by Listowel Vision Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Eye Issues and Diseases, Glaucoma
What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a chronic progressive eye disease characterized by a degeneration of the optic nerve. This can lead to serious vision loss if not detected and treated early. The optic nerve takes all of the information the eye sees and transmits that...
by Listowel Vision Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Diabetes and the Eyes, Eye Issues and Diseases
What is diabetes? Diabetes is a serious and sometimes fatal disease deriving from the body’s inability to produce or effectively use insulin, a hormone that controls the amount of blood glucose (sugar), which is an energy source. Since individuals living with diabetes...
by Listowel Vision Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Conjunctivitis, Eye Issues and Diseases
What is conjunctivitis? Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin, transparent layer covering the surface of the inner eyelid and a portion of the front of the eye. It has several causes and affects people of all ages, and is especially common in...
by Listowel Vision Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Eye Issues and Diseases
What is age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?The macula is the central most part of the retina and is responsible for detailed central vision, used when reading and recognizing people’s faces. The retina is the inner layer at the back of the eye which is sensitive...
by Listowel Vision Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Cataracts, Eye Issues and Diseases
Cataracts What is a cataract? When the normally clear lens within your eye becomes cloudy and opaque, it is called a cataract. Cataracts vary from extremely small areas of cloudiness to large opaque areas that cause a noticeable blurring of vision. Cataracts develop...
by Listowel Vision Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Eye Issues and Diseases, Strabismus
What is strabismus? Strabismus is a condition in which the eyes are not properly aligned with each other, resulting in double vision or the suppression of the image from the affected eye. For a variety of reasons, one or both of the eyes may turn in, out, up or down....
