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Specialty Eyecare
In addition to our comprehensive eye examinations, we offer a number of areas of expertise
Specialty Eyecare
In addition to our comprehensive eye examinations, we offer a number of areas of expertise
Specialty Eyecare
In addition to our comprehensive eye examinations, we offer a number of areas of expertise
Additional Services
We offer a variety of services to supplement our already comprehensive eye examinations, whether it be dry eye therapy, myopia control or help with visual stress and eye tracking difficulties. Contact us to arrange a specialist appointment.
Visual Stress investigation
If you suffer from reading difficulties and experience confusion when looking at certain materials, particularly text, you may be struggling with visual stress.
Many children and adults benefit from using coloured overlays which, when placed over text, have been found to reduce the confusion and improve reading efficiency.
About 30% of the population are uncomfortable with black text on white backgrounds because their visual cortex is oversensitive to certain wavelengths.
If you filter out the problem wavelength with someone who has this sensitivity the text becomes clearer, and headaches and migraines can be reduced.
Visual Stress can exist on its own or alongside other dyslexia-related difficulties and other SpLDs. This set of difficulties is sometimes called "visual dyslexia," but it is not actually dyslexia.
To see if reading through colour works for you, just get a mixed pack of ten reading rulers or page overlays and try them out.
It is believed that in the late 1800’s the French ophthalmologist Louis Émile Javal was the first to suggest that the eyes do not move smoothly across a page when reading, he hypothesised that more complex movements take place (Wade and Tatler, 2009).
Clear vision is limited to the Fovea. The peripheral retina detects objects of interest initiating the six extraocular muscles to rotate the eye and align the fovea (via saccades and motilities) with the object of interest. Even though our eyes are never stationary, the image remains clear without motion blur, due to perceptual mechanisms that supress the motion blur.
Eye tracking
It is very common for eye movements to be abnormal in dyslexia, with the skipping of letters or words, losing one’s place and difficulty with visual search activities.
Tracking and evaluating eye movements allow us to study a child’s reading development and offer targeted recommendations.
Dry eye assessment
Dry eyes are a common, chronic condition that can cause discomfort, irritation, and even pain.
We provide comprehensive dry eye evaluations and customised treatment plans designed to offer relief and long term management.
We stock eye drops, sprays, lid hygiene products, as well as eye nutrients, to help you manage your eye health.
Myopia control
Myopia, commonly referred to as short-sightedness, results in distant objects being out of focus and often presents during childhood.
As there are eye risks associated with high myopia it makes sense to explore effective, safe ways of slowing down its progression.
Ask us about the latest myopia control contact lenses.