image of contact lens on case with glasses

Trouble reading with your contact lenses?

Starting to have trouble reading through your contact lenses? As we get older, our eye gradually looses its ability to focus on things upclose. Usually around the age of 45 people find that they have to hold things further away to keep…
image of an eye suffering from allergies

Suffering from allergies? It’s that time of the year again.

Are you suffering from itchy, watery, red eyes? Then you could have allergic conjunctivitis. Allergic conjunctivitis occurs when allergens in the air stimulate cells in the eye to release histamine. This causes the eyes to become red,…
biotrue one day contact lenses.

Biotrue: All day comfort in a contact lens

March 4, 2016 Contact Lenses Eyes OnWe have had a lot of success with the new Bausch and Lomb Biotrue lenses. Using a new generation HyperGel material, this contact lenses is extremely breathable so there is no compromise to the…
blephasteam eye treatment: gently heats the eye and treats dry eye

Dry Eye and Blephasteam

Poorly functioning meibomian glands is a common cause of dry eye. The meibomian glands are located in the eyelids and release oils which reduce evaporation of the tear layer. These glands can become blocked and inflamed resulting in dry…
Prevencia lenses: helps protect the eyes from digital eyestrain.

Computer eye strain

Crizal Prevencia lens coatings provide three way protection of the eyes. It protects the eyes from UV and blue-violet light as well as reducing eye strain and improving comfort on the computer. UV light is a know cause of cataracts while blue-violet…
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Protecting your eyes

Warm compresses are a simple but very effective treatment to help relieve the symptoms of dry eyes. Tear ducts in the eyelid release oils to help prevent evaporation. These ducts can become blocked over time leading to dry eye. Warm…
contact lens splashing into water

Dailies Total One: A new concept in disposable lenses

For many years not a lot changed in daily contact lens technology. The last 6 months however has seen the release of many new products. Alcon Dailies Total One is a totally new concept in contact lens design. Modern contact lenses use…
image of the nidex ocular coherence tomographer

We can now see deeper into your eye

We can now see deeper into your eye. OCT technology is a new way of assessing the healthy of the eye. Using a sophisticated scanning laser we can see through the layers of the retina and optic nerve. This allows us to detect the early signs…
image of 3D retinal image using the kowa camera

3D Digital Imaging

Seeing the eye in 3D allows us to assess the health of the eye more accurately. Traditionally this involved using bright lights and drops. The Kowa retinal 3D camera allows us to take images that can be view through special glasses in 3D. This…
diagram of a laser treating the eye

Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery