While we are all facing daily challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we still have to do our best to address any other health concerns that come up. This is true for eye care as well. At Prasad Netralaya, we have taken several measures to ensure your safety when you visit our hospital. Here are the highlights: At the hospital…
Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis or LASIK for short has become increasingly popular in recent years because of its effectiveness in correcting vision problems. But people still wonder — how does LASIK surgery work? How does it actually restore your eyesight? That is the question we are going to answer here. Let’s start with a short answer to the question, and…
Are you suffering from itchy eyes? There is a good chance that you have an eye allergy and here is everything you need to know about it. Allergic conjunctivitis is one of the most common and treatable ailments to affect the human eye. It is caused when an allergen comes in contact with a person’s eyes and results in inflammation…
Are you someone who wears spectacles? If not, then you’ve definitely seen people with spectacles somewhere, sometime. Some of us need spectacles to see clearly. But what’s really behind the whole blur? Why are we not able to see? It’s because our eyeball changes its shape sometimes. And this is called a refractive error. The cornea and lens of your…
We always love creating innovative, less invasive procedures and applications in the field of surgery. Our eyes are one of the most delicate and complex parts of our body. They require to be taken care of gently, ensuring less invasion during surgeries. Therefore, doctors have been doing their best to create ways to make this possible. And now we have.…
Our understanding of the world and how we perceive it depends upon our individual interpretation of how we see it. The eyes are our windows into the world around us, a limitless window that we are in control of. Now close your eyes for a moment, absorb the darkness you are experiencing. Any the moment you want, you can open…
Parents can attest to the fact that their child’s overall health takes primary importance in Caregiving. With the advent of hand-held devices and increased screen time, children around the globe have fallen prey to growing vision impairments. Vision impairment can mean a lot of different things. It can range from no vision, blindness or very low vision, to not being…
If you are above the age of 40 and finding yourself holding a book or newspaper farther away while reading, this article is for you. Presbyopia is an age-related eye condition that makes you gradually lose the ability to see things clearly from close. One of the most common symptoms of Presbyopia is difficulty in reading small print like newspapers,…
What is Age-related Macular Degeneration? The macula is a very small and sensitive part of the eye located at the center of the retina, which detects light, sends signals to our brain and interprets them into the images that we see. It is also responsible for our detailed central vision. The surrounding part of the retina is in charge of…