WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? The World Sight Day Challenge is run by global charity, Optometry Giving Sight, which began in Australia and the UK and has spread to include optometry practices around the world. Thanks to past donations, Optometry Giving Sight has been able to fund 67 projects in 38 countries. These include...Read More

At Vision Excellence, we care about protecting your vision. In addition to this, we are also care about the more than 600 million people around the world who lack access to quality vision care. Because of this, our practice participates in the World Sight Day Challenge every October. The World Sight Day Challenge is run...Read More

Spring has almost sprung! Windy August reminds us that Spring is just around the corner. It often also triggers those pesky allergies. Red, itchy, watery eyes, snuffly or runny nose, coughing  and sneezeing…. ahhh the joys of spring! There are a plethora of products that claim to bring relief but which one is best for you? Before...Read More

The RANZCO Eye Foundation (www.vision2020australia.org.au) is promoting eye health awareness through JulEYE 2013. The emphasis of the campaign is on children’s vision to educate parents that children should have their eyes screened by an eye health professional at birth and during infancy, which should then be followed up with regular examinations throughout school. This is...Read More

by Bruce H. Koffler, MD | November 2012 Basic research has given us important clues to the environmental factors that incite axial elongation in children’s eyes—and new clinical technologies allow us to harness these insights and slow myopia progression in developing eyes. Like autism and allergy, myopia is a well known condition that appears to...Read More