What is Hyperopia?

What is Hyperopia?

Hyperopia is also known as long-sightedness or farsightedness. It is a common vision problem caused due to a type of refractive error that makes it difficult to focus or see objects up close. You can, however, see objects in the distance. eople experience hyperopia...
Diabetic Eye Disease

Diabetic Eye Disease

Diabetic Retinopathy, also known as diabetic eye disease, is a medical condition in which damage occurs to the retina due to diabetes mellitus. Diabetes causes damage to the tiny blood vessels that nourish the retina (the seeing part of the eye), at the back of the...
Dry Eyes

Dry Eyes

To use the oft-repeated Game of Thrones catchphrase, ‘Winter is Coming’! At The Eye Scene, this can only mean one thing for our optometrists: a jump in the number of clients complaining about dry eyes. If you feel a burning, itchy sensation or feel that something...
Macular Degeneration Awareness

Macular Degeneration Awareness

May is Macular Degeneration Awareness Month and The Eye Scene is getting behind this important awareness campaign. Did you know that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness and severe vision loss in Australians for people who are over...
Chrome Hearts: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Brand We Love

Chrome Hearts: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Brand We Love

Turn back the clock to 1988 in Los Angeles… When friends and motorbike enthusiasts Richard Stark and John Bowman couldn’t find leather riding gear they liked, they set out to make their own. Leonard Kamhout, a sterling silver jeweller, joined them and the rest, as...