How Stress and Mental Health Impact Vision
Approximately a quarter of people in Australia suffer from an anxiety disorder. In an increasingly complex, fast-paced and digital world, maintaining mental health can be challenging. But what many people don’t understand is that mental health can affect physical health. One of the most common – and concerning – effects of poor mental health is…
Prism Lenses: How They Work and Who Can Benefit
If you’re exploring holistic optometry, a concept that you’ve likely encountered over and over is (micro)prism lenses. Microprism lenses are a proactive rather than reactive solution to visual disturbances. To be specific, micro prism lenses are designed to manipulate light entry into the eyes. By refracting light precisely, these lenses encourage optimal eye muscle engagement,…
Three Simple Vision Exercises for Strabismus
People with strabismus are often referred to as having ‘crossed eyes’ because it’s a condition where both eyes don’t look in the same direction at any one time. One eye may be turned inwards (known as esotropia), outwards (exotropia), upwards (hypertropia) or downwards (hypotropia). The condition most often occurs in babies and young children although…