Natalie Horwitz Optometrists

24/12/2020

Eye experts reveal what happens when you stare at a screen all day, including digital eye strain, dry eyes, and headaches.

20/11/2020

You should have a comprehensive eye examination annually. Look after your eyes and your health

Your eyes are a window to the soul—and your health. Here are conditions that eye doctors can discover such as diabetes, cancer, and more.

18/11/2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures, there has been a dramatic increase in applications of digital screen time particularly with children in their learning environments.   For examp…

08/10/2020

Symptoms of cataracts can include blurred vision, faded colours, glare, reduced night vision, and double vision. Taking certain medications like prednisone can also increase the risk of cataracts, but cataract treatment, which includes replacing the damaged eye lenses with good ones, is typically very effective.

12/01/2020

Cool!

20/11/2019

It could mean a cheap, painless way to restore vision to thousands. [IMG] Most of us take our vision for granted. As a result, we take the ability to...

21/08/2019

To help athletes of all levels, DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD, and The International Sports Vision Association have launched “Dynamic Visual Skills for Sports.”

03/07/2019

She’s a winner and an authentic all-around champion. Is there a better way to describe Billie Jean King? Well, add vision care advocate to the long list of King’s achievements over a long and legendary career, both on and off the tennis court.

27/06/2019

Spent a great morning testing the Kaizer Chiefs players

25/06/2019

Testing completed with the Proteas Women Cricket Squad. Great day meeting some incredible women

22/06/2019

The research offers a multitude of reasons why it is beneficial for your children for you to read picture books out loud to them. Although there is an abundance

19/06/2019

New app could help determine concussion on the sideline

Shaun Chang has created a digital calculator for the Developmental Eye Movement test.

12/06/2019

We need to start taking concussion more seriously

04/05/2019

Amazing advances in technology

A smart contact lens could help to know whether the disease will progress slowly or advance quickly. A new study appearing in the journal Ophthalmology this April shows that electronic signals from a such smart contact lens can be used to predict which glaucoma patients may have a faster advancing v...

07/04/2019

Contacts are fixing the issue.

03/04/2019

Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry was in a bit of a shooting slump from February to early March, at least by his own lofty standards...

24/03/2019

Most of us share a common color vision sensory experience. Some people, however, have a color vision deficiency, which means their perception of colors is different from what most of us see. The most severe forms of these deficiencies are referred to as color blindness. People with color blindness a...

19/01/2019

Rugby players with poorer balance were three times more likely to suffer a concussion in the study on professional players here.