McDonald Adams Optometrists

27/05/2026

Managing your blepharitis

Blepharitis is a condition which causes chronic inflammation at the base of the eye lashes. The signs are often not easily seen, but examination with a microscope reveals crusting and scaling. This build up in turn can harbour low grade infections, and generally cause irritation to the eyes and lids

27/05/2026

Protect your eyes from Blue Light on your Screen

Not all blue light is bad - some exposure is good for our health.  Exposure to natural blue light from sunlight during the day helps us to stay alert, perform well and positively influences our mood. Sunlight is the main source of blue light but there are also man-made sources. Fluorescen

29/04/2026

Tips for using prescription eye drops

Glaucoma New Zealand has released a great 2 minute video about using eye drops. This is on their YouTube channel. Presented very clearly the video answers many questions you may have about the best way to instill your prescription eye drops. It is a good refresher even if you have been using eye

29/04/2026

Myopia Management Contact Lens Update

By Emily Kamimura, Optometrist Introducing the Next Generation in Myopia Management: MyDay MiSight® 1 Day Sally, Claire, and I recently attended the launch of MiSight 1 Day Myopia Control Contact lenses. It represents a meaningful step forward in vision and eye health for children and young people

29/04/2026

Seeing AI - Low Vision Helper

Lots of people use apps to help them with daily living. One app that is becoming popular among visually impaired people is Seeing AI. It has been described as one of the best free accessible apps on the tech market. Seeing AI is an app made by Microsoft that uses artificial intelligence to identif

10/03/2026

Could your vision symptoms be a migraine?

It is common for optometrists to see people who are distressed by sudden changes in their vision, often out of the blue. The experience may include blind spots in vision, blurred patches or seeing black and white zig zag patterns, often in an arc shape. Scintillations, lights, kaleidescopic or prism

16/02/2026

28/01/2026

What is a lazy eye?

“Lazy eye” is the common term for amblyopia , a condition where one eye does not develop normal vision during childhood. Despite the name, there’s nothing lazy about the eye itself – it’s actually a problem with how the brain and eye work together. In amblyopia, the brain starts to favour ...

28/01/2026

Eye Tip from Emily

This Month’s Tip: What Happens in a Comprehensive Eye Exam Many people think an eye exam is just about checking whether you need glasses, but there’s actually a lot more going on behind the scenes. During a comprehensive eye exam, we don’t just assess how clearly you can see. We carefully exam...

28/01/2026

Is it time for Prescription Sunglasses?

With the summer weather we are drawn outdoors. Are you finding the bright sun and glare tiring? Is it time for some changes to your sunglasses? Do you now wear your prescription glasses all the time having abandoned sunglasses a while back? Do you just have reading glasses but now want to rea