By Sharon du Plessis - B.Optom(UJ) Understanding Dry Eye in Office Environments BLOG Do your eyes feel tired or irritated after a long dayat the office? In today's modern office environments, dry eye syndrome is becoming anincreasingly common issue, particularly amongthose who spend e...
By Stephanie Jordaan - B.Optom (UFS) What is Diabetes? As we all know, diabetes isn’t just a condition that affects blood sugar levels – it can impact so many aspects of our health, from our nerves to our kidneys, and even our vision. It's easy to overloo...
By Aphelele Zondi - B.Optom(UJ) The importance of an eye exam in a diabetic patient Diabetes is a condition that happens when your blood glucose levels are too high. It developswhen your pancreas doesn’t make enough insulin or any at all, or when your body isn’tresponding to the effe...
Jaco Woest - B.Optom (UJ) Living with Dry Eyes Statistically, around 55% of South Africans are living with some form of dry eye. Far from merely being a simple inconvenience, dry eye is an ocular surface disease that can have various detrimental e...
By Jackson Raselomane - B.Optom (UJ) Why Diabetes screening in essential in Eye care Diabetes: A global killer Diabetes Mellitus is a disease of the metabolism in which there is insufficient control of blood glucose levels. The inability to control blood sugar levels arises from poor ...
By Lezanne Lamprecht - B.Optom (RAU) CAS(SA) Dry Eyes According to the National Institutes of Health (NHI), the prevalence of dry eye disease around the world varies from 5% to 34%. Dry eye disease is defined as a multifactorial disease of the tears and ...
By Mardeen Tait - (UFS) CAS(SA) Is myopia control our new normal? Why regular eye evaluations is necessary Slowing the progression of myopia has become a considerable concern for parents of myopic children. At the same time, clinical science is rapidly advancing the...
By Stephanie Venter - B.Optom (UFS) Understanding Dry Eyes When you’re standing in front of the shelf at the store, looking at all the options for artificial tears, it can feel overwhelming. How do you know which one is right for you? It’s a common question, ...
By Stephanie Venter - B.Optom (UFS) Diabetic Retinopathy If you've been diagnosed with diabetes, you're likely already aware of how it affects many aspects of your health. However, one area that may surprise you is how diabetes can influence your vision. In...
Sonja Moolman - B.Optom (RAU) Myopia Control and Children’s Vision According to the American Optometric Association, 80% of children with learning difficulties have an undiagnosed visual problem. Meanwhile, the International Myopia Institute has predicted that by 205...
Stephanie Venter - B.Optom (UFS) Testimonial: Adam is wearing contact lenses! A few months ago, we started noticing that Adams left eye was pulling in towards his nose when he focused in something close to his face. It started off being very intermittent and it began happening ...
Jaco Woest Why glasses and contact lenses? When visual correction is required, many people believe that a decision needs to be made whether they want to wear either contact lenses or glasses. In actual fact a combination of the two options are...
