Prevention and treatment of age-related macular degeneration May is Macula Month so what better time to share this post from our head office team all about age-related macular degeneration. If this article raises any issues for you, feel free to book an appointment for an eye test. Before sight-saving eye …
Top tips for winter eye care Even in sunny Queensland we need to think about how the change of seasons might affect our eye health. In this post, our head office team shares their top tips for winter eye care. Here are our top seven tips for taking care of …
Top five tips for better men’s eye health We know that men are less likely to look after their eye health than women. In fact the disparity between the percentage of women caring for their eyes as compared to men is actually growing. So it’s timely to share this post, …
Prevent myopia progression Myopia (or near-sightedness) is one of the most common conditions we see, and we know that the vast majority of myopia cases develop in children. Plus with our modern lifestyles, we’re also seeing a rise in environmental factors such as screen time when talking to our little …
Seven common childhood eye problems Here at Eyecare Plus Ashgrove we spend a lot of time working with children, monitoring changes as their eyes develop over their early years. It’s so important to keep on top of children’s eye health, so thanks to our head office team for sharing this …
Paediatric eye health Lots of things are developing during the first years of life, and vision is no different! That’s why it’s so important to monitor your child’s vision, even if they don’t report any concerns. Thanks to our head office team for putting together this blog post. It is …
Macular Degeneration – Act early to save your sight Despite being the leading cause of blindness and severe vision loss in Australia, not many know too much about age-related macular degeneration. We’d like to change that, so we’re starting by sharing this blog post, put together by our head office …
Men’s eye health – No need to be tough! For some reason, on the whole, men seem to be a little more blasé about their health than women. That includes eye health. We’ve found that men are less likely to attend to their eye health than women, and we’d like …
Facts and myths about eyes There are lots of facts and myths around eyesight (carrots anyone?). The ones we’re always surprised about are the facts and statistics around people’s attitudes towards eye tests and eye health. We think it makes for interesting reading, so if you do too, read on …
Are you at risk of glaucoma? The first week of March is World Glaucoma Week so what better time to talk about the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Thanks to your head office team for putting together this post. The World Health Organization (WHO)’s World Report on Vision states …
