Category: Eyecare Information

Middle-aged people are plagued by reading difficulties named presbyopia. As mentioned in the previous passage, near blur is a normal age-related change and currently there is no way to stop it from coming.

In 2012, World Health Organization (WHO) has summarised various population-based vision screening surveys from 39 countries worldwide, and estimated that 285million of the people in the world are visually impaired (defined as having presenting vision equal to or less than 30% of normal vision), while 39million are blind (defined as having presenting vision equal to […]

In my previous blog entry, I have listed out and explained different myopia control methods which are with scientific evidence. In this entry, I will further talk about the procedures and precautions of prescribing and using ortho-k lens respectively.

In recent years, digital devices have dominated our everyday lives. Concerns about the potential health hazards arise with the coming of this digital era.

For glasses wearers, most of us have thought about doing surgeries to correct your blurry vision so that you can be glasses-free.

The government has announced the lowering of age requirement for the Elderly Healthcare Scheme from 70 to 65, enabling more elders to benefit from the HKD 2000 per year subsidiary.

Myopia (short-sightedness) in children is a serious health issue in Hong Kong. Research shown that the prevalence of myopia (-0.50D or above) for Hong Kong children aged 6 and 12 was 18.3% and 61.5% respectively.

Keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) – One of the most contagious eye diseases, EKC is an eye inflammation happening at the conjunctiva (the thin membrane covering the white part of the eye). Severe red eye, excessive tears, foreign body sensation and photosensitivity are the major symptoms.

When You Have Reading Difficulties, Find A Qualified Optometrist For a Comprehensive Eye Exam. When the 40s call, no matter how much effort and money you spent to stay young and healthy, you may still find your eyesight being not as good as before. This is particularly more obvious when you read your newspaper or […]