Eye Health Tips
Practical, evidence-based guides for patients: what to do before and after eye appointments, how to protect your vision, and how to manage common eye conditions in daily life.
Patient Guides
What to know before and after your eye appointments
Eye Drops
How to Use Eye Drops Correctly
Step-by-step technique for instilling drops, avoiding contamination, and what to do if you miss a dose.
Surgery Prep
What to Expect from Cataract Surgery
A patient’s timeline: from pre-op assessment to the day of surgery, recovery, and when vision stabilises.
Prescriptions
How to Read Your Eye Prescription
What sphere, cylinder, axis, and add actually mean — and how to make sense of your glasses or contact lens script.
Urgent Care
When to Go to A&E vs Wait for an Appointment
Which eye symptoms need same-day emergency care and which can safely wait for a scheduled ophthalmology visit.
Injections
Your First Anti-VEGF Injection: What to Expect
A step-by-step guide to the procedure, what you will feel, and what to watch for in the hours and days after.
Eye Exams
What Happens During a Dilated Eye Exam
Why dilation is needed, how long it lasts, what the doctor is looking for, and how to prepare for blurred near vision afterwards.
Prevention and Lifestyle
How to protect and preserve your vision over the long term
Screens
Screen Time and Eye Health: What the Evidence Says
Does screen use damage eyes? What is digital eye strain, what causes it, and what actually helps versus what is marketing.
Nutrition
Nutrition for Eye Health: What Actually Works
The evidence behind lutein, zeaxanthin, omega-3, and vitamins A, C and E — and which supplements are worth considering.
UV Protection
UV and Your Eyes: Why Sunglasses Matter
How UV exposure contributes to cataracts, macular degeneration and pterygium — and what to look for in protective eyewear.
Diabetes
Diabetes Eye Screening: What It Is and Why It Matters
How diabetic eye screening works, why it is recommended annually, and what happens if diabetic retinopathy is detected early.
Workplace
Eye Safety at Work: Protecting Against Injury
Which occupations carry the highest risk of eye injury, what protective equipment is appropriate, and what to do if an injury occurs.
Children
Protecting Your Child’s Vision: A Parent’s Guide
When children need eye exams, warning signs of vision problems in school-age children, and the role of outdoor time in myopia prevention.
