Chizelle Spies Struggling to Read Up Close? Progressive Addition Lenses Might Be the Answer Have you found yourself holding your phone, book, or menu at arm’s length just to make out the text? If so, you’re not alone — and no, your eyesight isn’t failing you completely. You’re likely experie...
Khayelihle Khumalo - B.Optom (UJ) See Better, Look Better: Choosing the Right Lenses for Your Lifestyle Prescription lenses are more than just medical devices they are your window to the world. Think of them like cars: Some are everyday sedans (simple and reliable) Others are sports cars (designed for p...
The Sentinel - 27 February 2025 From The Sentinal, St Helena Island Article appeared in The Sentinel, St Helena Island Vol. 13, Issue 46 | 27 February 2025 Property ofSouth Atlantic Media Services, Ltd. Last year in December, St Helenawas visited by an optometry teamf...
Sonja Moolman - B.Optom (RAU) Menopause & Dry Eye "My Eyes Just Don’t Feel Right Anymore" — A Look at Dry Eye and Menopause As an optometrist in my 50s, I often see my own life reflected in the exam room. One recent appointment really stuck with me—n...
Neliswa Xaba - B.Optom (UJ) Let Us All Play Our Parts in Myopia Management You have probably heard the line “ more than 50% of the world's population will be myopic by 2050” a million times before- but what does that mean for you or your child who ismyopic? Myopia or short-s...
Lize Scholtz - B.Optom (UFS) CAS(SA) Orthokeratology: A method of myopia management and more Robert Kiyosaki, an American Author and Business man said: “inside of every problem lies an opportunity.” Even though he talks about business here, it is very applicable to the world of Optometry we k...
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 ...
