Glaucoma

Glaucoma

What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a degeneration of the optic nerve of the eye resulting in progressive loss of peripheral vision.   The main cause of glaucoma is an increase in pressure in the eye caused by the inability of the fluid to drain out of the eye. How do we keep track of your glaucoma?…

Diabetes and eye complications: symptoms and treatment options
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Diabetes and eye complications: symptoms and treatment options

You might be asking yourself, how do diabetes and eye complications tie in together? High blood sugar can result in severe damage in your eyes. In Canada, diabetes is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults. Since it is a painless disease, this is why you need to see your eye doctor for…

Measles Outbreak in BC: Connecting Measles and Eyesight
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Measles Outbreak in BC: Connecting Measles and Eyesight

With the recent measles outbreak in BC, specifically the Greater Vancouver area, measles awareness has increased dramatically in the past couple of months.  With Spring Break coming up, and more families travelling to foreign countries that have lower levels of measles immunization, so we wanted to spotlight the connection between eyesight and measles, especially for…