Simple steps to reduce eye injury
Simple steps to reduce eye injury About 30% of all eye injuries occur around the home. DIY, car repairs and gardening are the most common cause of eye injury that can be [...]
Pandemic sees rise in myopic children
Pandemic screen-time sees a rise in short-sighted children Children spending more time inside looking at screens during the coronavirus pandemic has fuelled a rise in childhood short-sightedness (myopia). More children are needing [...]
Macula Month – Save Your Sight!
This May, we are urging everyone in your family to consider their eye health. Early action with macular degeneration can save sight. If you are in a higher risk group – over the [...]
Do you have red eyes?
Are your eyes red? Are they irritated and bloodshot? Your optometrist should be the first person you see when you have red irritated eyes. What is a red eye? Your eyes [...]
Glaucoma – does it run in your family?
Around 300,000 Australians have glaucoma, but half of them don’t know they have it! World Glaucoma Week (March 6 - 12) aims to focus attention on the disease and increase glaucoma testing around [...]
Returning to learning
Most learning activities are visual, having your child’s eyes checked before they start the new year of academic learning is a good idea. One in five children in Australia has an undetected vision [...]
3 Important reasons why you should wear sunglasses
Most people choose to wear sunglasses to cut down on the sun’s glare. We all know the damage that the sun can do to your skin, but did you know that the sun also [...]
Myopia Treatment
How can myopia be treated? Myopia treatment can be looked at in two ways. 1. The first deals with correcting the blurred vision that someone with myopia sees. Myopic patients struggle to see [...]
