• All adults should get eye exams by age 40.

• Visual problems such as presbyopia and cataracts can be detected early.

• Eye exams may detect other health problems in your body.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai for your eye check up.

• All adults aged 60+ should get eye exams yearly.

• Eye exams  can detect serious causes from cataract, cornea, glaucoma, retina and neurological disease.

• Eye exams can tell the severity of your diabetes and hypertension.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai for your annual eye check.

• All adults over age 40 should check for cataracts which causes blurry vision, eye strain, glares and being sensitive to light.

• Cataracts are dangerous in the elderly as it can increase the risk of falls and injuries. Some cataracts cause other eye problems too. 

• You have high risk for cataracts if you smoke, work or exercise outdoors, have diabetes, use steroid medications, have previous trauma to the eye.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to check for cataracts.

• Dry eye is the most common, most frustrating and irritating eye problem.

• Dry eye can cause itchiness, eye strain, redness, blurry vision, double vision and tearing.

• There are many treatments for dry eye, using artificial tears alone is sometimes not enough to relieve symptoms.

• See  your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to treat your dry eye symptoms.

• Computer vision syndrome from prolonged use of electronic screens causes blurred vision, eye strain, dry eye, headache, shoulder pain and neck pain or stiffness.

• Computer vision syndrome is a common problem with COVID-19 new normal when people work from home.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to treat your computer vision syndrome symptoms.

• Every child should have their vision checked by an eye doctor before starting school.

• The most common eye problem in children is refractive error (short-sighted or far-sighted eyes). Which can lead to the most serious eye problems found in children are lazy eye, cross-eyes or misaligned eyes

• A child with untreated eye problems can result in the cosmetically disturbing lazy eye and limit their learning.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to have your child’s vision examined.

• Glaucoma can cause permanent visual loss especially in people with family history, the elderly, or long-term steroid users.

• Glaucoma is dangerous, it typically shows no symptoms and is often detected when it is too late.

• Treated early, blindness from glaucoma can be avoided.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to check for glaucoma.

• All patients with diabetes should have diabetic eye screening at least yearly.

• Diabetic eye is dangerous and can cause permanent loss of vision.

• Checking your eyes routinely for and getting early treatment can prevent  blindness from diabetic eye.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to have your diabetic eye check up.

• Many patients sometimes see black floating spots in their vision. 

• Floaters are a common condition caused by vitreous degeneration in older patients

• Flashing lights that accompany floaters may be more dangerous, associated with retina disease which can cause blindness

• Frequent floaters and flashes, especially in patients with short sightnedness or previous trauma to the head, face or eyebrow should have an eye examination to rule out serious disease

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital to check your floaters.

​

• Refractive error is the most common cause of blurry vision and eye strain

• Refractive error has many forms:

  • myopia (short sightedness)

  • hyperopia (long sightedness)

  • presbyopia (reduced ability to focus at near distances)

  • astigmatism (imperfections in your eye curva).

• Glasses, contact lenses and refractive surgery are possible ways of improving vision.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to improve your vision.

• Macular degeneration is an abnormality of the retina, the part of the eye that allows us to see clear vision and colors. 

• Macular degeneration causes vision loss or visual distortions, especially in those exposed to strong lights, have a family history or take certain medications.

• Timely check up and treatment can reduce  further vision loss.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to check for macular degeneration.

• Chiang Mai agricultural burning season during December - April each year causes air pollutants  (PM), fog and smog that can be irritating to the eyes, especially in patients with dry eye.

• Chiang Mai burning season smog is difficult to avoid, but proper treatment can help alleviate symptoms of redness, tearing, painful, burning eyes.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to treat your eye irritation during burning season.

• To obtain a Thai driver’s license, a certification that you have:

  • visual acuity of better than 20/40 feet or 6/12 meters in both eyes 

  • can distinguish colors

  • visual field of at least 70 degrees in each eye.

• An eye examination can help you identify potential problems and prevent it from restricting your ability to drive safely.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to get your driver’s license visual certification and eye health screening.

• Color blindness means you are unable to see colors the way other people can.

• Patients often don't realise they have color blindness or color deficiency until they are tested for employment or educational reasons.

• Color blindness can be caused by other problems of the eye which may be harmful to your vision.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital Chiang Mai to test your color vision.

• Many employers ask for pre-employment vision testing because having vision that is adequate for performing your job safely and effectively is important.

• Here at St Peter Eye Hospital, we are able to test your vision and provide certification for your employer's requirements. 

• Pterygium, or surfer's eye is common in people who spend time outdoors in the sun and wind.

• Pterygium is an overgrowth of your eye's outer layer and can cause redness and irritation as it is easily inflamed.

• See your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital to treat your pterygium or have it removed. 

• Red eye or pink eyes are common and have various causes, some are more harmful than others. 

• Red eyes may be caused by allergies, infection, autoimmune diseases, abnormalities of the eyelashes or eyelids.

• If a red eye persists for more than one day or is accompanied by blurred vision or copious discharge - see your eye doctor today at St Peter Eye Hospital for treatment.

• Droopy eye lids, eye bags from aging skin can get obstruct vision and have unpleasant aesthetic effects

• At St Peter Eye Hospital, our surgeons are experts at using lasers to perform eyelid surgery for quick, bloodless procedures with great results and minimal scarring.