ARMD or Age Related Macular Degeneration is amongst the widely prevalent reasons behind loss of eye sight noted in individuals past 50 years of age. There are two forms of ARMD namely dry and the wet type. Dry macular degeneration is an atrophic deterioration due to aging and macular tissue thinning that eventually leads to loss of eye sight. Wet macular degeneration is an exudative form of ARMD that accounts for nearly ten percent of all the cited ARMD cases that is caused due to anomalous formation of blood vessels beneath the retina at the back section of the eye leading to blood or fluid seepage and blurring of central vision. Loss in eyesight could be swift and severe. ARMD Causes: Deterioration of the Macula, the central and highly sensitive spot of the retina that lies at  [...]

Cataract is a condition that leads to cloudiness or opacity in the lens of the eye. Atypically, cataract might occur during or shortly subsequent to birth that are known as congenital cataracts. Adult cataracts are categorised into three types namely: immature, mature and hypermature. An immature cataract is one in which there is still some remnant clear, non- opaque areas left. A mature cataract has total cloudiness or opacity that translates to sight hindrance. A hypermature cataract is one wherein there is leakage through the surface that could cause inflammation to the other parts of the eye. A major populace of individuals show certain degree of cloudiness in the lens after crossing 60 years with fifty percent of aged persons between 65 to 74 years and nearly seventy percent of aged  [...]