What You Need to Know About GLP-1 Medications and Your Vision
A TGA Safety Alert links GLP1 Weight Loss drugs and a loss or blurring of vision
Why Your Child’s ADHD Symptoms Might Actually Be a Vision Issue
Functional vision is how well your eyes work together and how your brain processes visual information. When these systems misfunction, the symptoms can look similar to behavioural or attention issues.
Meeting Kids Where They Are
For parents of very young children, non-verbal children, or those with special needs or speech delays, the idea of going to get their eyes checked can feel incredibly overwhelming. How do you know whether to worry or not?
Seeing Spots
Seeing spots or floaters in your eyes can be disconcerting, and even a little alarming. How do you know whether to worry or not?
Supporting Our Neuro-diverse Community in Victor Harbor
Because sensory processing is deeply linked to sight, our role as optometrists is vital in helping neuro-diverse individuals navigate their environment with comfort and confidence.
The Eye-Diet Connection: How what you eat affects your eyes
Your eyes have one of the highest metabolic demands of any organ in your body. What that means is that your eyes need a significantly higher amount of energy (calories) and [...]
Navigating the Eye Exam with ASD and ADHD
For many neurodivergent individuals, an appointment with the optometrist isn’t just about reading letters on a wall, it can quite often become a marathon of bright lights, unexpected [...]
Beyond the Headache: Why Your Optometrist is Crucial After a Concussion
Concussion is more than just a bump on the head; it's a traumatic brain injury that can have widespread effects on your eyes.
Should a neurodiverse child see a specialist optometrist?
35 areas of the brain are involved with visual information processing— and up to 80% of the information that the brain processes comes through the visual system. [...]
Motion and Light Sensitivity – how your Optometrist can help
What is Light Sensitivity? Light sensitivity usually causes you to close your eyes or squint to alleviate pain or discomfort from light, it can be more [...]
