What is Cataract?
Cataract is clouding of the lens of the eye causing blurred vision. This clouding can be slight to complete opacity causing obstruction in the passage of light leading to decrease in vision. It can affect one or both the eyes. It is commonly related to the ageing process.
What is Blepharitis?
Case of Mr. Ashutosh, a 36-years old male and a marketing manager at a pharmaceutical company in Panvel.
He visited Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute (AEHI) located at Sanpada, Navi Mumbai with complaints of burning sensation in eyes, itching, redness and excessive watering of eyes.
Incence Sticks (Agarbatti) are used by people for many social and religious occasions. Here we present a case of little Swaraj got his right eye injured from incence sticks.
Master Swaraj 2 years old was brought by his mother and neighbours at Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute (AEHI), located at Sanpada, Navi Mumbai. Master Swaraj was playing in his home with some other kids. While playing he saw lighted incence stick on the ground and started playing with it. While playing he got his right eye injured from incence stick and started crying.
Mrs Pranali Sawant has been wearing glasses since 14 yrs though she used contact lenses frequently and never had any issues with her eyes until recently.
Her grandfather had passed away and she went for the cremation ceremony to Mangalore where her grandparents live. The day was too long and she was exhausted by the time she went home. The whole family had reached home with a heavy heart and had retired to their respective rooms for the night.
Eyes are delicate organ of the human body that require a lot of our attention. Every dream begins with your vision. Vision problems are very common in school going kids. Unfortunately, a lot of these vision problems are detected later. It’s important to get your kid's eyes examined regularly. Be sure to have a yearly medical and eye check-up for your child. Here are a few symptoms which if you notice in your child makes it mandatory to see an eye specialist.
We recently treated a case of Mr. Arif (name changed), 22 year old young male working as a mechanic in a car showroom at Alibagh. Cars have always been his dream. He loved the servicing and repairing of cars. His clients appreciated him for his work as it was the best and no one could guarantee the best quality better than him. Off late, few clients complained regarding his work and he started second guessing his abilities. He was hurt by his criticism for he as a dedicated man and that is when he decided it’s time for a specialist’s opinion.
We treated a case of Mrs Snehal ( name changed) , 28 yrs old female who is an architect by profession. Not only does she love her profession but also is an avid reader.
Since 2 years she had complaints of constant headaches which she attributed to her lack of sleep due to long hours at work and would pop painkiller pills. Like any other professional she didn't have the time to show to a physician. But recently her headaches worsened and she couldn't focus on the finer details while doing her sketches which made her think about her vision. She never had glasses all her life and always thought she would never need one. But due to the headaches and not being able to see clearly; she went to an optician store and got her eyes checked and got the pair of glasses.
Case of Mr. Riyaz working in the aviation industry was diagnosed of Pterygium 2 years ago and had problems with his vision. He consulted various eye specialists in Mumbai but couldn’t find satisfactory answers. He couldn’t pursue his dream to be a pilot for he didn’t have the eyes for it. Tired of being mocked at for being a freak he decided to search for the best eye hospital in Mumbai which is when he came across Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute (AEHI) eye hospital in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. His growth in the eye started affecting his vision making it difficult for him to carry out his work as ground staff at the airport.
Friendship is a bond which ties two souls together. Friendship Day is celebrated across the world to rejoice the wonderful relationship that we all share at some point of time in life called FRIENDS. A day dedicated to the bond of friendship and companionship.
Foreign object in the eye is something that enters the eye from outside of the body. It can be anything from dust particle to a metal piece. The foreign object mostly affects the cornea (Cornea is the transparent outer layer of your eye) or the conjunctiva (Transparent membrane that covers the outer surface of your eye along with the inside of your eyelids). Many times the injuries due to foreign objects are minor, but sometimes they can cause infection or damage to your vision.