If you wear glasses, you know the importance of having the right prescription. Wearing the wrong prescription can cause headaches and eye strain. But glasses can be expensive, and that’s where the Australian Health Fund comes in. So, can you get new glasses through this fund? The answer is yes.
Understand Your Health Fund Benefits
Before you make an appointment with your optometrist, it’s important to understand your Health Fund benefits. Read More»
There’s been a bit of a push in recent years to get people thinking about what healthcare professional they actually need to see rather than simply making a GP appointment for any concern they have. When it comes to eye health, you’ll need to understand the role of an optometrist in order to determine whether you should make an appointment with them or your doctor when you have a problem with your eyes between your usual eye exam appointments. Read More»
As people age, their eyesight tends to deteriorate. Typically, this will happen slowly and may cause certain symptoms that warrant a trip to an optometrist. Also, some people may develop other conditions that cause eye problems, and some of these may call for more urgent action. What are some of the factors to consider if it’s been a long time since you made such an appointment?
More Urgent Issues
Human beings do not tend to take action unless they have to, and you may have felt that everything was fine in the eyesight department up until recently. Read More»
Not all eye problems require eye surgery; it is, however, important to know when surgery might be recommended as a treatment option. That said, if you notice anything unusual about your eyes, especially where your vision is compromised, even slightly, visit an optometrist immediately. Eye problems are better treated when caught early, so do not take any symptoms lightly, even if they clear after a few hours or a day. Here are the various circumstances where you might need eye surgery. Read More»
It’s a condition that’s also known as crossed eyes and typically affects eye muscles. Anyone suffering from strabismus will notice that their eyes aren’t working together, such that they have trouble focusing on a single object with both eyes. When the strabismus develops, one eye turns in, out, down or up. Strabismus varies from individual to individual as some have both eyes turning inwards or outwards, others have one eye that turns every time, and a few have alternating eyes. Read More»
