The myopia epidemic continues to grow at an alarming rate, with estimates suggesting that by 2050, nearly 50% of the world’s population will be affected. The Covid-19 pandemic further accelerated this trend, as lockdowns and increased screen time forced more children and adults into sedentary indoor lifestyles, depriving their eyes of essential outdoor exposure and…
The number of children developing myopia (short-sightedness) is increasing at an alarming rate, with younger children being diagnosed at a growing pace. Despite this, a global survey has found that one in four parents do not understand the term “myopia” or the potential long-term impact it can have on their child’s eye health and quality…
Insights from Smart Vision Behavioural Optometrists on Myopia Management Despite significant advances in myopia control, many still perceive short-sightedness as an unavoidable condition. Gary Rodney, founder of Smart Vision Optometry in Sydney, and Jacquie Gattegno, principal senior Smart Vision behavioural optometrist at Eyes InDesign Smart Vision Optometry Bondi, emphasise the importance of understanding myopia and…
Most stereotypes are based on prejudice, but occasionally, one pops up that’s based on fact – even if only remotely. “Smart kids wear glasses” could be among them, at least up to a point. Australian behavioural optometrist Jacqueline Gattegno sheds light on what is known regarding the intriguing link between myopia and IQ.
Shortsightedness Prevention, Control And Management A recent growth in the focus on awareness and management of Myopia (shortsightedness) and a new emphasis and direction in terms of treatments evidenced in new studies and developments, seems to have resulted in a new approach to the ever-growing threat to the world provided by this multi-levelled refractive error….
With an Italian study finding that 60% of car accidents could be linked to vision problems, it is vital that people don’t rely solely on their car’s condition to keep them safe on the road, but also make sure that their vision is capable of meeting the demands placed on it, according to Australian behavioural…
Myopia Treatment Programs | Smart Vision Optometry, Sydney Many people are wondering and worrying about the proposed “new normal” expected to follow Covid-19, what it will be like, how it’ll affect their lives, and whether they will be able to adapt to it enough to make it as close to the ‘old normal” as possible….
Myopia Epidemic Getting Worse | Gary Rodney While eye experts are still not sure exactly what is behind the myopia epidemic that’s upping the amount of people living with shortsightedness to extreme levels, some progress is being made in establishing what factors are the most likely to be at the root of it, according to…
There’s definitely a connection between two of the most common visual impairments, nearsightedness (myopia), which currently affects around 3 billion people globally (and projected to reach 5billion by 2050, and cataracts which already form in the eyes of 90 percent of elderly citizens, as well as in some young children, says Australian master of optometry…
Looking at a painting but only seeing the frame removes a person’s ability to appreciate and understand the artwork, and driving when someone can see the road and the trees on the side of it, but not the car on it, is very dangerous indeed. In both situations, the person doesn’t get the full picture…
Is The Classroom Is A Breading Ground For Myopia? Statistics show that between 5 to 10 percent of preschoolers, and as many as 25% at grade school, have vision problems caused by refractive errors like myopia (shortsightedness), and a host of other eye disorders. All of these can result in learning difficulties, affect social interactions, and stunt motor…
Myopia Treatments Available | Smart Vision Optometry, Sydney Being told your child has an eye problem like myopia (shortsightedness) can come as a shock to both the child and the parents, and knowing it’s becoming very common is cold comfort according to Gary Rodney, a fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control…
Our eyes are not cameras. While they do gather information from the light rays that enter our eyes, eyes do not give us a picture of what we are seeing, or what it means. Instead it’s left to the brain to give us that sort of “insight” by making sense of the electrochemical signals the eyes deliver…
Thousands of people around the world have recently joined the growing number of workers who over the past few decades have chosen to wave goodbye to commuting and office life. And the current buzz is that many of the businesses and countries that sent these new remote workers home during the Covid-19 lockdowns may have…
A lot has changed during the Covid-19 lockdown. And Australian Optometrist Gary Rodney (Master of Optometry) is concerned that while dealing with the aftermath, parents may overlook the impact the lockdown may have had on their children’s eyesight. Rodney, a fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (FIAOMC) and founder of Smart…
Reports of babies and toddlers being given mobile phones and tablets as comforters while their parents shop at the mall have horrified Australian optometrist Gary Rodney. A fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (FIAOMC), founder of Smart Vision Optometry and activist in the fight to flatten the curve of the global…
Covid-19 lockdowns are saving us from a viral infection at the cost of our children’s eyesight. Australian Smart Vision behavioural optometrists who have a special interest in myopia prevention, Gary Rodney and Jacqueline Gattegno, have voiced their concern that the stay-home regulations may prove to have closed the door on a pandemic and opened it…
As the Covid-19 virus pandemic continues to swathe paths of destruction and confusion around the world, it’s understandable that some actions related to “normal” life are overlooked. But Australian Fellow of the International Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control (FIAOMC), Gary Rodney, said some things can’t simply be set aside without consequences. And among those…
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