The natural evolutionary reflexes and tear duct process in the eye tends to prevent us from much potential eye damage when coming into contact with unwanted objects, although not every danger can be repelled, and an eye injury or trauma can be incredibly alarming.Until technology becomes so advanced that we can replace the human eye, we are stuck with the pair we are born with and have to look after them carefully.Types of Injury and Treatment RequiredCause: The most common eye injury would be t… Continue reading →

Here at DirectSight HQ we’re keener than anyone to make sure our visitors have a good pair of well protected peepers. There I was tucking into a nice slice of jam on toast when I thought to myself...  this really is an underrated way of keeping your eyes in tip top condition.

That’s right – the humble slice of bilberry jam on toast packs quite a punch where our optics are concerned, and that’s because bilberry jam contains a compound called anthocyanoside – and anything wit… Continue reading →

There are many who impart mythical information about your eyes as you are a child, whether it’s your parents telling you to eat your carrots so you can see in the dark, or worrying playground rumour of how crossing your eyes too many times will make them stick, but are any of these myths true, or should they disregarded as with other childhood white lies?Common MythsSitting Right In Front Of The TV Will Damage Your Eyes – Lazy weekends spent watching cartoons or playing video games as a chil… Continue reading →

In 1994, 21-year-old Gula Namiq Hassan was living in a Sulaymaniyah, north of Bagdad and in the wrong place at the wrong time when shrapnel from a nearby car bomb blast pierced her eyes, blinding her, presumably thought at the time, forever. Her right eye had to be removed, and her left eye was damaged from the cornea to the retina.Skip forward to 2011, and an Iraqi ophthalmologist told Gula and her family that the pioneering eye surgeon Dr. Amar Agarwal, father of the glued intraocular lens (IO… Continue reading →

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common medical eye conditions, with around one in 50 people affected in the Western world. The condition is most prevalent in those over 50 years of age, but are there any precautions we can take, or is this just one of many inevitable signs of aging which we must just learn to accept?What is AMD?A medical condition which doesn’t cause total blindness, but results in a worryingly increased loss of central vision rather than peripheral, … Continue reading →