Archive: Ophthalmology

Milton Keynes ECLO Service Do you like to have and know all the information about your prescribed medicine? Are you struggling to manage this because the Patient Information Leaflet...

What is a facial nerve? Facial nerve is the 7th of 12 cranial nerves. It emerges from the brain stem and goes through a complex route to reach the...

What is Blepharitis? Blepharitis means inflammation of the eyelids, usually around the eyelashes and eyelid glands. Most people are affected at some time and for some it is a...

The magnifier you have been loaned is capable of magnifying print up to …………times its original size. You need to place the magnifier on what you want to read....

This leaflet explains the options of treatment for a watery eye or one that becomes constantly sticky due to blockage of the tear drainage system (lacrimal system). The tear...

What is an intravitreal injection? An intravitreal injection is an injection of a drug into the vitreous body (the jelly in the eye). It is given through the sclera...

Information The magnifier you have been loaned is capable of magnifying print up to …………times its original size. You need to place the magnifier on what you want to...

Information For Hand-Magnifier users You have been loaned a magnifier capable of magnifying print up to ……….. times it original size. This should allow you to read…………..size print or...

*After the injection do not rub your eye for the rest of the day as there is a risk of you scratching the surface of the eye whilst the...

What is Ptosis? Drooping of the upper eyelid is called ptosis. It can affect one eyelid or both. A small degree of asymmetry is common and a small degree...