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Orthokeratology specialist services

Orthokeratology specialist services

Orthokeratology specialist services or Ortho-K are available at Ian Donald Optometry. Our professional and qualified team gives your child the best eye care using the latest technology and vision correction techniques.

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Eye checks for school children

Eye checks for school children

Eye checks for school children have come a long way, and as the school year draws to an end, now is a great time for a check-up. Ian Donald Optometry is Manly’s most respected optical specialist.

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Warning signs of glaucoma: what to look out for

Warning signs of glaucoma: what to look out for

Glaucoma is just one of the concerns we see here at Ian Donald Optometry, particularly as customers grow older. But what are the warning signs of glaucoma? What do you need to look out for?

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Multifocal contact lenses: how do they work?

Multifocal contact lenses: how do they work?

Multifocal contact lenses can work to improve your vision and correct a range of eye issues such as presbyopia, myopia and astigmatism. Find out more about how they work and whether they’re a suitable choice for you.

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How Ortho-K treatment can help correct astigmatism

How Ortho-K treatment can help correct astigmatism

While doctors still don’t know what causes astigmatism, and there’s no way to prevent it, Ortho-K treatment can help to correct it. The benefits of Ortho-K to correct an astigmatism are quite impressive, particularly as it is a surgery-free process that works its magic while your child sleeps!

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Eye health check: Screen fatigue

Eye health check: Screen fatigue

As you catch up on your favourite books, TV series or Christmas movies, here’s how to avoid screen fatigue, care for your eyes and maintain good eye health over the December festive season.

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Eye health check: Cataracts

Eye health check: Cataracts

Cataracts are one of the most common eye health issues globally. The eye’s lens tissue breakdown is caused by age or injury. We unpack what cataracts are, who is affected by them and how you can best treat cataracts.

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Identifying and managing myopia and short-sightedness

Identifying and managing myopia and short-sightedness

Myopia, or short-sightedness, is a common eye condition where close objects are seen clearly, but those further away become blurry. Modern science has invented ways to identify and manage myopia and short-sightedness effectively. We take a look at a world-first in breakthrough technology to help improve myopia.

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Understanding Glaucoma

Understanding Glaucoma

Ian Donald Optometrist shares some insights to help you understand glaucoma – an eye condition that affects two in every hundred Australians. Glaucoma is an eye condition of increased pressure in the eye that damages the optic nerve. If left undetected, glaucoma can cause irreversible vision loss.

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Introducing MyDay multifocal lenses for presbyopia

Introducing MyDay multifocal lenses for presbyopia

Ian Donald Optometrist is pleased to advise that we are now offering MyDay multifocal lenses, an advanced disposable contact lens that is suitable for all stages of presbyopia, the gradual and common vision loss associated with ageing. MyDay multifocal is designed to provide all the benefits of a regular multifocal in a daily contact lens.

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Children

Children

Do you suspect your child’s eyesight may be affecting their ability to learn effectively at school?
Perhaps your child:
- complains of eyestrain and/or headaches?
- experiences double vision and/or blurry vision when reading?
- covers or closes one eye when reading?
- has a short attention span and difficulty concentrating when reading?

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Adults

Adults

Do you find yourself holding that book out just a little further than you used to? Bringing it closer, then pushing out again?

Are you experiencing eye strain? Blurriness? Headaches?

Is it getting harder to see the street signs?

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