Scenic Rim Optometrists

JulEYE

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

See clearly this July.

Have you had your eyes tested recently ?

Regular vision checks can tune your glasses to allow optimal vision and keep you seeing your very best.

Is your child Short Sighted?

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:29:00 +0000

It might be progressive Myopia.... There are now lenses and contact lenses which slow down the progression of Myopia while providing clear and comfortable vision. These lenses come with UV protection and spectacle lenses are available in clear, transitions and polarised forms which ensures your child's eyes are always protected. Regular eye tests are recommended. Progressive Myopia can be identified, corrected and monitored at Scenic Rim Optometrists. ...

WHY SHOULD I LOOK OUT FOR CATARACTS?

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

First off, what is a cataract? Right behind the pupil in your eyes is one of the most important parts of your eye’s anatomy: the lenses. Made up of water and proteins, these lenses bend and focus light to create sharp images. Your ability to see depends on these lenses being transparent and flexible. As we age however, the protein in these lenses slowly begins to get stiff and coagulate. This makes the lenses cloudy, like you are looking through a frosty windowpane. That is wha...

WHAT IS 20/20 VISION?

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Have you ever wondered why we refer to a person as having 20/20 vision? When you go to an optometrist, the first thing you usually see is one of those charts on the wall with a big ‘E’ at the top. These charts are called Snellen Eye Charts. They’re named after the Dutch ophthalmologist Herman Snellen, who developed them in 1862 to measure visual acuity. With these charts, Snellen set a standard for measuring visual acuity that is still in place today all over the world. Glo...

SUN PROTECTION FOR THE EYES

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Sunlight is the most significant source of UV radiation and can damage various ocular tissues. The surface of the eye (snow blindness), the lenses (cataracts, also known as opacity) and the retina (solar maculopathy, macular degeneration) are in particular danger. UV light consists of UV-A light (leads to skin tanning, but also skin ageing), UV-B light (leads to sunburn and skin cancer) and UV-C light (these are the most dangerous rays, but are almost completely blocked by the ozone layer)...

CAN THE WRONG PAIR OF GLASSES OR BAD LIGHT DAMAGE YOUR EYES?

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0000

If your glasses are not optimally fitted, then there's no way you can benefit from your full visual potential. This can significantly impair your quality of life. Think about it: reading the menu in a restaurant becomes a nightmare or you feel insecure when driving. This raises several questions: can you damage your eyes if your glasses are too strong (overcorrection) or too weak (undercorrection)? What are the effects if your fields of vision are not ideally corrected? And does eye fatig...

GLAUCOMA RUNS IN FAMILIES

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Do you know what Glaucoma is? Scenic Rim Optometrists have the knowledge and equipment to advise you if you are at risk of Glaucoma. About 2% of Australians will develop glaucoma at some time in their life and there are usually no symptoms in the early stages. Most glaucoma is inherited (genetic) and as a result direct family, parents, siblings and children. have up to ten times higher risk than others of developing glaucoma. This works out to about a 1 in 4 chance of being affe...

GOOD VISION IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR CHILDREN'S LEARNING

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 23:00:00 +0000

Good vision is essential for our children's learning as it is estimated that 80% of what a child learns at school is through visual means. Think about this, children learn about colours, shapes, letters, words, spelling and much more all through their eyes. Vision and learning are strongly linked, meaning if a child is suffering from a vision problem this can have a major impact on that child's ability to learn. There are other behaviours which can be an indicator that the...