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  • Watering eyes

    Find out about watering eyes, which can happen if too many tears are produced, or they cannot drain away properly.

  • Blindness and vision loss

    Information for people with vision loss including details of support organisations, plus advice about specialist equipment, home modifications and mobility.

  • Twitching eyes and muscles

    NHS information about common causes of twitches in your eyes or muscles and advice about what to do.

  • Red eye

    Find out when to get medical advice if you have a red eye, and read about the most common causes.

  • Lazy eye

    Find out more about a lazy eye (amblyopia), a condition where the vision in 1 eye does not develop properly.

  • Laser eye surgery and lens surgery

    Find out what laser eye surgery and lens surgery are, why they're done, what happens during the operation and possible complications.

  • Herpes simplex eye infections

    Find out about herpes simplex eye infections, including what the symptoms are, when and where to get medical help and how they're treated.

  • Floaters and flashes in the eyes

    Find out about floaters, which are small shapes that some people see floating in their field of vision.

  • Eyelid problems

    Find out what to do if you have a lump on your eyelid, or an eyelid that's swollen, sticky, itchy or painful.

  • Eye tests for children

    Read about the routine eye checks that newborn babies have and eye tests for children. Eye checks are important because they allow any problems to be identified early on in a child's development.