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The following items are from the May 2011 Visique newsletter.

Who wants to look like a frog?

Red eye has many causes and these can vary from benign to sight (or even life) threatening.

The causes of red eye can include infection caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites. Then there’s allergy, dry eye, trauma, iritis, acute glaucoma, subconjunctival haemorrhage, scleritis, medication and systemic disease. This is not a complete list by any means but gives you some insight into the complexity and challenges in diagnosing the cause of those red eye(s).

On being presented with a red eye our Optometrists will ask you some questions about your symptoms, measure the effects on your vision and examine your eyes with a special binocular microscope called a biomicroscope. The biomicroscope is the most important tool in diagnosing the cause of red eye. With this our Optometrists can examine both the outside and inside of the eye to a very high level of detail.

Once a diagnosis is made, we discuss a plan on how to manage the problem. This may be as simple as reassuring you that it will resolve naturally over the next few days, through to immediate referral to the Wellington Hospital Eye Clinic. As registered ACC providers, we can also assess everything from minor eye scratches from a bit of sand, to contact lenses lost in your eye, to removing metal that got past your goggles from the workshop grinder.

The vast majority of red eyes can be efficiently managed through our practice without needing referral. We have Optometrists who can prescribe a broad range of prescription eye medications from antibiotics to steroids. So if you develop a red eye (or two!) give us call and we’ll have you bright-eyed and bushy-tailed in no time.

Christchurch fundraising

Visique will be raising funds for Christchurch throughout May. For every eye exam completed at participating locations this month, a $2 donation will be given to the Christchurch Mayoral Fund.

In addition to the contribution from eye exams, Visique will also be petitioning for donations from their strategic suppliers. There will also be donation boxes placed in every practice to account for the goodwill of visitors. Visique are aiming for the overall contribution from eye exams, strategic partner, staff and client donations to be in excess of $20,000.

Visique General Manager, Pete Campbell, says "As a New Zealand owned company, with practices throughout the country, including in Christchurch, we all felt it incredibly important to show our support to those affected. And we consider ourselves beyond fortunate that all of our staff made it through the earthquake safely. Most importantly, we recognize that Kiwis are a resilient bunch, and we know, that with the support of the nation behind them Christchurch will find the strength to rebuild."

 

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