Our eyes are the windows to the world

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We should take care of them especially those of our childrenI would like to take this opportunity to reiterate to the people of St. Vincent and the Gr...

Hypertensive Retinopathy

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Hypertensive retinopathy is a term used to describe the abnormalities that occur in the posterior part of the human eye (retina) related to arterial h...

What is Dacryocystitis

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In order to best understand this disease it is necessary that we identify what is the tear or lagrimal system. This consists of a secretory part (lagr...

Retinoblastoma- malignant tumor of the eye

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Before we enter into this conversation, I would like to remind you that the retina is a nervous tissue that covers the interior of the posterior part ...

Foreign body in the eye

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Any object that is found in the eye that should not be there is called a foreign body. The foreign body can be located in the conjunctiva (thin membra...

Pigmentary Retinosis – night blindness

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This medical affliction is considered a hereditary, progressive, degenerative disease of the retina. Its main characteristics are night blindness, red...

Vitamin therapy – important for our eyes

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My fellow readers, in order to avoid multiple diseases and to keep healthy, it is of vital importance to have an adequate diet and to exercise regular...

Allergic Conjunctivitis

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As we already know from past articles, there is a clear and thin membrane called conjunctiva that covers externally all of the white part of the eye b...

Chronic Blepharitis – it can be controlled

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As we have mentioned before, as the years roll by and we get older, the possibility of the appearance of different diseases and affections gets greate...

Amblyopia – Lazy eye

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In past articles we have mentioned amblyopia (lazy eye) whilst talking about other diseases. Today we will continue to enrich our knowledge of ophthal...