Published: 24 February 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Stress can affect wellbeing and may contribute to symptoms such as eyelid twitching. It should not be used to explain away new blur, double vision or vision loss. Seek appropriate eye assessment, urgent care for sudden changes, and support for stress that feels persistent or overwhelming.
Published: 19 February 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Choose a varied diet that suits your health needs. Food is not a substitute for eye examinations or treatment. AREDS2 supplements are intended for particular AMD situations, not general prevention, and fish-oil capsules should not be presented as a proven solution for everyone with dry eye.
Published: 24 December 2020 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Do not drive if your vision is unsafe. Blurred signs, troublesome glare, double vision or changes in side vision deserve assessment. NSW drivers must report relevant vision changes and follow licence conditions. A past eyesight-test pass does not explain a new symptom or replace ongoing eye care.
Published: 21 December 2020 | Updated: 27 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia causes blurred distance vision, but care also includes monitoring eye health and, in children, considering progression management. Higher myopia carries increased risks of some eye conditions. New flashes, many new floaters or a curtain-like shadow need immediate assessment.
Published: 8 December 2020 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Vision statistics depend on who was studied, what was measured and when. A count of people with any long-term eye condition is not the same as a count of blindness. This update replaces unsupported comparisons in the original article with clearly labelled sources and practical questions for readers.
Published: 2 December 2020 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Finding that you can read without your usual reading glasses can seem welcome. In some older adults, this “second sight” is associated with a cataract-related change in the eye’s lens. It is a reason to arrange an eye examination, even if close-up vision seems better. It is not evidence that ageing changes have reversed.
Published: 16 November 2020 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Presbyopia is an age-related loss of near-focusing ability as the natural lens becomes less flexible. It can occur alongside myopia. New near blur deserves an examination rather than an assumption that every change is simply ageing.
Published: 4 November 2020 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia makes distant objects look blurred and can progress during childhood. Correcting blur and slowing progression are different goals, and no single management option guarantees that progression will stop.
Published: 29 October 2020 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia forecasts describe population scenarios, not a certainty that everyone will become short-sighted. The widely cited 2016 model projected roughly half the population by 2050. Individual risk and care cannot be read directly from a global projection.
Published: 15 May 2020 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: This lockdown-era interview discusses concerns about children’s visual habits. Historical population findings do not prove the cause of an individual child’s myopia. Continue prescribed correction and review; no myopia-control option guarantees success in every case.
Published: 25 April 2020 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia makes distant objects look blurred and can progress during childhood. Correcting blur and slowing progression are different goals, and no single management option guarantees that progression will stop.
