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How to Protect Your Eyes in Summer
Eye Health
As we welcome warmer days and outdoor adventures, remember to protect your eyes. UV rays, glare, and environmental factors can impact eye health, so taking simple precautions will keep your time in the sun safe and enjoyable.
Essential Eye Safety: Choosing the best eyewear for your child during sports
Children's Vision
In our latest blog, discover essential tips on children’s eye safety, including the best eyewear options for sports and play. Make sure your child stays protected while performing at their best!
Does What I Eat Impact The Way I See
Eye Health
Discover how your diet can influence dry eye disease. Learn which foods can improve your eye health, the surprising benefits of coffee, and which habits to avoid for optimal comfort and vision.
National Diabetes Week
Eye Health
Celebrate Diabetes Awareness Week with Young Eyes! We've joined the "Keep Sight" campaign to promote eye health for those with diabetes. Discover how regular eye checks can prevent vision loss.
Honouring Michael Mosley: A Legacy of Nutritional Wisdom for Eye Health.
Eye Health
In this blog, we explore what Michael Mosley's legacy can teach us about maintaining eye health through diet.
A look at how far we have come with treatment for Cataracts.
Eye Health
Discover the incredible journey of cataract treatment, from ancient Egyptian methods to today's state-of-the-art surgeries.
How is screen time bad for my kid’s eyes?
Children's Vision
Discover the adverse effects of excessive screen time on your children's eyes and learn practical tips to protect their eye health.
Plastic neutral contact lenses
Achieving Good Vision
Young Eyes has partnered with CooperVision contact lenses Australia to ensure all contact lenses uses are plastic neutral.......
Diabetes Lap the Map
Eye Health
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that can affect the entire body including the eyes........
Difficulty concentrating or reading?
Achieving Good Vision
Do you or someone you know have difficulty concentrating when reading? You may benefit from an assessment for coloured lenses.
Christmas Eye - Not such a jolly eye condition
Eye Health
Despite what the name suggests Christmas eye is an extremely painful eye condition that is thought to be caused by a small beetle.
Welcome Brad
Team News
You may have recently noticed a change of faces at Young Eyes. We recently welcomed Bradley McMillan to the team..........
Itchy Eyes?
Eye Health
Are you suffering from red watery itchy eyes. This may be ocular allergy or allergic conjunctivitis.......
Position Available
Team News
We are looking to expand our team. If you are a motivated individual who is interested in joining a stimulating workplace, we’d love to hear from you! It could suit a Gap year student or someone wanting a new career
How will I know I have Cataracts?
Eye Health
A cataract occurs when there is a clouding of the lens in the eye. Most cataracts develop slowly, and cataracts are one of the leading causes of vision impairment in Australia, so it’s important to know what to look out for.
Manuka honey for dry eyes
Eye Health
Chronic dry eye is a common condition that occurs when there is a lack of moisture or lubrication on the surface of the eye. This can result in tired and irrited eyes,
Start your career in Optical Dispensing at Young Eyes Optometrists
Team News
Applications close 9th of Jan 2022
Opportunity to do a Gap year or turn it into a Career - Your Choice - Talk to us at Young Eyes Optometrists
Team News
Applications close 9th of Jan 2022
How to Order Contact Lenses Online
Achieving Good Vision
Our website allows you to order your contact lenses from the comfort of your own home and they will be delivered directly to your door! Follow the steps below and if you have any problems or questions give us a call on 02 6382 4000.
Keeping Your Eyes Safe with Safety Glasses
Eye Health
At Young Eyes one of the most common reasons, we see people with a sore eye is related to lack of protection when working at home or at work.
Contact Lens Sustainability
Eye Health
Demand for contact lenses has been growing consistently for decades, but this growth presents its own sustainability challenges for the eyewear industry. Plastic microbeads* have long been around in the cosmetic industry, but disposable contact lenses are also guilty of contributing to this problem as they contain microbeads.
COVID 19 update from Young Eyes
Eye Health
We are open for business however we will be asking for your co-operation to keep everyone safe. Please note the points below if you are attending our practice.
Already myopic? What are your options?
Eye Health
Already myopic? What are your options?
If you or your child are already myopic, our Optometrist may suggest one of the following to correct your vision and aim to prevent progression.
Myopia Management
Eye Health
Myopia (or short-sightedness) is a common eye condition where distance objects are not seen clearly. It is becoming more prevalent and is now occurring in younger patients.
Orthokeratology explained
Achieving Good Vision
Orthokeratology is a contact lens treatment that corrects your vision while you sleep. You simply insert the custom designed rigid contact lenses before you go to sleep at night, remove them in the morning, and wake up with clearer and sharper natural vision.
A career in Optical Dispensing
Team News
Start your career in Optical Dispensing at Young Eyes Optometrists
We are looking to expand our team. If you are a motivated young individual who is interested in joining a stimulating workplace we’d love to hear from you!
Tips For New Glasses
Achieving Good Vision
Some people will adjust to significant changes to their glasses prescription and not bat an eyelid, for others even a small change can seem a little strange.
National Work Safe Month
Eye Health
In light of National Work Safe Month, we are reminding everyone of the importance of wearing safety glasses in the workplace.
NSW Health requiring masks to be worn
Eye Health
NSW Health has determined that given the current context of community transmission, they are escalating advice to cover ‘moderate risk’ of transmission according to the COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control Response and Escalation Framework and poster.
Why do some children have difficulty learning to read and write?
Children's Vision
Why do some children have difficulty learning to read and write, or ongoing problems reading to learn more?
COVID-19 Update
Eye Health
To keep everyone safe we continue to follow the NSW Health protocols. We are open for appointments for everyone, so please book online or give us a call to organise your next appointment.
