Definition: A frontline activity, providing care and identifying disease before it becomes a serious medical issue. Primary eye care can be delivered in many different ways. Primary eye care services include the following: Educating patients about maintaining and promoting healthy vision. Performing a comprehensive examination of the visual system. Screening for eye diseases and conditions affecting […]
Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the fluid pressure inside the eye. Tonometry is the method eye care professionals use to determine this. IOP is an important aspect in the evaluation of patients at risk from glaucoma. Most tonometers are calibrated to measure pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Normal eye pressure ranges from 10-20 mm Hg. Ocular […]
Health assessment is a critical part of proper treatment. This is just as true for the human eye as it is for other body organs. So how is the health of the eye assessed? Health assessment of the eye consists of a series of systematic steps, these are external examination, visual acuity, pupil function, ocular […]
Did you know that retinal problems can surprisingly remain undetected for some time using only conventional optometric equipment and methods? Ho Optometrist is equipped with the New Canon CR-1 Mark II Digital Retinal Imaging which produces high-resolution digital retinal photographs. It is designed to screen for retinal abnormalities and to establish a baseline that can serve to […]
The importance of color vision testing It is important to know if you are colour blind. Colour is often used as an aid to teaching in pre-primary and primary schools. Children who have difficulty distinguishing between colours may be misdiagnosed as having learning difficulties unless it is known beforehand that they have a colour vision […]