Improving Patient-Doctor Communication
Thanks for the positive feedback on my last few articles. Some of you commented positively on the inclusion of pictures. I must ag...
16 October 2009
Improving Patient-Doctor Communication
Thanks for the positive feedback on my last few articles. Some of you commented positively on the inclusion of pictures. I must ag...
09 October 2009
Medication Do’s and Donts
Some time last year I wrote an article about the proper use of medication. I am still noticing that most patients hardly ever reme...
02 October 2009
Removal of a Pterygium
In my last column we discussed the triangular tissue that sometimes grows to cover the eye called the pterygium. Just to summariz...
18 September 2009
What is a Pterygium?
A pterygium is an abnormal piece of flesh usually triangular in shape that grows on the eyeball and slowly extends on to the corne...
11 September 2009
Q & A on contact lenses
Today, I have put together 10 of the most frequent questions that we have received on contact lenses1. Question: I have astigmati...
28 August 2009
Coloured contact lenses
Coloured contact lenses can enhance the natural colour of oneâs eyes. They can change your eyeâs appearance for example...
21 August 2009
Contact Lens designs and intervals
Last week, we continued the discussion on contact lenses. We also grouped them according to a) what theyâre made of b) their...
14 August 2009
Contact lenses Pt:2
Dear readers, Last week I mentioned that about 30% of the worldâs lens users wear contact lenses. The estimated figure is ab...
07 August 2009
Contact Lenses overview
In the past, spectacle corrections used to be the correction of choice. With the advent of modern technology, people are now choo...
31 July 2009
Sun lens options
Last week we discussed some of the different specialty lens options available for varied lifestyles.We discussed the fact that peo...
