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Year End Function
Please note that both our Woodmead and Sunninghill offices will close at 12:30 today for our year end function.
Holiday Season
As the holidays get closer and closer, one can’t help but reflect on the last 11 months. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us and hope we will continue to earn your support in future. We will officially close for the year on Friday the 20th of December, and […]
After Sale Service
Once you get your specs, there may be a few things you’ll need help with along the way. One of the most common “complaints” is frames going loose and sliding down your nose when you look down. This happens a lot with plastic frames, especially if you’re guilty of putting your specs on your head. […]
Headaches and Glaucoma
Acute Angle-closure Glaucoma Acute angle closure glaucoma is a rare type of glaucoma that causes a sudden onset of symptoms including headache. Acute angle closure Glaucoma is a medical emergency. Eye pressure rises quickly in acute angle closure glaucoma causing the following: Increased eye redness Eye pain Cloudy vision Mid-dilated pupil
Headaches and Giant Cell Arteritis
Giant Cell Arteritis Also known as temporal arteritis, is an inflammation of the lining of the arteries that run along the sides of the head, or the temples. GCA usually creates a headache that causes a constant, throbbing pain in the temples. Vision symptoms often occur because of a loss of blood supply to the […]
Headaches and Presbyopia
Presbyopia Usually just after age of 40, people begin to find it difficult to focus on nearby objects. Near point activities, such as reading, threading a needle, are often blurry. This is an unavoidable condition known as presbyopia and affects everyone at some point. It is worth noting that myopes experience presbyopia later due to […]
Headaches and Hyperopia
Hyperopia (Farsightedness) Adults and children with uncorrected farsightedness often complain of a frontal headaches or a brow ache. If you are farsighted, you may find it difficult to focus on nearby objects and may feel eye strain, pain around the eyes, or a headache around the forehead. Headaches often occur because you are able to […]
Digital Eyestrain and Headaches
Eye Strain Simply overusing the focusing muscles of your eyes can cause eye strain which often results in a headache. Our high tech world has improved our lives considerably, but small-screen texting and web browsing often causes strain on our eyes. Words and images on a computer screen do not have well-defined edges, as they […]
Headaches
If you get headaches regularly, one of the first things to do is to get your eyes checked. There’s a variety of eye problems that can cause headaches, including astigmatism, hyperopia (farsightedness), muscle misalignments, myopia (nearsightedness) and other more serious conditions such a glaucoma. In some cases, the headache is caused by the person squinting […]
Myopia
Myopia (Nearsightedness) Myopia is a condition where the distance vision of an individual is blurry, while the near remains clear. Myopic people tend to squint to see things better. They struggle to read subtitles on the TV, they have difficulty reading billboards on the highway, seeing the board in class when sitting at the back, […]