Eye Health

Links to general information about maintaining eye health, as well as information on eye diseases and conditions that may not necessarily cause vision loss or disturbance. These complaints include blurry vision, eye floaters, colour blindness and dry eye.

For information about diseases and conditions that do cause vision impairment, check the Low Vision Conditions [HealthInsite Topic Page]  page.

Updated December 2007

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Eye Allergies
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Links to information on allergies affecting the eye, including allergic conjunctivitis.
Eye Infections
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Links to information on eye infections, including trachoma and infectious conjunctivitis.
Eye Injuries
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Links to information about eye injuries.
Taking Care of Your Eyes
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Links to information about how you can protect your eyes from injury and disease.
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Title:   Eye disorders - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Duane's syndrome causes unusual eye movements, which restrict the person's ability to look sideways. In Brown's syndrome, one eye cannot move upwards freely. Other common eye disorders include ingrowing eyelashes, which must be treated before they lead to eye damage.
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Eyes - how your eyes work
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Your eyes are like a wonderful kind of camera. They take pictures of the world around you and send the pictures to your brain. Your brain works out what your eyes are seeing.
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Eye cancer
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   Many cancer types can affect eyes. Rhabdomyosarcoma affects eye muscles, intraocular cancers affect the eye itself and include lymphoma, melanoma, retinoblastoma and medulloepithelioma.
Date:   Mar 2007
Title:   Media release - TGA recalls potentially unsafe eye drops
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Australia's medicines watchdog, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has ordered a consumer level recall of an over the counter eye drop following spot checks by the TGA of the safety of eye drops in the market place picked up safety concerns with Eye-Lite Eye Drops, manufactured in Switzerland.
Date:   Sep 2004
Title:   A guide to Australian eye health
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   A guide to Australian eye health data describes key Australian data collections which indicate the prevalence and outcomes of eye diseases and injuries and eye health care utilisation.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Dry eye
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dry eye syndrome occurs when there aren't enough tears on the front of the eyes. Symptoms include itching, irritation and grittiness. There is no cure, but the symptoms can be minimised.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Eyes explained
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The eye's complicated design allows an image to pass through a series of lenses and focus on a light sensitive layer called the retina. The image on the retina is then relayed to the brain.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Eye conditions - iritis
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Iritis is inflammation of the eye's iris, the coloured part of the eye. The cause is unknown in most cases, but known causes include infections and some diseases such as autoimmune disorders. Without proper treatment, iritis can cause permanent visual impairment.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Eyes - blocked tear duct
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The symptoms of a blocked tear duct include a watery eye with pus. Causes include chronic nose infections, hay fever and nasal polyps, and facial trauma.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Corneal transplantation and donation
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The cornea is the clear 'dome-like' window which covers the front of the eye and allows the light to pass into the eye and enables us to see. If the cornea is not working properly, or is damaged, sight is not possible. A donated cornea can restore sight.
Date:   Nov 2007
Title:   Australian Government response to the Review of the Implementation of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Optimal eye health service provision requires an improved response to needs across the health system. This is best viewed at a systems level and with a strategic approach that will benefit not only eye health but the broader health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in their interaction with all levels of the health system.
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Your baby's eyes
Publisher:   Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   A checklist with some of the things that can be looked for in a baby's first year is presented. Common eye problems found in children are highlighted along with signs to watch.
Date:   Aug 2000
Title:   Eye health among Australian children
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This report is the second in a series of national reports providing an overview of eye health in Australia. The report looks at the prevalence of eye problems among children, including vision disability, congenital anomalies and cancer.
Date:   Nov 2008
Title:   Allergy: contact allergy of the eyes
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Contact allergy is an allergic reaction caused by physical contact with a particular substance. Contact allergy of the eye or eyelids can be caused by nail polish, antibiotics and eye drops, among other things.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Eye problems - Q & A
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   This fact sheet lists a range of questions and answers on eye problems. These questions were posted by visitors to the Better Health Channel and answered by a panel of experts, which includes general practitioners, nutritionists, physical activity professionals and other health and medical specialists.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Turned eyes
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   When a child has a squint, the eyes do not look in the same direction some of the time, or all of the time.
Date:   Oct 2008
Title:   Review of the Implementation of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This review was conducted for OATSIH between September 2002 and July 2003 to determine the current state of implementation of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Program (NATSIEHP) and makes recommendations about the future directions for the program.
Date:   May 2004
Title:   Interventions for intermittent exotropia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A squint is a condition in which the eyes are out of alignment, that is one eye looks straight ahead whilst the other eye turns inwards, outwards, up or down. In most cases squint is present constantly but about 25% of children develop a type where an e...
Date:   Mar 2006
Title:   Eye anatomy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   View this diagram of the structure of the eye.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Good health for your eyes
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   How to prevent common eye problems in children and adults.
Date:   Feb 1999
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