visual image. Thanks… Continue reading Retina

What does it mean when your eyes are itchy? Usually, itchy eyes are the result of an allergy although there are other possible causes, depending on the symptoms. What are the causes? Itchy eyes are generally caused by an allergy – such as pollen, dust or animal dander. – that triggers a reaction in the… Continue reading Itchy Eyes

There are around 250,000 blepharoplasty procedures done every year, making it the most common cosmetic surgery done on the eyelids, in the world But the results of the surgery can differ very broadly from one patient to the next. An important part of the preparation is an analysis by the surgeon of the ageing process… Continue reading Cosmetic Eye Surgery

Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai provides refractive laser eye surgery with all the latest techniques and is a referral centre for complications. Refraction When the focusing power of the eye does not allow you to see clearly, there is a refractive error. Laser surgery, or laser refractive surgery is quick and life changing. Common conditions treated… Continue reading Laser Eye Surgery

LASIK (laser in situ keratomileusis) is a common vision correction surgical procedure that reshapes the cornea and is used to treat patients with near-sightedness, short-sightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism. The latest laser vision correction technology is now available in Dubai / UAE. To make the right choice about refractive surgery, talk to your eye doctor –… Continue reading Lasik

Blurred vision is one of the most common eye problems amongst patients and very often leads patients to ask for advice. Blurred vision is caused by a wide range of eye conditions and can be a symptom of a number of serious and not-so-serious eye problems. Of course, vision changes with age and blurred vision… Continue reading Blurred Vision

Some of the main causes of visual impairment today include: Cataracts Cataracts cloud the lens of the eye blocking light and resulting in a loss of vision clarity. They are very common and cause about 50% of blindness in the world, affecting 20 million people. The good news is that they are preventable and treatable.… Continue reading Visual impairment

Eye infections can invade the eyeball or the area around it – they are generally microorganisms that can be harmful, including viruses, bacteria and fungi. Causes and Types of Eye Infections Conjunctivitis is a common infection usually caused by bacteria or virus; it’s very contagious and often affects children in schools or other places where… Continue reading Eye Infections