Why Do My Eyes Feel Dry? Common Causes and What to Do NextGentle light therapy for stubborn dry eyesDryness can come from too little tear production, tears evaporating too quickly, or a combination of problems. If relief from drops does not last, the pattern of your symptoms can help guide a more useful assessment.QUICK ANSWERDry eye is not always simply “not enough tears”. Burning, grittiness, watering and intermittent blur can all occur, and the underlying cause influences which treatment is…
Gentle light therapy for stubborn dry eyesFor burning, gritty, watery eyes that haven’t settled with drops, we offer Low Level Light Therapy as part of a tailored dry eye plan.Dry eye can make each day hard work.Burning.Grittiness.Watering.Vision that comes and goes on screens.At Aston Eyes in Craigieburn, we see this every week in our dry eye clinic.We start by working out what is driving your symptoms, then build a plan that may include home care and gentle in‑clinic treatments like…
A changing prescription is more than a glasses updateWhen a child’s glasses prescription changes, it is natural to wonder what is driving that change—and whether there is more to monitor than simply updating their glasses.Short-sightedness, also called myopia, is not only about blurred distance vision. In many children, myopia is linked to the eye growing longer over time. Standard glasses can correct the blur caused by myopia, but they do not measure or slow this eye growth on their own.At…
Deep Dive: Vision Red Flags for Babies to Kindergarteners (0-5 Years) Parents and kindergarten teachers often notice the first signs of vision trouble in young children. Building on our guide to eye development milestones, this post focuses on age-specific red flags across infancy to preschool—targeting strabismus, amblyopia, refractive errors, and rare serious conditions like tumors. Early action prevents permanent damage. Why 0-5 Vision Matters Urgently Children's eyes develop rapidly: newborns see blurry shapes, 6-month-olds track toys, 3-year-olds align for school. Issues here…
Healthy vision is essential for learning, behaviour and confidence, yet many vision problems in children go unnoticed because kids assume the way they see is “normal”. This article explains how children’s eyes usually develop from birth through school age, when parents should arrange an eye examination, and which signs might suggest a problem. From birth to 12 months – learning to seeNewborns can see light and large shapes, but their vision is still blurry and they cannot focus well at…
Myopia (short‑sightedness) is appearing earlier and progressing faster in many children. Rather than simply updating stronger glasses each year, myopia control aims to slow how quickly the prescription increases and how fast the eye grows in length. This helps lower the lifetime risk of complications such as retinal detachment, myopic maculopathy, glaucoma and early cataract.Why slowing myopia mattersEvery extra dioptre of myopia is associated with a longer eyeball and an increased chance of future eye disease. Slowing progression by even…
