Pieterse Optometrists

18/07/2025

🧡 Receiving feedback like this always encourages us as Pieterse Optometrists Team to always try harder and to still aspire to meet all our patients' needs.

💯 We also want to thank you, as our patients and clients for entrusting us with your vision and eye care.

04/07/2025

Let's talk about Nearsightedness in Children.

Myopia also known as nearsightedness is a common condition where children can see clearly at near, but distance vision is blurry. It’s unfortunetely becoming an increasingly common phenomenon due to our digital and indoor lifestyle.

📉 Why Do Children Necome More Nearsighted?
Myopia occurs when the eyeball is too long or the cornea is too curved, causing light to focus in front of the retina instead of on it.

⚠️ Warning Signs in Children:
🔹 Squinting to make objects appear clearer.
🔹 Sitting closes to the TV or screen in order to see.
🔹 Holding things very close while reading or writing.
🔹 Complaints of blurry distance vision at distance.
🔹 Frequent headaches or eye strain, especially towards the afternoons.
🔹 Poor performance in outdoor sports or activities or even at school due to unclear vision.

📈 What factors are playing a role:

➡️Increased screen time

➡️Less outdoor activity

➡️Genetics (If one or both parents are myopic)

🩺 How to Manage It:
✔️ Regular eye exams (at least once a year)
✔️ Myopia control lenses (e.g., special glasses or contact lenses)
✔️ Orthokeratology (Ortho-K) – Overnight lenses to reshape the cornea
✔️ Outdoor time – At least 2 hours daily is proven to reduce risk

👁️ Early detection is important to slow down progression and preventing future vision complications.

📲 Send this to someone who might benefit from the information.

(Image borrowed)

14/06/2025

😎 Wishing everyone a wonderful and warm weekend!

01/06/2025

🧡 This warms our hearts and motivates us to do what we do!

💯 A big thank you to our valued clients who entrust us with their visual needs as well as to our team who all contributes to our mission to assist patients.

Feel free to come visit us to find out how we can help you or a lived one.

12/05/2025

😎 This is your reminder that today can be a great day, even if it is a Monday!

➡️ Mondays can often be seen as a difficult day as we transition back from a sleep schedule that has been disrupted over the weekend and also shifting from a more relaxed routine back to the routines of a workweek.

👁 Take care of your eyes this week by taking more frequent breaks when working on your digital devices, wearing sunglasses when outdoors and staying hydrated.

Happy Monday Everyone!

Call now to connect with business.

29/04/2025

🤓 What a wonderful surprise to have Wynand van Vollenstee come in for an eyetest!

Eventhough he wasn't here for , we could spent some time looking at his ocular health and vision, because .

18/04/2025

Be blessed this Good Friday!

👁 We will see you again on Tuesday 22 April.

14/04/2025

😎 Why were the two retinas such good friends?

🤓 Because they saw each other eye to eye.

💯 Did you know that ocular therapy as well as cognitive therapy (like that done by Biolink and Learning Centre Roodepoort) can improve visual processing?

Call us to find out more.

17/03/2025

🤓 We are taking things easy this weekend.

😎 Please take note of the following change over the weekend.

🏆 Natasha Pieterse will be hosting her Studymethod workshop. Please contact us should you want more information.

03/02/2025

💡Beperkte spasie. Bespreek nou!