2026

What is a win? As they often do, the new year started with a flood of inspirational messages. Claim the wins. Celebrate the wins. Seek the small wins. It definitely sets us up for a positive year. But really, what is a win? And how do we measure success? It’s only February and New Year’ […]

As children and adolescents, many of us were warned that spending too much time watching TV or playing video games was bad for our eyes. However, modern optometry is proving that in certain cases video games can be helpful in treating specific visual problems. Through a phenomenon known as neuroplasticity, we are discovering that the

Dyslexia, a brain-based learning disorder characterised by difficulty with specific skills in reading, writing and spelling, is fairly common. It was not largely understood until the late 20th century, and even today it can be hard to diagnose. Often misunderstood as a limitation, dyslexia is not a measure of intelligence but is simply a different

We’re often told to look after our eyes, but no one mentions that our eyes are quietly judging what they see on our plates. While glasses and good lighting certainly help, our eyes would very much like a say in our grocery choices too, and they tend to favour colour. Some nutrients in what we

Most health conditions announce themselves. They arrive with pain, discomfort or obvious physical changes that make us aware that something is not right and we need to seek help. Glaucoma is different. It doesn’t knock, it doesn’t warn, and it rarely causes symptoms in its early stages. Instead, it quietly creeps up and over time

Few visual disturbances are as distracting as the tiny specks or sudden bursts of light that appear seemingly out of nowhere. These drifting spots, thread-like shapes, or quick flickers, which generally appear at the edges of the field of vision, are floaters and flashes. Many people experience them and they are usually no cause for