World Sight Day is an annual event. It raises awareness of sight loss and why it helps to look after your eyes. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has run it since 2000, under the long-running theme #LoveYourEyes.
The aim? To get millions of people to book an eye test and take simple steps to look after their sight, before small issues become bigger problems.
Wearing contact lenses is safe for millions of people every day. But when something goes wrong, it usually goes wrong fast. An eye infection from contact lenses can develop quickly and, if left untreated, can lead to complications including vision loss. Knowing what to look for, and what to do about it, makes all the difference.
This guide covers the most common types of contact lens-related eye infections, how to spot the early signs, and the treatment options available to you.
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that causes a person’s blood sugar levels to become too high and affects millions of people across the world each and every day. In the UK alone, over 4.9 million people currently have diabetes and by 2030, if things don’t improve, this figure is set to hit 5.5 million.
