Eye Care Blog
Optimax news and insights provide a flavour of how life can be brighter and more enjoyable after treatment with us...
We hope these updates help provide you with better an understanding of our vision correction treatments and their benefits.
20 February 2020
Why does chopping onions make you cry?
We’ve all been there, slicing some onions in the kitchen, when suddenly your eyes start stinging and the tears begin to pour. Whether you’re frying them up to go in a homemade curry, or serving them raw in a cheese and onion sandwich, onions are a staple ingredient for a huge range of dishes.
Read more18 February 2020
Blind as a bat: How much truth is actually in the saying?
If you have poor eyesight, or you rely on glasses with a strong prescription, you may have described yourself as “blind as a bat”. You might even have been described like this by someone else, and the saying is sometimes used as an insult when people are particularly unobservant (despite this having nothing to do with their visual acuity!).
Read more13 February 2020
All about the structure of the human eye
The human eye is an incredible organ. Made up of many intricate parts working together, the end result is something that almost everyone relies on heavily every single day – our vision. Even though we value our vision the most of all our senses (accounting for 80% of all impressions), a lot of people know surprisingly little about how our eyes work
Read more11 February 2020
What is Implantable Contact Lens surgery, and am I suitable for EVO Visian treatment?
ICL stands for “Implantable Contact Lenses” and is a vision correction surgery to help people remove the need for glasses and contact lenses. While laser eye surgery might be the most popular choice for vision correction procedures, not everyone is suitable.
Read more06 February 2020
Blue and black, or white and gold? The science behind The Dress debate
February 2020 marks five years since The Dress first burst into our lives. It all started with a Tumblr post before making its way onto all social media platforms, news networks, and every staffroom conversation for the days which followed.
Read more04 February 2020
What to expect after cataract surgery
Cataract surgery is a procedure to remove a cataract from your eye. A cataract occurs as your eye’s natural lens becomes cloudy, filling with a build-up of protein. This build up creates a foggy visual effect, preventing light from reaching the optic nerve effectively, which is what enables you to see.
Read more30 January 2020
Which is your dominant eye, and why do we have one?
Contrary to popular belief, your dominant eye doesn’t always have better vision than your non-dominant eye. Essentially, it just means that this particular eye relays information more accurately to your brain’s visual cortex than the other eye.
Read more28 January 2020
Maria’s Refractive Lens Exchange surgery
Meet Maria, a registered nurse at Optimax Leicester. She is also our Infection Control Nurse for the North and, having worked at Optimax for a number of years, it’s safe to say that Maria knows eye surgery very well.
Read more23 January 2020
What is visual snow, and how do you know if you have it?
Visual snow (VS) is a rare condition which causes a static-like effect to appear over everything you see. The effect will be present in both eyes, taking up the entire visual field. For some VS sufferers, the symptoms are relatively mild...
Read more21 January 2020
What is astigmatism, and how can it be treated?
Astigmatism is an incredibly common eye condition, affecting almost 50% of British people who wear glasses. It occurs when either the eye’s surface – the cornea – or the lens behind the cornea isn’t as round as it should be.
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