Have you ever felt pain behind your eyes after concentrating too long on a task? It could be an eye strain headache. Depending on the cause, headaches range in severity from a dull, throbbing pain to a sharper severe ache. Multiple factors play into what can cause a headache, and one of the factors is eye strain. If your work…
Are your eyes starting to appear yellow? The whites of your eyes (also called sclera) commonly turn yellow when you have a condition called jaundice. Sometimes, medications or certain medical conditions can also lead to yellowish eyes. Read on to find out about yellow eyes,and what you can do about them. Are Yellow Eyes Normal? Healthy eye tissue looks white,…
These days, the phrase ‘get fit’ is largely misunderstood. Fitness has become synonymous with gyms and is defined by toned bodies, six-packs and muscles. Hitting the gym is important but it alone doesn’t portray a complete picture of fitness. It is only recently that we have started giving importance to mental fitness. It is one area that was largely ignored.…
It starts as a small, red, swollen area of the eyelid. In a few days, it slowly grows into a lump that looks seemingly harmless. A painless red lump, a chalazion — plural chalazia, if there are more than one — is formed due to a blocked meibomian or oil gland on the eyelid. What Causes a Chalazion? A chalazion…
A tumour is a group of abnormal cells that form lumps or growths. The new growth of abnormal tissue is often uncontrolled and progressive. Depending on whether a tumour is cancerous, non-cancerous, or precancerous — it can behave differently and affect any of the cells in our bodies — including the eyelids. What Is an Eyelid Tumour? A tumour in…
Have you ever woken up with a stye? If yes, you know the discomfort it brings. A stye or hordeolum, sometimes spelt “sty”, is a reddish lump on the outer edge of your eyelid. If you have questions about why it occurs, or how to get rid of a stye on your eyelid fast, read on to find out! What…
You may have heard the word hypertension a lot. It is also referred to as high blood pressure, which occurs when your blood pressure increases to unhealthy levels. Over the long term, the condition could lead to certain health issues, including heart diseases. When the force of blood against the artery walls of the heart is too high, the arteries…
If you recall being outdoors in the middle of the day and the sky fading to dark in a matter of a few minutes, you may have experienced an eclipse. A solar eclipse, to be precise. Eclipses are when the Earth, Moon and Sun are aligned in a straight line — and in 2021, this will happen 4 times —…
Have you observed some older people having ‘droopy eyelids’ or loose and redundant skin on their eyelids? If yes, know that they could be suffering from dermatochalasis. Dermatochalasis is a term used to describe the presence of loose and redundant eyelid skin — commonly seen in middle-aged and elderly people. It is a sign of periocular ageing, and is sometimes…