Post-graft contact lens fitting: Patients who are fortunate enough to be gifted with a corneal transplant understand just how integral it is to maintain a high standard of ocular health to maximise the life of their graft. Post-graft contact lens fitting presents a degree of complexity due to the vast differences in corneal shape –… Continue reading Post-graft contact lens fitting
Post-graft contact lens fitting
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Wet and Dry ARMD Treatments – Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration – name given to a group of degenerative diseases of the retina that cause progressive, painless loss of central vision, affecting the ability to see fine detail, drive, read and recognise faces. There are 2 main types – Wet and Dry. There has been treatment for wet for some time but nothing for… Continue reading Wet and Dry ARMD Treatments – Macular Degeneration
Glaucoma and Gen X
Mark Hinds nerd soapbox moment… Recent studies show that 68% of Generation X (born 1965 – 1980) have been putting off regular eye tests, leaving them at risk of early blindness. Australians of this generation, and not only this generation, have fallen into the stigma that if their vision is fine, they don’t… Continue reading Glaucoma and Gen X
Blue Light
So let’s try and ignore the irony of this post and talk about the harmful effects of excessive blue light exposure caused by the necessary but excessive use of digital devices in today’s society. Aussie’s are reportedly spending an average 10.5 hours on their digital devices every day! Too much light in the ultraviolet and… Continue reading Blue Light
Choosing the right Optometrist for the right treatment
From our patient surveys we have found that people find us for personalized and specialized service. Many people don’t want to be treated just as a number but want their needs to be addressed in a timely and affordable fashion. We take great care to address each of our patients needs and if we can not fulfill these in practice will source and refer to appropriate provider.
Children’s Optometry
Children are not little adults as far as the testing parameters go for evaluation of visual function we need to adapt and modify our testing protocol to meet the needs of the child. We adopt a holistic approach to functional binocular vision evaluation. Often issues arise from eye teaming and binocular vision dysfunction rather than… Continue reading Children’s Optometry
Contact Lenses
“We restore your eye’s focus with contact lenses so you can get back to focus on life” Sick of wearing glasses? Mark Hinds Optometrists may have the answer. We use specialty contact lenses…. often as we are doing clinical trials for contact lens manufacturers our patients are seeing through new lenses before the rest of… Continue reading Contact Lenses
Eye Examinations
Most eye examinations are direct billed to Medicare. We offer complete eyecare for glaucoma, cataract, diabetes, age related macular degeneration, visual field assessment (computerised perimetry), spectacles, contact lenses, keratoconus, post corneal graft vision correction, corneal topography, optical coherence tomography (OCT), laser vision corrective surgery assessments, second opinions, children’s vision, binocular vision, orthokeratology (ortho-k) and all… Continue reading Eye Examinations
Hybrid Contact Lenses
After numerous trips to the USA, Mark is pleased to offer as part of our specialty contact lens practice new silicone hydrogel hybrid contact lenses from SynergEyes. The story of SynergEyes contact lenses is below and follow the below links to see how we can increase the quality of vision and life to our patients… Continue reading Hybrid Contact Lenses
Orthokeratology (Ortho K)
Myopia prevalence is increasing rapidly around the world. East Asia is the most affected region, but rapidly rising rates of myopia can be found throughout the developed world. Research in animal models has shown that axial elongation can be triggered by hyperopic blur in the peripheral retina. The explosion of near-vision tasks to which children… Continue reading Orthokeratology (Ortho K)