A medical trial is underway in Sao Paulo, where doctors are looking at a new way to cure keratoconjunctivitis sicca, more commonly known as dry eye syndrome.Dry eye syndrome is caused when the eye doesn’t produce enough tear film – a protective layer of water, fats, proteins and infection-fighting cells, which lubricates the eye and protects it from dust and infections. Without tear film, eyes can dry out, and become enflamed and sore. Vision can become blurred and in extreme cases, ulcers c… Continue reading →

Breaking down the jargon: what does it all mean?ReglazeLove your frames but need a new prescription? A reglaze is simply the term for providing replacement lenses in your own frames. So if your prescription needs updating or your lenses are damaged, at Direct Sight we can reglaze your glasses from just £10, saving you the money you would ordinarily spend on a brand new pair of specs. Click here for more information on our reglaze service.Single VisionAs the name suggests, single vision l… Continue reading →

Here at Direct Sight HQ we pride ourselves on being eye geeks. There’s not much we don’t know about them, and if we were a contestant on Mastermind they would definitely be our specialist subject.

The design of each part of the eye is so detailed and intricate that we are overwhelmingly lucky to have the gift of sight, and with that in mind we thought we’d show off a selection of our favourite peculiar facts.

1.    The structure of our eyes is so dazzlingly remark… Continue reading →

With the Olympics beginning in just 10 days, last-minute preparations are being made for travel to/from London city centre. With repeated assurances that travel alternatives will be made, those who find themselves sitting in heavy traffic before the games may be asking how congestion will be minimised. But when we sit in our cars watching the road ahead for hours on end, what effect does it have on our eyes?
The DirectGov requirements for those wanting to learn to drive state that you… Continue reading →

Here at DirectSight HQ we’re keener than anyone to make sure our visitors have a good pair of well protected peepers. There I was tucking into a nice slice of jam on toast when I thought to myself...  this really is an underrated way of keeping your eyes in tip top condition.

That’s right – the humble slice of bilberry jam on toast packs quite a punch where our optics are concerned, and that’s because bilberry jam contains a compound called anthocyanoside – and anything wit… Continue reading →

With the Olympic Games coming up, the eyes of the world are going to be on London and the professional sportsmen and women who will be performing to the best of their abilities.Goggles And Glasses For SportTraining hard is part of the key to success as is having the right equipment, and several Olympic standard sports demand protective eyewear as a given. A professional sportsperson in these areas would not dream of risking his or her eyesight by neglecting to wear goggles or glasses designed to… Continue reading →

A number of sensations can cause an unpleasant feeling in your eye which may feel as though there is a foreign body causing itching or a burning sensation, a stabbing feeling, a dull ache or a searing flash.Toothache Can Cause Eye PainConditions that are unconnected to the eye can nonetheless cause discomfort in that location due to the connection of the nerves in the facial area.  For example, chronic sinusitis can a painful throbbing in the eye, which is due to the congestion of the area and … Continue reading →

It’s a well known fact that people with dyslexia find it difficult to process words and letters, often due to a visual disturbance affecting their interpretation of the text. It is important to diagnose dyslexia early to quickly address the symptoms. Various solutions have been suggested to resolve these problems such as font type, font size and even lighting, but one of the most bizarre solutions lies in the case of coloured lens glasses.

There is evidence to suggest that for some … Continue reading →

1.8 million people in the UK are partially sighted. With this in mind, technology magazine PCPro has joined forces with theRoyal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to encourage companies to make their websites more accessible to blind and partially sighted people. This involves getting their websites and apps to a minimum standard so that partially sighted users still have the opportunity to access their goods and services.Websites need to be accessible for partially sighted peopleRobin S… Continue reading →

Scottish specialists have developed a pioneering treatment currently being tested on two patients in which stem cells are transplanted into the cornea to combat corneal damage and sight loss.Corneal diseases are the second biggest cause of blindness worldwide, and in some form or another account for an estimated 7.25 million of the 45 million blind people in the world. Worse still is the historically difficult nature of treating corneal damage, and it wasn’t particularly long ago when the only… Continue reading →