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Frames: Is This The Frame For Me?
Frame selection goes far beyond just fashion and trends. Your prescription plays a role in the kind of frame you choose, especially if it’s high. Big frames are fashionable, but may not be appropriate for high Myopes, whose lenses are thinner in the centre and thicker at the edges. This of course can be solved […]
Frames: Is Your Frame Sitting Correctly?
The frame is a very important part of your spectacles, not just because it holds your lenses. The optical centre of the lens needs to be aligned with your pupil, to ensure optimal visual performance. This is even more important in multifocal lenses and lenses that correct astigmatism. If your frame is sitting skew, too […]
Contact Lenses That Go Dark In The Sun..?
Acuvue and Transitions have collaborated on a contact lens that darkens when exposed to UV light, just like transition lenses. This is a very exciting innovation, and I for one cannot wait to see how they work and look. They have just received FDA clearance, and should go on sale 2019-2020. Exciting, isn’t it?
What Is Astigmatism?
Astigmatism is a condition where the cornea (transparent layer covering the coloured part of the eye) is oval instead of perfectly round. This irregular curve means that light rays entering your eye focus in two different places on the light-sensitive tissue (retina) at the back of your eye. The brain has difficulties interpreting this hence […]
Prescription Lenses
A lens is a lens, and they all work the same way and do the same thing, right? Wrong. It starts with your prescription. There is a basic prescription and there are additions to it. This, in combination with things like your life style, daily activities, and preferred frame type, will tell us what kind […]
Phone Lines Back Up
Our Woodlands office phone line is back up and working again, thank you for your patience. The 0118440409 number is fully functional again.
Common Myth
An eye examination is only necessary if you have problems Not true. You might experience accurate vision but you have no idea of what is going on in your eyes. Preventive maintenance will keep your eyesight working much longer. An eye exam every year will show possible causes for eyesight deterioration and you will be […]
Common Eyesight Myths
Reading fine print for too long or Reading in dim light will damage your eyes Not true. You will experience eye strain, yes. But this will disappear after resting. There is no evidence to suggest permanent damage from reading fine print, or reading in dim light. Your eyes will have to work harder to help […]
Phone Line Down
Please note our Woodlands phone line (0118440409) is currently down, until it’s fixed, can reach us on these numbers: 0118440400 – ask to be transferred to the Optometrist 0118003218 – Our Megawatt Park Office 0839904240 Or email info@tekozaoptom.co.za / info@megaoptom.co.za