August 15, 2023

Many New Zealanders take part in sporting activities. Whether it’s at school, as part of a professional team or as a recreational activity, Kiwis are renowned for loving sports. However, most sporting activities require reasonably good vision, meaning that an individual with poor vision may face difficulties when participating. In some cases, wearing glasses or contacts will have no adverse...

Laser Eye Surgery for Sports

August 15, 2023 / wellington

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Many New Zealanders take part in sporting activities. Whether it’s at school, as part of a professional team or as a recreational activity, Kiwis are renowned for loving sports. However, most sporting activities require reasonably good vision, meaning that an individual with poor vision may face difficulties when participating. In some cases, wearing glasses or contacts will have no adverse...
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Spring has almost sprung, how to look after your spring related eye issues

August 26, 2021 / wellington

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Spring is the season of hope, budding flowers, bouncy lambs and the end of winter! But for those who suffer from hay fever, it can be a real drag. You may have already started to experience itchy eyes and runny noses as the worst of winter is hopefully behind us. With the change of season just around the corner, now...
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Have your eye drops run out?

August 18, 2021 / wellington

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Have you been caught short over lockdown and have run out of your eye drops? Or maybe the eye drops you normally use aren’t on the shelves in your supermarket or pharmacy? To help you navigate this we have outlined some options below. Prescription eye drops For those of you using prescription only eye drops, for example for the treatment...
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What we will be doing at the different Alert Levels

August 18, 2021 / wellington

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At the Eye Centre our number one priority is ensuring the safety of our patients and our staff. We want to let you know what we will be doing at each Alert Level and what we will be asking you to do as well.  Although we have been very lucky in New Zealand to have very few cases of Covid-19,...
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Staff Picks – What to do in Wellington

August 9, 2021 / wellington

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The Wellington Eye Centre is located in the heart of Wellington – Cuba Street. A colourful and vibrant street filled with everything from quirky cafes to fine dining, designer clothes to vintage stores, art galleries to live music. We’ve already written about our favourite places to eat and drink around Cuba Street, so now we’re telling you our favourite things...
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SMILE Surgery: Read The Facts

September 1, 2020 / wellington

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These days, there are two types of laser clinics – ones that do SMILE® surgery and ones that do not. In New Zealand, Australia, and the rest of the world, most laser eye surgery clinics offer SMILE as well as LASIK and PRK. The choice of which procedure to have done depends on several factors including: type of focusing error...
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The relationship between eyesight and migraines

August 21, 2020 / wellington

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The effect migraines can have on your eyesight is both fascinating and disruptive. But the very first time you experience it, it can also be very distressing. In this blog, we explore the connection between the brain, the eyes and what we see. What is a migraine? A migraine is a recurrent and severe headache which a whopping one in...
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Eyesight and genetics. Is there a link?

July 30, 2020 / wellington

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We see inherited traits every day. Families with the same hair colour, eye colour, nose shape or build. But those of us who don’t experience poor vision probably haven’t considered the links between genetics and eyesight. Many eye conditions do have an underlying genetic cause, which means they can be inherited or “run in the family”. For people who have...
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Common Myths about Eyes and Vision

July 10, 2020 / wellington

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Many of us would have grown up hearing that carrots can help you see in the dark, watching too much television will give you square eyes and if you cross your eyes, they might get stuck that way. But is there any truth behind these myths and old wives tales? In this blog, we explore some of the more popular...
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How do we see: an inside look

June 12, 2020 / wellington

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The process of seeing is a hugely complex subject. To understand what happens when we “see” something, it is helpful to separate the subject into two parts. Firstly, the eye and how it functions, and secondly, how vision actually occurs, a process known as visual perception. Finally, we will show how damage to different parts of the visual system affects...
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What we will be doing during Alert Level 2

May 8, 2020 / wellington

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It looks like New Zealand may have dodged the worst of the Covid 19 bullet, and here at the Wellington Eye Centre we are looking forward to getting back to something approaching normal. However, it has become obvious over the last couple of months that people can carry the virus but have no symptoms. This means that we must still...
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Digital Eye Strain and Healthy Screen Habits

May 5, 2020 / wellington

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Does your job have you glued to your screen? Maybe your go-to activity is Netflix or gaming? Or perhaps you are one of the millions of people currently housebound due to Covid-19 and screens are your only link to the outside world. Love them or hate them, it’s hard to escape our screens. They are a major part of modern...
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