The revival of coloured lenses
Achieving Good Vision
Whether we're emotionally ready for it or not, the revival of fashion from the 2000's has begun.
Yep, that’s right–better get ready to relive some of your best ‘what was I thinking?’ moments. While some of the eyewear trends of the ‘naughties’ can stay well and truly buried (diamanté encrusted frames, anyone?), one iconic look has returned in full force–the glorious coloured lens. Donned regularly by the likes of Drew Barrymore and the Olsen twins, with tones in vibrant red or blue, the tinted lens was hard to ignore.
Men neglecting eye health
Eye Health
At Young Eyes we know men are less likely to get their eye health assessed. Men between the ages of 45 and 74 utilised the least level of optometric services in 2016, according to Medicare.
Most conditions causing vision loss that we see at Young Eyes can be treated. Failure to treat them can however stop healthy independent ageing.
Driving with Glaucoma
Eye Health
Glaucoma patients are at least five times more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle crash compared with others in the same age group, despite meeting legal driving requirements, a new study has found.
Eyewear designed for Phone, iPad and Computer
Achieving Good Vision
Australians love our digital devices and we devote half of our waking hours using one or other product. It has changed the way we work, learn, shop, socialise and relax. This is why unless well managed most of us will eventually succumb to eyestrain.
Choosing your child's glasses
Children's Vision
When choosing a pair of glasses for your child, there are a few points to consider: durability, safety, versatility, overall fit and your child's involvement.
Pattern Glare, Photosensitivity and Tinted Lenses
Achieving Good Vision
Tinted lenses are often prescribed by optometrists for patients who complain of light sensitivity as well as for protection against U.V. light exposure.
“Pattern glare” is a condition in which patients are abnormally sensitive to light, and to certain patterns. Printed reading can also often cause problems for people who are sensitive to light due to the spatial effect of words and rows.
Optometry and Mental Health
Eye Health
Eye health is becoming an increasingly important part of the conversation surrounding mental health.
A study in the U.S. reported that adults with visual function loss are at least 90 per cent more likely to have depression than those without visual function loss.
What makes your eye twitch?
Eye Health
A twitching eye is very common and usually occurs for people at some stage in their life. It doesn’t cause any pain however can be an annoyance for the individual. When your eye twitches, it usually indicates a muscle spasm and it can be very difficult to pinpoint what the specific cause might be.
Pterygium
Eye Health
A pterygium – pronounced as ter-ig-e-um – is a fleshy growth that develops when an eye is regularly exposed to bright sunlight and wind. It’s common in people who spend a lot of time outdoors in sunny and windy conditions. Hence its very common in our patients at Young Eyes.
Staff Profile - Nicole Martin
Team News
Home and Away - By Merry Kirkwood
Six degrees of separation, they call it, before we find a solid personal connection.
Is it just our imagination or does Young enjoy an exceptional mix of contacts with the wider world? We often find a “link” with strangers a mere three steps away. Occasionally, it’s a lazy two degrees of separation.
Macular Degeneration - Face the Facts
Eye Health
Since 2007, the awareness of macular degeneration as a disease has increased by 53%. As outstanding as this result is, there are still many of us ignoring the eye health message and not getting regular eye exams.
New trial finds honey to be a great treatment for blepharitis and dry eyes
Eye Health
For thousands of years communities have recognised the wound healing and anti-bacterial properties of honey.
We at Young eyes have been using Optimel Antibacterial Manuka Eye Gel and drops for several years.
We have found it of greatest assistance in treating blepharitis. Symptoms include itchy, burning, watery eyes, discharge, redness around the eyes and sometimes recurring styes.
Could your regular beauty routine be damaging your eyes?
Eye Health
Whether it is expensive makeup or novelty cosmetics being used to create the ultimate look, bloodshot and puffy eyes are never beautiful. At Young Eyes Optometrists we see first-hand the damage caused by common cosmetic mistakes.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Eye Health
People with diabetes have a greater risk of developing eye complications due to high blood sugar levels, however early detection and optimal management can prevent up to 98% of vision loss.
Blepharitis
Eye Health
What is Blepharitis?
Blepharitis, sometimes called “granulated eyelids”, is the inflammation of the eyelids. It is a condition commonly suffered by most people at some stage in their lives, although for some people it is a recurring condition. Symptoms include itchy, burning, watery eyes, a sticky discharge, redness around the eyelid edges and recurrent styes. Blepharitis however, can be easily treated and controlled.
Astigmatism
Achieving Good Vision
Astigmatism very common and it occurs early in life. A recent study in America has found 28% of children have some level of astigmatism. Astigmatism is an error caused by the eye when it is refracting light. This means light fails to focus to a single point on the retina, but multiple focal points occur.
Staff Profile - Melissa Oldfield
Team News
Home Among The Gum Trees - Written by Merry Kirkwood
When Bob Brown and Harry Day created the well-loved ballad Home Among the Gum Trees in 1974, they neatly summed up the current life of Harden local Melissa Oldfield.
Where the song promotes “a sheep or two and a kangaroo,” Melissa, husband Luke, and children Angus and Somer have - at last count - their own sheep or two and (likely) kangaroo, plus three dogs, two rabbits, two cats, and just for interest, two birds. “We’ve just bought some acres out of town. We love it: the space and the sense of serenity,” she says. “The kids can ride their bikes, motorbike, and cool off in the pool.”
Melissa, an Optical Dispenser at YOUNG EYES, in Boorowa Street, says beyond her idyllic home life she enjoys simply “helping people”. And that’s exactly what she does most days.
What is Streff Syndrome
Children's Vision
Visually, children may complain of blurred vision at near and in the distance, sensitivity to light, double vision, or increased clumsiness due to objects not being noticed in a person’s side vision
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