eye sight Archives - Pietermaritzburg Eye Hospital

28 Jun

Pietermaritzburg Eye Hospital achieves two incredible milestones!

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 28 June 2024

A landmark week at the Pietermaritzburg Eye Hospital, with two incredible milestones reached, enables the Hospital and Ophthalmologists to assist more people with specialised eye ...

29 Jun

Do what needs to be done, so you can do what you want

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 29 June 2023

The assumption that as you reach an older age, you will likely be diagnosed with a change in health status is not entirely incorrect. As ...

13 Oct

Love Your Eyes This World Sight Day

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 13 October 2022

On World Sight Day our nursing staff encourage the community to love and look after their own eyes health by accessing the eye care system ...

30 Aug

Give The Gift of Sight

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 30 August 2022

In August there is a broader effort to raise awareness around Organ Donation, and the life-changing value for transplant recipients. There is much less attention ...

04 Aug

Keep Your Eye On The Ball…

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 4 August 2022

That is one important way eye injuries are prevented in all sporting disciplines! If you know where the object is, you are more likely to ...

16 Mar

Early detection for pterygiums gets the best results

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 16 March 2021

The beautiful South African sun and environment can be extremely harsh on our bodies, including our eyes. People who spend a lot of time outdoors, ...

09 Mar

Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 9 March 2021

The optic nerve, sending messages about what the eye sees to the brain, is vital for good vision. When the pressure in the eye (intraocular ...

28 Sep

Protect the windows to your soul, look after yourself – you’re worth it!

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 28 September 2020

Your age does not determine your value, does not determine your knowledge, nor remove your right to information and choice. Instead, your knowledge, influence, experience, ...

10 Sep

The Stories They Could Tell

By Herd PurpleMookiting on 10 September 2020

Our individual outlook on life is strongly influenced by what our eyes see. The details of our surroundings are transported through 1 million nerve cells ...

28 Nov

Glaucoma – early diagnosis and regular monitoring are key.

By admin on 28 November 2019

Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases that cause progressive damage to the optic nerve. When the pressure in the eye ...