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Myopia is one of the most common eye diseases in Singapore. With myopia rates in children on the rise in Singapore, many parents are keen to find out more about controlling this disease. Find out more about myopia and shortsightedness, or keep reading for some myopia control and management measures. What is myopia? What causes myopia? Also known as “short sightedness” or “nearsightedness”, myopia is caused by improper refraction of light in the eye. Light rays bend incorrectly as they pass through the eye, leading to blurry vision when seeing faraway objects. There are several possibl..

Comprehensive eye examination in EMME Visioncare uses slit lamp biomicroscopy to assess the anterior part of your eyes. This is to detect any eye abnormalities. It is used as a magnifying tool for Ophthalmologists and Optometrists to view different eye structures in detail. Slit lamp biomicroscopy has different magnifications, intensity of illumination and the types of illumination to view different structures of the eye. The structures of the eyes in which the slit lamp will be assessing include:Eyelid / eyelashesTear filmCorneaAnterior chamberConjunctivaScleraIrisCrystalline lensYour eye wil..

Myopia control is an extremely hot topic in current eye research. That is, to find the best way in preventing or slowing vision deterioration for the current generation of children growing up in our digital world. Many studies have been conducted globally in the past several years to analyze and compare the effectiveness of different myopia control treatment strategies. This aim to reduce the progression of myopia (short-sightedness) in children and adolescents.Naturally, different studies will report different findings and figures for effectiveness in treatment, depending on the variables suc..

How long does it take?The amount of time for OrthoK overnight lenses to fully correct your vision will depend on your pre-treatment prescription as well as your individual eye shape. Other factors include quality and length of sleep each night (It is best to sleep for 8 hours), consistency in wearing the lenses regularly, flexibility of the eye surface, the cornea. Not to mention the lens design parameters, pupil size, presence of and amount of myopia and astigmatism to be corrected and the curvature of the eye surface. All of the factors mentioned above can vary from each individuals.Our Prac..

Understanding the procedure..Orthokeratology (OrthoK) is considered a relatively new concept to many Singaporeans. Most people may not have heard of it before, or know what it does, or how it works. You probably want to learn more about OrthoK if you are reading this page. In this blog, we will go into detail to explain everything you need to know about OrthoK contact lenses, which we believe is the future of vision correction.What is OrthoK exactly?OrthoK is a type of hard lens with special type of vision correction technology that uses breathable material to change the shape of your eyes as ..

Turning on a wall switch indoors, using your computer, phones or other digital devices: All these things result in your eyes being exposed to a variety of invisible blue light.Blue Light belongs to the portion of visible light spectrum with the shortest wavelength and highest energy. Here are a few things you should know about blue light:1) Blue Light Is Around YouWe spend most of our time indoors, in front of the computer display screens, smartphones and other digital devices emit significant amounts of blue light. The amount of blue light is only a fraction of what is emitted by the sun. How..