Forget your iPod … get to know your MPOD So what is your MPOD and why is it important? MPOD stands for Macular Pigment Optical Density. It is a measure of the concentration of the pigments that your body has been able to store in the centre of your macula, called the fovea, at the...Read More

Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 22-28 May 2016   Next week is Macular Degeneration Awareness week, an annual campaign initiated by Macular Disease Foundation Australia to raise awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of macular degeneration. We encourage all Australians at risk of the disease to have an eye test and macula check. In the early stages of Macular...Read More

Learning to use your MAGIC EYE is a bit like learning to ride a bicycle. Once you get it, it gets easier and easier! In order to ‘see’ a Magic Eye picture, two things must happen. First you must get one eye to look at a point in the image while the other eye looks...Read More

Are they missing out? Paediatric vision problems can often go undetected for many years. Children are resilient. They adapt to their situation and surroundings. So much so that we as adults sometimes forget how it can feel to be excluded. Take 50 seconds to watch this video and feel for a moment what it must...Read More

The optomap ultra-widefield retinal image is a unique technology that captures more than 80% of your retina in one panoramic image while traditional imaging methods typically only show 15%. Early signs of these conditions can show on your retina long before you notice any changes to your vision or feel pain. While eye exams generally...Read More

Did you know that in NSW 4 people are diagnosed with diabetes every hour*? What is it? Diabetes is the name given to a group of different conditions in which there is too much glucose in the blood. However, we need to maintain healthy levels of glucose in our blood for our bodies to work...Read More

Paediatric Vision in Babies and Infants Just because a child is too young to read a chart of letters or shapes, this doesn’t mean they should not have their vision and eye health checked. With specialised equipment, it is possible to obtain an accurate paediatric vision assessment of how well a baby is able to...Read More

Are your child’s eyes ready for the classroom? Children’s Vision Screening is crucial in order to maintain healthy vision which is important for your child’s educational, physical and social development and to help them reach their full learning potential. Did you know that 1 in 4 children has an undetected eye problem? With 80 per...Read More

Melanie Kell | 28 October 2013 – MiVision The Gennaris, a ground breaking bionic eye device, has been developed by the Monash Vision Group (MVG), a consortium of engineers, physiologists and neuroscientists at Monash University, doctors at The Alfred Hospital and Victorian companies MiniFAB and Grey Innovation. This futuristic looking bionic eye has been created...Read More