World Optometry Week

This week we celebrate World Optometry Week. We use this time to raise awareness of the importance of regular eye exams. Eye exams don’t only help diagnose and treat vision-related conditions but may help diagnose systemic conditions such as diabetes...

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Diabetes and Vision

Poorly controlled diabetes can have a devastating effect on vision. The effects can range from fluctuating vision to complete, irreversible blindness. Fluctuating vision (some days clear, some days blurry, with the same spectacles or even without spectacles) is one of...

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Signs That You Need To Have Your Eyes Tested.

A lot of people assume you only need to go to the optometrist when your vision is blurry. While this is one of the most common reasons people consult, here are others that you may not be aware of: Constant...

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Year End Update

There’s still time to get your eye exam done before the end of the year. Contact us to book your appointment, to order contact lenses, spectacles or to purchase sunglasses. We close for the year on the 17th of December...

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EyeCare Awareness Month

It is EyeCare Awareness Month and this year the theme is “LOVE YOUR EYES”. Here are a few tips to help you do just that: Get your eyes tested regularly to make sure any sight threatening conditions are caught early....

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Dry Eye Syndrome

Dry eye syndrome Dry eye syndrome is a chronic lack of lubrication on the surface of the eye, resulting in dry and uncomfortable eyes. It may occur at any age, but is more common in older people, menopausal women in...

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Fluctuating Vision

Vision that fluctuates may be due to a variety of conditions. One of the first things I think of when I get a complaint of fluctuating vision is systemic conditions, more especially Diabetes. If you find that sometimes your vision...

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Diabetes Care

Diabetes remains one of the most common chronic conditions I come across in the office. A lot of people are struggling with it because to properly control the condition, a lot of lifestyle changes need to occur. It is not...

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“I can see, so my eyes are fine, right?”

  We often use our vision to judge the health of our eyes, incorrectly assuming everything is okay just because we can see. A lot of South Africans believe what happens at the licensing department is an eye test, and...

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