Glasses are a visual aid that consists of a frame and two individual lenses. With the help of glasses or reading glasses, a certain refractive error such as farsightedness, shortsightedness or astigmatism can be corrected in a simple way. What are reading glasses? Reading glasses are mostly used to correct presbyopia. However, more and more … Reading Glasses: Applications & Health Benefits
Introduction In many cases hereditary, myopia can also become apparent in childhood. Treatment methods are usually successful if therapy is started early and depend on the age and degree of childhood myopia. What does myopia in children mean? Nearsightedness is the most common type of ametropia in ophthalmology and can affect adults and children alike, … Myopia in children
Varifocals combine the correction of nearsightedness and farsightedness. They have a special design in which the visual ranges for near and far vision are individually ground into each lens. Especially for nearsighted people with incipient presbyopia, progressive glasses are a helpful development. What are varifocals? Varifocals belong to the so-called multi-focal glasses. These glasses have … Varifocals: Applications & Health Benefits
For many people, the day only gains contours with the morning grip to the glasses, the view is sharpened. But how do glasses actually work and what exactly does a spectacle frame consist of? Normal-sighted eyes have no problem seeing objects sharply, both near and far. In normal-sighted eyes, the lens focuses the light rays … Glasses: How do Glasses Actually Work?
If in terms of the type or degree of ametropia (defective vision) exists between the right and left eye, this is called anisometropia (inequality of vision). This is referred to when there is at least a 2.00 diopter difference. What is anisometropia? In anisometropia, the left and right eyes differ significantly in terms of the … Anisometropia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Definition Ophthalmology is a special branch of medicine and within this field the ophthalmologist is active. Among ophthalmologists, there are other specialisations, so that there are special specialists for the most specific areas of the eye and optimal care of the patient is possible. The tasks of an ophthalmologist concern both general and specific areas. … Ophthalmologist
Choice of the ophthalmologist Many people shy away from going to the eye doctor almost as much as they do to the dentist because they don’t know what to expect there and they are afraid of the follow-up costs of new glasses or similar. It is therefore important to consider whether there is a basis … Choice of the ophthalmologist | Ophthalmologist
The eye is considered the most important sensory organ in humans. The eye enables optical perception, vision. This is done in cooperation with the brain – the eye receives light stimuli, which are processed brain for optical perception. What is the eye? A cross-section of the human eye showing its anatomical components. Click image to … Eye: Structure, Function & Diseases
Introduction Myopia can be corrected by wearing glasses or contact lenses. However, this does not directly correct the cause of myopia. Furthermore, a correction of myopia can be achieved by means of laser treatment. In myopia, the eyeball is relatively too long. The incident light rays are not bundled in a point on the retina, … Therapy of myopia
Laser treatment The method commonly used today for laser treatment of myopia is the so-called LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis). Here, the ablation of the cornea causes an altered corneal curvature. The procedure is only approved in Germany for myopia up to -10 diopters. The more short-sighted the patient, the more cornea must be ablated. … Laser treatment | Therapy of myopia
Phake intraocular lens (PIOL) The PIOL is an artificial eye lens which is inserted into the eye in addition to the own eye lens. Intraocular lenses are usually used in the treatment of cataracts, but they can also be used to correct defective vision. This method can be chosen as an alternative to laser therapy … Phake intraocular lens (PIOL) | Therapy of myopia
Conclusion It is up to the patient to decide which method to choose to correct his myopia. With only minor vision loss, glasses or contact lenses remain the method of choice. Especially for people who are reluctant to use such aids, a surgical intervention is recommended. This also applies in particular to people who are … Conclusion | Therapy of myopia
