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Important Tool To Tell if Your Personal Data Has Been Hacked

A fellow Australian Genius, Daniel Grzelak has come up with this new website -Should I Change My Password  that tells you whether your email address was one of the 1,000,000+ stolen in recent hacker attacks. You simply visit the site and enter your email address. The site checks your email against the databases of stolen information released by the hackers themselves either for bragging rights or to make a statemen and alerts you if you are on the list and how many times your data has been stolen. Grzelak says that he will keep the site up to date as new lists of stolen emails are released by hackers.

If your email comes up clean, it doesn't necessarily mean you're in the clear, just that you weren't a victim of the recent high profile thefts where information was released. Either way, these crimes are a wake-up call that we all need to stay on our toes when it comes to protecting our privacy.

GlamourEyes on TV with Cudo Nikon Weblens

Don't miss our Advert on NBN TV today the 28th June with the amazing offer for Nikon Specialised Reading Weblenses for $99. Don't settle for regular reading lenses that only gives your clear vision up to 40-45 cm away, Nikon occupational weblenses allows you to see up to 2-3 meters away without having to take your glasses off. Please find out more at Nikon Eyes.

N.B. Health Fund Rebate for Multifocals applies towards the $99 cost of the Weblenses.

 

Eye Twitch?

Have you ever discovered your eyelid twitching for no apparent reason?

That annoying eyelid twitch is actually a condition called lid myokymia. It’s scary – and definitely annoying but benign. It’s the result of a simple misfiring of the neurons supplying the eyelid, and can affect either the upper or the lower lid. 

Actually, this kind of twitching isn’t limited to the eyelids, it happens in other muscle groups too. The cause isn’t completely understood, but it’s thought to be related to stress, anxiety, fatigue, sleep deprivation… or even just too much coffee.

While the twitch feels incredibly obvious to you, the good news is that it’s barely perceptible to other people. And you can usually make it go away, at least for a while, by using a cold compress and getting a little extra rest. Eventually, the problem will almost always resolve on its own, even though it can sometimes last a couple of weeks.

That said, if you’re concerned about an eyelid twitch that seems particularly severe or persistent, don’t hesitate to give us a call. Every now and then, eye irritation or a foreign body can cause lid myokymia. So if it doesn’t go away or you have reason to believe there’s more going on, you’ll definitely want to come in for an evaluation.

If it’s something that tends to happen on a regular basis, try getting more sleep and cutting back on the caffeine. Which is never a bad idea anyway, right?

David.

Your Stye Eye Relief With A Potato

A stye isn't something that looks worse than it actually is.... but instead, something that often feels much worse than it is.

Luckily, it's usually temporary. And can be dealt with quite effectively at home.

A stye is a local infection of the eyelid – somewhat like a pimple. Although quite benign, styes can be extremely painful. Sometimes you see them on the outside of the eyelid, and other times they can occur beneath the surface.

Most of the time, a stye will not progress, but it can stick around for a while. Because a stye resembles a pimple, people often try to pop the external variety with little to no success.

Funny thing about the way the eye deals with infection...

Because of the eye's proximity to the brain, the eye tends to "overdo it" when it responds to an infection. As a stye develops, the body works hard to immediately build a wall (the bump) around it to prevent the infection from spreading. This wall, unfortunately, also makes the infection difficult to remove. Sometimes, but not always, we can help relieve some of the pressure in the office.

Unfortunately, drops are useless against a stye. The best way to deal with it, if you can't make it into the office, is with a potato.

No, I'm not joking.

A potato compress can provide some relief from discomfort and can help to draw out the infection. To make one, poke some holes in a potato with a fork. Then wrap the potato in some paper towels and microwave for four to six minutes (until it is warm but not too hot to touch).

The rounded shape of the potato fits nicely into the orbit of the eye. And the potato, when warmed, provides soothing, moist heat for up to 20 minutes. This heat allows the local vasculature (blood vessels) to stay open and speeds removal of the infection. (Just make sure is isn't too hot)!

As always, this information isn't intended to serve as a substitute for a visit to the office. If you come in with a stye, we'll certainly do everything we can to help. And if the infection happens to spread (which, fortunately, is rare), we'll need to treat it with oral antibiotics. Keep in mind also that not all lumps on the eyelid are styes. If the situation doesn't begin to improve within a few days, we definitely want to take a look.