Short-sighted Children and Teens – MiSight Myopia Control Technology
Short-sight or near-sight are common terms for myopia. Put simply, myopia occurs when the eyeball grows long, thus causing distant objects to become blurred. It is a progressive condition throughout childhood and teenage years, slowing down in adulthood. Family history and lifestyle factors both play a part in the progression of myopia.
Eye Hand Coordination – Part of Preschooler Readiness
Handy Hints about Eye Hand Coordination
By now your child should be taking an interest in drawing and colouring. “Prep readiness” means that your child should be able to draw basic shapes such as squares and triangles. Don’t pressure tham to do these things – anxiety will cause them to lose interest quickly. Just observe them whilst you sit working together. If your child continues to avoid pencil paper tasks, cannot draw basic shapes, or holds their head at a strange angle, you should have their vision assessed.
Recent Advances in Technology & Research Assist Those with Short-Sight
Gone are the days of “simple sight-correcting glasses” for myopia, says Paul Graham, an Optometrist from Harmony Vision.
Tips for a Healthy Desk Space
Human growth should be an inherently balanced process. Your body will adapt or grow along lines of stress. This means that if a person spends hours of their day in certain postures, their growth can become asymmetrical or unbalanced. In the short term, this requires more energy and increases fatigue. Long term effects of poor ‘ergonomics’ include poor posture and vision problems. Ergonomics is the science of designing a workplace to fit the user in order to prevent repetitive strain, fatigue and long term disability.
TV or no TV?
TV or no TV? It’s a debate that has been around for decades, and surely we’ve heard it all before? We agree we should be limiting our children’s exposure to television. Yet, it seems that many are ignoring this advice. Studies show that children over 2 years are watching 20% more TV than they were 10 years ago. TV has been linked with increasing obesity, violence and loss of impulse control. But if this is not enough to limit television watching, then what is? Why do we find it so addictive and what is it doing to our children’s brains?