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Colour Vision Deficiency

Colour vision is important in our daily life in order to let us perceive better images about our living environment. Colour vision is the ability to discriminate between different colours. Our colour vision perception is also known as photopic vision,

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Eye Twitching

Why is my eye twitching? An eye twitch is an eye muscle or eyelid spasm that causes an involuntary or abnormal blinking of your eyelid. The lid moves every few seconds and lasts for a minute to two. In severe

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Paediatric

Hyperopia in Children

Children are usually farsighted at birth and childhood because they have smaller eyes. As children get older, their eyeballs will lengthen and the optical focus is shifted from behind the retina onto the retina. In some cases, children can progress

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Cornea

Types of Corneal Ulcer

Corneal ulcer is an inflammation of the cornea secondary to infection. It will cause red eyes, pain, excessive tearing, blurred vision and light sensitivity. Corneal ulcer can be caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. If left untreated or if

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General

Astigmatism

Astigmatism (散光 in Mandarin / ‘silau’ in Malay) is a common type of refractive error that can cause blurred or distorted vision. Other types of refractive errors are myopia (short-sightedness), hyperopia (long-sightedness) and presbyopia. Astigmatism is usually caused by an

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General

What is Hyperopia?

Hyperopia is also known as far-sightedness. It is a common type of refractive error that occurs when the light is focused behind the retina of the eye. Hyperopia affects near vision more, which means that distant objects can be seen

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General

Does poor diet affect your eyes?

Did you ever know what you consume or eat does not just affect your body shape, weight and health? In fact, an individual’s diet can also impact their eye health and cause some irreversible damages. Does too much salt affect

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General

Bahaya Eyeliner dan Maskara Kepada Mata

Kelopak mata adalah lipatan kulit yang berada di atas dan bawah mata. Pada kelopak mata pula terdapat bulu mata yang mana keduanya-duanya berfungsi untuk melindungi mata daripada kecederaan dan benda asing, cahaya berlebihan serta membantu dalam penyebaran air mata yang

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General

Ketumbit: Perbezaan, Punca Dan Rawatan

Ketumbit adalah benjolan kecil pada kelopak mata. Terdapat dua jenis ketumbit iaitu ‘stye’ (hordeolum luaran) dan chalazion (hordeolum dalaman). Jadi, apakah perbezaan antara mereka? Stye adalah benjolan kecil berpunca daripada jangkitan kuman ‘staphylococcus aureus’ yang menyebabkan kelopak mata menjadi bengkak,

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