Tag: Cornea
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What is Corneal Sunburn and How Can We Prevent It?
Corneal sunburn or a ‘corneal flash burn’ is essentially sunburn on your eye. The clear layer covering the front of your eyes forms the cornea and this area can be damaged from over exposure to sunlight and UV radiation.When this happens, symptoms include pain as well as temporary loss of vision. To prevent cornea sunburn,…
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Eye Health Awareness Week 2010 – Day 3: Wearing Contact Lenses
If you did a 10 minute survey of people coming out of a busy station chances are a large proportion of them would be wearing contact lenses. According to the Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers, around 3 million people in the UK wear contact lenses but that number is growing fast all the time. With…
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New Article: Learn about the Anatomy of the Eye
Following on from a recent post regarding our glasses guide – guide to buying glasses online article, we have now posted a new article for those interested in learning a little bit about the structure of the eye, this article covers the following areas: Cornea Aqueous Iris Crystalline Lens Sclera Choroid Retina Vitreous Optic Nerve…