Eye care

Signs you’re wearing wrong prescription eyeglasses

When you get a new prescription of eyeglasses or a contact lens for correcting refractive errors, take note of how your eyes feel and how well you can see.
Don’t rub your itchy eyes: Try these effective home remedies instead

Try out some effective home remedies to overcome your problem of itchy eyes. Here, we reveal a few easy home remedies to help you do just that.
Avoid these habits if you want to preserve eye health till old age

Sometimes, you may experience eye problems because of some bad habits too. These habits can even lead to vision loss if not corrected in time.
Digital eye syndrome: Avoid eye strain while working at home

Digital eye syndrome is a real problem and the current work from home scenario may be making things worse. Read on to know how to deal with this condition.
Boost your eye health: Include these 5 foods in your daily diet

A healthy diet is important for eye health. Read on to know what foods you must include in your daily diet to boost your vision.
Know about body’s cholesterol level, ever heard of cholesterol deposit around eyes?

Ever noticed any yellow-pigmented pimple around eye area? The condition is called Xanthelasma cholesterol deposit and here's what you need to know about it.
Dry eyes can be treated with antibody-based eye drops

Researchers found that patients suffering from dry eye can be cured with a new eye drop made from human antibodies.
Stop smoking cigarettes before they make you blind: Study

A new study published in the journal Psychiatry Research has revealed that smoking can make you blind by damaging your retina.
There is a new eye drop to protect your vision

Severe scarring on the surface of your cornea may lead to loss of sight. But don't worry, a new-found treatment will protect your eyes. Read on to know more about various eye infections.
New genes linked to blindness and other vision disorders identified

According to researchers, many of these genes are likely important in human vision and the results could help identify new causes of hereditary blindness in patients.
Top 3 home remedies to treat eye allergies

Some of the common symptoms of eye allergy can be red eyes, itching in the eyes, eye water, swelling of the eyelids, etc. Our eyes are a very delicate part of our body.
Want to treat sore eyes? Follow these fool-proof hacks

Sore eyes can be painful and annoying. It can snatch away your peace and hamper your quality of life. Follow these natural remedies to deal with sore eyes.
Slow reading speed linked to dry eyes, finds study

According to researchers, people with chronic dry eye disease are more likely to have a slow reading rate. Read on to know more.
5 effective home remedies to get rid of dry eyes

Some of the common symptoms of dry eyes are itchy eyes, burning sensation in the eyes, red eyes, light sensitivity, sore eyes or puffy eyes. However, there are some effective home remedies to treat dry eye syndrome.
Fool-proof hacks to take care of your eyes

Dr Rohinton Vevai, Senior Consultant Ophthalmology, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield, tells you how to protect your eyes.
7 myths behind the use of contact lens busted

Want to get rid of your boring spectacles and yet confused about whether you should opt for contact lens or not? Then it is time for you to clear the misconceptions regarding wearing and using contact lens. Here's all you need to know.
Contact lens may not be so cool and can cause rare eye infection, say doctors

Using reused eye contact lens can make you contract a deadly infection that can leave you blind. Make sure you consult a doctor before getting a new contact lens home.
Itchy eyes: Follow these home remedies

Are you unable to concentrate on your work due to itchy eyes? Do you find it difficult to perform your daily chores with ease due to it? Then, just try these natural remedies.
Eye donation is the need of the hour

Donating an eye is equivalent to being the vision for someone, providing a ray of light in their darkness. Over 15 million people in India are blinded and 75% out of which suffer from corneal blindness could have regained their visions only if the crisis of donors and myths of donation were avoidable.
Just 1% Indians donating their eyes can give vision to all blind people in the country, say experts

Doctors call for a big push to increase the number of eye donations in India, considering that 15 lakh Indians are waiting for corneal transplants but less than 15,000 eye balls are donated each year.