Published: 27 August 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: People with myopia can participate in sport using correction and protection suited to the activity. Contact lenses do not protect against impact and should be removed before swimming. Ortho-K suitability varies, and neither it nor visual training guarantees perfect vision or sporting results.
Published: 25 June 2021 | Updated: 27 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: Myopia means short-sightedness, which can make distant objects blurred. If a child has difficulty seeing the board, squints or reports changing vision, arrange an assessment. If myopia is diagnosed, ask about clear vision, progression monitoring and an individual management plan.
Published: 11 May 2021 | Updated: 30 September 2026 | Author: Smart Vision Optometry. TL;DR Summary: This 2021 awareness interview discusses myopia and its longer-term risks. Correcting distance blur and managing progression are different goals. A child’s prescription and progression need individual monitoring; historic projections are not predictions for one child.
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.
