Recommended for: Computer and digital device users
Nowadays, we spend more time using a wide variety of digital devices to work, learn and be entertained. Recent digital screens are often equipped with powerful light source such as LED. These digital screens emit intense blue light and can cause eye strain after long exposure. SeeCoat Blue provides a solution to such stressful conditions.
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Severe conjunctivitis can harm your vision if left untreated.
Conjunctivitis occurs when the thin transparent layer that lines the inner eyelids and the white parts of the eye, becomes inflamed.
There are three types of conjunctivitis: infectious, allergic and toxic conjunctivitis.
Infectious conjunctivitis may occur in only one eye and is very contagious.
It can be caused by bacteria and symptoms usually include a sticky, watery discharge and the eyelids can stick together on waking.
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Visual impairment could double the risk of falls in older Australians[i], a leading cause for hospital admissions among the older population[ii]. However fall-related injuries can be avoided through early detection of eye disease and undertaking regular eye examinations.
According to a UK study, 75 per cent of older people who suffer a fall as a result of poor vision had a visual impairment that was easily correctable[iii].
Regular eye examinations provide the best chance of maintaining your well-being and independence longer.
Many older Australians are suffering simply because they do not wear spectacles, or use spectacles with prescriptions that are out of date.
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Staying fit and focused at forty
Latest studies show that eye disease and visual impairment increase three-fold with each decade of life after 40 years of age[1].
From the age of 40 onwards everyone will experience changes in their near vision.
This condition, known as presbyopia, makes vision difficult at a normal reading distance and is a natural part of the ageing process.
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