Mythbusting Contact Lenses! What You Need to Know.
Ever considered getting contact lenses but felt put off by some of the negative myths surrounding them? We’re here to get the bottom of those myths and tell you they’re not true! Contact lenses are a fantastic, cost effective and hassle free alternative to glasses. Let the Myth Busting begin Contact Lenses can get stuck behind your eyes False! It’s physically impossible. A thin membrane around the eye prevents anything from slipping behind the eye and causing any damage. You
With or Without?
You may have sat in the consulting room chair, with the lenses in front of your eyes, and wondered why the optometrist keeps asking you- is it better…. With…. Or … Without? That is the question- but why? Because, this is the fastest way of deciding on the correct power for the lens in front of each eye and working towards prescribing the power of the lenses in your final spectacles. What’s the alternative? Maybe the question- does this make the letters look clear? Possible an
Myopia Management
What is Myopia and how many people are affected? Myopia (short-sightedness) is a common, progressive condition of the eye where near objects are in focus but anything in the distance is blurry. The prevalence of Myopia has been steadily increasing for some decades and the World Health Organisation has now recognised that a Myopic ‘epidemic’ is evident particularly in the Far East. In Europe and America around 35 to 40% of the population is myopic (compared to 25% just one ge
What is Visual Stress?
Do you become extremely tired when reading? Have you noticed reading isn’t as fluent as you would expect it to be? If you have noticed these problems with yourself, your child or a family member then it might be worth booking an appointment with an optometrist as visual stress could be the underlying issue. Visual stress (Meares Irlen Syndrome) is a light-sensitive condition that contributes and emphasises visual perceptual problems, makes reading more difficult and can be th
