Glasses, Contact Lenses Or Surgery: Which Vision Correction Option Is Right For You?
Short Answer: Glasses are the lowest-risk choice, contact lenses give the most natural field of view but demand strict hygiene, and laser surgery offers the most freedom but only suits people with a stable prescription and healthy corneas. Most people can pick by...
How often should people with diabetes have an eye examination?
Short answer: Most people with diabetes need a dilated eye exam at least once a year. Type 2 diabetes calls for a first exam at diagnosis, and in type 1 diabetes, an exam is required within five years of diagnosis. If your exams are clear and your blood sugar is...
What happens during a retinal examination?
Short answer: A retinal examination lets your eye doctor see the back of your eye. You'll have a few routine checks, then either dilating drops or a quick retinal scan. Nothing hurts. If you're dilated, your vision stays blurry and light-sensitive for a few hours, so...
Can Cataracts Cause Headaches or Eye Strain?
Short answer: A cataract doesn't hurt, so it rarely causes headaches directly. But the cloudy, glary vision it creates makes your eyes work harder, and that effort can bring on eye strain and tension-type headaches. A sudden, severe headache with eye pain is a...
How Long Does It Take for Vision to Stabilize After Cataract Eye Surgery?
For most people, vision stabiliseses within 2 to 4 weeks after cataract surgery, though the cornea and prescription can keep settling for up to 8 weeks. Most patients need about 3-4 weeks before their eye is ready for a new prescription check. Patients with multifocal...
Understanding Retinal Vein Occlusion: Symptoms and Treatment
Understanding Retinal Vein Occlusion: Symptoms and Treatment Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a blockage in one of the veins that drains blood from the retina, and it's the second most common cause of vision loss from retinal blood vessel disease after diabetic...
How Often Should Glaucoma Patients Have Their Eyes Checked?
Most people already diagnosed with glaucoma need an eye exam every three to six months. Someone newly diagnosed or whose eye pressure isn't yet controlled may need to be seen monthly. Someone with mild, stable glaucoma on effective treatment might only need a full...
How Cataracts Affect Night Vision
Cataracts scatter light inside the eye instead of focusing it cleanly on the retina, and night driving is usually where people notice this first. Headlights bloom into starbursts, streetlights grow soft halos, and road signs blur half a second longer than they should....
How long does it take to recover after LASIK or SMILE?
If you're weighing LASIK or SMILE, recovery time is probably near the top of your list of questions, right alongside cost and who's actually a good candidate. Both procedures correct vision by reshaping the cornea, but they go about it differently, and that difference...
What causes macular degeneration and can it be prevented?
Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss in people over 50, yet a lot of people only hear the term after a diagnosis. That's unfortunate, because several of the biggest risk factors are things you can actually influence. Understanding what...
Why regular eye check-ups are important even if your vision seems fine
"My vision is fine, so why do I need an eye exam?" It's a fair question, and one eye doctors hear constantly. The problem is that a lot of eye conditions don't announce themselves. They creep in quietly, and by the time you notice something's wrong, you may have...
LASIK vs SMILE vs PRK: Which Procedure Is Right For You?
If you’re tired of searching for your glasses each morning or topping up contact lens solution before bed, you’ve probably started looking into laser eye surgery. Within minutes, three names are coming up, again and again: LASIK, SMILE and PRK. All three are proven,...
What to expect during your cataract surgery recovery
If your doctor has scheduled you for cataract surgery, you've probably already read enough about the procedure itself. What most people actually want to know is simpler: what happens after? How much will it hurt, when can you drive again, and when will your vision...
Why Eyelid Health Matters for Vision and Comfort
We tend to think about protecting our eyesight when it comes to the eyeball itself, but the eyelids are just as important in keeping our eyes healthy, comfortable and working properly. The health of the eyelids is often neglected, but it directly affects the quality...
Floaters vs Retinal Detachment: When Should You Worry?
Most of us don't think much about our eyesight until something changes. If you've recently noticed small specks, cobweb-like shapes or flashes of light drifting across your vision, you're not alone. Eye floaters are extremely common and, in most cases, completely...
Does Glaucoma Have Symptoms? Everything You Need to Know
Glaucoma is often called the "silent thief of sight" because it can damage your vision without causing noticeable symptoms in its early stages. Many people assume that a serious eye condition will produce obvious warning signs, but glaucoma often develops gradually,...
Can Cataracts Come Back After Surgery?
You have had cataract surgery and now your vision is becoming blurry or hazy again, so it is natural to worry that the cataract has returned. This is one of the most common questions that patients ask their eye doctor and fortunately the answer can provide real peace...
Marsden Eye Specialists Optometry Seminar – 24 June 2026
On 24 June 2026, Marsden Eye Specialists welcomed more than 125 optometrists and eye care professionals for another successful Optometry Seminar, bringing together colleagues from across the region for an evening of education, collaboration, and professional...
A Week-by-Week Guide to Recovery: What to Expect During and After Laser Eye Surgery
Laser Eye Surgery to correct vision using lasers, especially LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis), has been a life-changer for millions of people. The procedure is fast, safe and has a low pain factor for the patient. If you're considering this surgery or you have...
Can Refractive Lens Exchange Fix Presbyopia Permanently?
If you’re over 45 and you’re constantly reaching for your reading glasses, you’re not alone. Almost everyone experiences presbyopia at some point in their lives. Presbyopia is the loss of the ability to focus up close with age. But what if there was a way to fix it...
Which Lens is Better After Cataract Surgery?
If you or a loved one is considering cataract surgery, choosing the right intraocular lens (IOL) is one of the most important decisions you will make. In cataract surgery, your eye’s natural, cloudy lens is replaced with a lens implant that provides your vision after...