If you wear glasses you’ll no doubt have noted that adding a mask can create difficulties with your glasses fogging up. And just wait until that Queensland humidity kicks in! Our national office team has noticed that this is a bit of a problem for our glass-wearing patients, so have …
Kids: Balancing screen time and green time One of the most common questions parents ask of their optometrist is, “how much screen time is too much for children?” When Optometry Australia surveyed parents about their children and screen time they discovered that 44 per cent of Australian parents are worried about the …
Remember to book your adult eye check It has been just over 18 months since Australia identified its first case of the deadly coronavirus which at the time was responsible for 41 deaths from 1,320 cases reported globally. Now, a year later, deaths are soaring past 4 million. It is …
Wearing a mask to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, while important, can be uncomfortable for some. And there is now research coming out indicating that ill-fitting masks could be leading to a rise in the number of cases of dry eye. Our national office team has put together this …
Us Queenslanders are used to the sun all year around, but a surprising number of us put the sunglasses away when we get the coats out. Read on to find out why we recommend that you wear sunglasses no matter what the season, is this article put together by our …
What is Ortho-K? If you’ve worn contact lenses for quite a while, you’ll know the golden rule – take them out when you go to sleep! But with Orthokeratology (or Ortho-K) that notion is turned on its head. Ortho-K is the overnight wear of customised contact lenses that eliminate the …
The Eyecare Plus Brand Ever wondered why we’re called Eyecare Plus? That’s because even though each practice is independent, we are also part of a nationwide group of optometrists, working together to offer gold level care in optometry services. That means we get the best of both worlds – and …
When vision is not performing to its potential, you can suffer from poor concentration and comprehension, headaches, eyestrain, poor depth perception or even double vision. In turn, that can affect your ability to play sport well, learn in the classroom, read comfortably, or drive a car. Our behavioural optometrist, Sally …
Spotlight on….Sally Stevens, Brisbane Behavioural Optometrist Here at Eyecare Plus Ashgrove we are very lucky to have behavioural optometrist Sally Stevens on the team, heading up our behavioural optometry services for both children and adults. What is behavioural optometry? A behavioural optometrist looks at whether your eyes are working comfortably …
What is colour blindness? Colour blindness, or more accurately, Colour Vision Deficiency, is an interesting eye condition because it highlights that we do not all see things in exactly the same way as other people do. People who are colour blind have difficulty in distinguishing colours. The effect can range …
