Published: 30 November 2024 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Ortho-K uses prescribed overnight lenses to temporarily reshape the cornea. Suitability is individual, results vary, and safe lens care and regular review are essential. It does not cure myopia.
Published: 22 November 2024 | Updated: 29 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia correction and myopia control have different goals. Glasses can clear distance blur; selected treatments aim to slow progression in suitable children. Effects vary and no option guarantees progression will stop. Use prescribed correction and regular review rather than deliberately leaving vision blurred.
Published: 14 November 2024 | Updated: 29 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Children’s eye checks should reflect symptoms, risk factors and screening results. NSW offers StEPS screening for four-year-olds, but families should seek advice earlier when concerned. Screening does not replace assessment of symptoms or a recommended follow-up examination.
Published: 23 August 2021 | Updated: 27 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia management combines clear vision, assessment of progression, appropriate treatment and follow-up. Some treatments can slow progression in children, but they do not guarantee that myopia will stop or reverse. Outdoor time supports prevention of onset; its effect on established myopia is less certain.
Published: 20 August 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Everyday eye care includes appropriate examinations, healthy habits and protection for the task. Persistent symptoms need assessment. General advice about sleep, screen breaks or hydration is not a personalised treatment plan or a guarantee against eye disease.
Published: 9 August 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Diabetes eye checks can detect changes before you notice them. If screening is overdue, contact your eye-care team and make a plan. Bring relevant history and medicines, ask about dilating drops, and arrange suitable transport. Follow your individual review schedule.
Published: 5 August 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Sports vision training should start with an assessed need and a measurable goal. Some studies report improvements on sport-related tasks, but programmes and results vary. Better test performance does not guarantee a competitive advantage for every athlete.
Published: 20 July 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Describe your actual work tasks when discussing eye protection or prescription needs. Ask how hazards are controlled, whether protection fits and how to report problems. A routine eye test supports vision care but does not replace workplace safety assessment or urgent treatment after an injury.
Published: 5 July 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: A child’s eye-examination timing should reflect concerns, risk factors and screening results. NSW offers screening for four-year-olds, but symptoms should be assessed earlier. An examination can identify eye conditions; it cannot guarantee future academic or sporting success.
Published: 31 May 2021 | Updated: 27 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: In this interview, Gary Rodney discusses why some people consider overnight Ortho-K lenses. The effect on vision is temporary, suitability varies, and professional fitting, lens care and follow-up are essential. His original comments are retained below, with current factual and safety context added separately.
Published: 27 April 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Research has found links between some sleep patterns and glaucoma, but this does not prove that poor sleep causes glaucoma or that changing sleep hours treats it. Keep your eye-care plan and discuss persistent sleep problems with your GP.
Published: 13 January 2021 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Vision helps children judge objects and space, but difficulties with dressing, handwriting, coordination or learning do not automatically diagnose an eye problem. Describe the specific task, arrange eye care for visual concerns, and involve a GP or relevant developmental professional when difficulties persist.
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: 18 December 2020 | Updated: 28 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Gennaris is an experimental system designed to stimulate the brain’s visual cortex. Monash’s information checked on 27 September 2026 says funding is being sought for its first human trial and recruitment is not open. It is not routine optometric treatment or a promise of natural sight.
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: 23 November 2020 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Summer eye protection should match the activity: UV protection outdoors, suitable eyewear for hazards and sensible swimming precautions. Children need well-fitting protection too. Pain or changed vision should not be assumed to be a harmless seasonal irritation.
