Year: 2016

Coloured contact lenses can create a variety of looks on the eye. They range from being very subtle whereby they just enhance the natural eye colour, to creating very dramatic eye colour changes or even designs for a special occasion like halloween or a fancy dress party. Working in practice I often get asked about …

Glaucoma is best defined as death of the optic nerve head (ONH) or more technically, progressive optic neuropathy.  The optic nerve is the nerve that travels into the back of the eye and goes across the retinal surface.  The ONH allows the signals from the retina to be taken back to the brain. There are …

This article aims to highlight all the most important things to look for when trying to diagnose cranial muscle palsies. There are 14 cranial nerves in the brain.  However, there are only three that supply the eye muscles.  They include: Cranial nerve 3 – Called the Oculomotor Nerve and comes off the brain stem Cranial …