How you see
How does the eye work? What is the difference between normal vision and say, shortsightedness? Why do you need reading glasses?
These are fundamental questions that you may ask yourself to understand why you cannot SEE.
The importance of light
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The Eye
The eye is the organ that detects light and sends a signal via the optic nerve to the brain, which translates the signal into an image that you recognize.
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Normal Vision
Light travels through your eye and focuses on the retina.
A person with normal vision can see objects clearly near and faraway.
A person who cannot see clearly has refractive errors, which means that light travelling through the eye does not focus properly on the retina.
Refractive errors
- Myopia – short sightedness
- How to correct Myopia
- Hypermetropia – long sightedness
- How to correct hypermetropia
- Astigmatism
- How to correct astigmatism
- Presbyopia
- How to correct Presbyopia
Eye Surgeon Consultation
Consultation by visiting ophthalmologist, Dr. A. R. Shamsedeen, M.D.D.O (London),
R.C.S. (England), M.C.G.P (Sri Lanka)
- General eye examination
- Screening for evidence of Glaucoma
- Screening for diabetic complications of the eye
- Assessment of computer usage and professional hazards affecting the eye
- Screening for pathological diseas
Wednesday and Thursday from 10 to 12 pm
Colpetty branch: 341, Galle Road, Colombo 3
And
Thursday from 3 – 4 pm
Wellawatte branch: 539, Galle Road, Colombo 6,