Pterygium, also known as Surfer's Eye or Qarnita in Maltese, is a very common condition amongst the Maltese people, especially those who spend a lot of time outdoors, which is caused by exposure to sunlight, wind and dust.
Lazy eye, or in medical terminology: amblyopia, happens when vision in one eye isn't as sharp as it should be at a certain stage in a person's development. Lazy eye is typically noticed in infancy and early childhood, where the condition manifests as one eye having reduced visual acuity compared to
Cataracts occur when there is a clouding of the eye's lens, a process which happens naturally as we age. The lens is composed of a mixture of water and protein. The latter are perfectly aligned to allow light to pass through and hit the retina