According to Headache Australia, about 15% of the population suffers from migraines; that is 2 million Australians experiencing debilitating headaches characterised by nausea, light sensitivity and visual disturbances. Pretty scary stuff! M-EYE HEAD HURTS Migraines can occur as a result of poor sleep patterns, poor diet, neck and shoulder tension, stress, teeth grinding and vision…
There is an astounding amount of research showing coincidence of learning difficulties and dyslexia, and vision symptoms and problems. DYSLEXIA We see vision as different to sight. It is the bit that happens in the brain after the eyes have seen the stimuli; the process that allows us to perceive, process and comprehend. Dyslexia is a…
Are you concerned that your child’s eyes keep getting worse year after year? It’s not without a reason. But there is something you can do to change this pattern and escape the statistics. Are Glasses Making Your Myopia Worse? Myopia (also known as shortsightedness or nearsightedness) is reaching epidemic proportions and its rapid increase has…
It may be hard to believe, but Easter is just around the corner. Never mind the fact that it feels like yesterday we were making New Year’s resolutions, it seems like time flies when you are having fun and we do tend to have A LOT of fun here at Smart Vision Optometry. A Surprising…
Eye Health and Anxiety: What You Need to Know Over two million Australians live with anxiety, impacting their wellbeing, personal relationships, career and productivity. Anxiety affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men, making it the most common mental health condition in this country [1]. How Anxiety Affects Your Eyes Nearly 12 million Australians have reported having a long term…
The transition from preschool to big school is exactly that…BIG. It is a significant change for the child and the family. It is an achievement to be considered, conquered and celebrated. It is a new beginning for the child and the start of their schooling career. Getting Your Child Ready for School School readiness is…
Well, it’s that time of year and if you are anything like our dear Brian here at Thompson Larter Smart Vision Optometry, then you are probably sniffling your way through life with leaking eyes right now! How Your Eye Health Is Affected The good ole’ Oxford dictionary tells us that hay fever is an allergy…
At the end of a long day, after hours staring at a computer screen, your eyes are exhausted. You try your best to step away from the screen, but it doesn’t take long until you find yourself checking Facebook while watching TV. Sound familiar? The Effects of Screen Time on Your Eyes If you’re reading…
Colour blindness is not something many of us think about much. In fact, it seems a pretty harmless and basic thing to have. I mean, if you are going to have something “wrong with you”, then colour blindness isn’t a bad one! Bringing More Colour to Life When my son was around 4 or 5…
As if the day to day trials and tribulations of parenthood aren’t challenge enough, let’s add another into the mix – choosing glasses for your child AND getting he or she to want to wear them. Children’s Eyewear Choices: Annalise’s Experience With technological advances, there are now more choices than ever before for children’s eyewear…
Next week is Macular Degeneration Awareness Week, an annual campaign initiated by Macular Disease Foundation Australia to raise awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of macular degeneration and to encourage all Australians at risk of the disease to have an eye test and macula check. Macular Degeneration: What You Need to Know From 23 to…
“It is a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together” ~ Unknown If you had the chance to change someone’s life for the better, would you do it? If you had the chance to teach someone something that would help them live a better life, would you teach them? If you had…
As technology integrates itself further into our daily lives, video games have also become a very prevalent past time for young and old alike. With its relatively rapid growth in popularity, the effect of games on our vision is of particular interest to parents and optical professionals. How are people coping with the increased levels…
Safely tucked away within your skull is one of the most remarkable, complex organs in your body – your brain! Although there is much we are yet to discover about the brain, scientists have revealed an interesting ability of the brain that can change the way we behave and learn. Previously it was once thought…
“Reading is not scary anymore” – we normally expect to hear this statement at the end of a vision training program. Would you expect it from a child, one who has had difficulty progressing with reading and learning? Most likely, and usually, this is the case. Would you expect to hear that statement from a…
If you’ve been following our blogs over the last few months, you’ll have noticed that we often write about behavioural optometry and its transformational impact in our patients’ lives. But this time we’ll break the ice and talk about something we love just as much – fashion eyewear. Discovering Unique Eyewear in Paris At our…
We have all heard the old proverb “the eyes are the window to the soul” and I guess that’s true. The eyes hold stories seen only by the person who possesses them. They are irreplaceable pieces of us that allow us not only to look, but to see. Understanding the Value of Your Eyes At…
Having watched my two young daughters become obsessed with the iPad has given me a very clear understanding of the insidious danger that technology presents for our children’s eyes. They seem so drawn and motivated by anything that they can devour on the iPad. This simply transfers to computers and other screens as they grow…
This is a really good question, to which I’m sure you already know the answer, but have you ever wondered exactly why chain stores seem to be able to offer such seemingly cheap glasses? ARE ALL GLASSES CREATED EQUAL…? No! Let’s ignore the fact that often the advertised price isn’t actually what you end up…
Today I lined two chairs up across the room directly facing each other. I then asked my patient to sit on one and look at the other. I asked him what he could tell me about it. He told me, in a wonderfully detailed response that “the chair [was] yellow”. Helpful. “Yes”, I said, “but…
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