16 September 2005
Congenital Cataract – Preventable blindness

Congenital Cataract – Preventable blindness


In one of our previous encounters we talked about the different types of cataract that exist: senile seen from ages 60-65 years (the most frequent of ...
09 September 2005
Congential Glaucoma – early threat to our vision

Congential Glaucoma – early threat to our vision


In past articleS we talked about chronic glaucoma, a condition in which the patient loses their vision in both eyes progressively, and acute glaucoma ...
02 September 2005
Diabetic Retinopathy – not so sweet complication

Diabetic Retinopathy – not so sweet complication


Before we start talking about this topic, I think that it is necessary to define what is Diabetes Mellitus. This term, as you have seen, consists of ...
26 August 2005
Don’t lose sight of age related macular degeneration

Don’t lose sight of age related macular degeneration


Macular degeneration is a common eye disease that causes deterioration of the macula which is the central area of the retina (the paper-thin tissue at...
19 August 2005
Stye, Chalazion – differences and treatment

Stye, Chalazion – differences and treatment


Stye and chalazion are benign nodules that appear in our eyelids and once treated properly do not leave any after-effects. They are another two very ...
12 August 2005
Pterygium (sprout flesh) a frequent complaint

Pterygium (sprout flesh) a frequent complaint


On a daily basis at the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital I always try to explain to my patients what their disease is all about, its characteristics and ...
05 August 2005
Conjunctivitis or ‘Red Eye’ disease

Conjunctivitis or ‘Red Eye’ disease


When we talk about conjunctivitis or "red eye" as it is more commonly known here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, I believe that it is necessary to ...
29 July 2005
Cataract Surgery – opening windows to the world

Cataract Surgery – opening windows to the world


We will begin our talk today by defining in simple terms what a cataract is and identifying at the same time a few anatomical structures of the eye. ...
22 July 2005
Dry eyes – a medical affliction

Dry eyes – a medical affliction


Today we are going to chat about an ailment that may affect a lot of you without your knowing that it is actually a medical affliction. It is called ...
15 July 2005
Dealing with Acute Glaucoma

Dealing with Acute Glaucoma


Two weeks ago we talked about chronic open angle glaucoma, where the patient slowly and progressively loses their bilateral vision. Today we will con...