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Control Your Child's Short-Sightedness For The Long Run!

Don’t fall short on managing your child’s short-sightedness! If your child has myopia and leads an active lifestyle or prefers not to wear glasses all the time, Acuvue Abiliti is the perfect contact lens solution for myopia management!

With proven efficacy to slow down the progression of myopia while correcting vision in as early as six months on average, Abiliti means your child doesn’t have to put myopia management on hold just because they’re wearing contact lenses. Developed for full-time and full-on armoring against myopia, clinical tests have proven Abiliti effectiveness by simply wearing at least eight hours a day on five days a week. Your child can choose to wear Abiliti throughout, or complement usage with glasses fitted with myopia management ophthalmic lenses. Don’t worry, Abiliti works perfectly with any brand of myopia management ophthalmic lenses, whether Hoya MiYoSmart or Essilor Stellest!

Made with silicon hydrogel, the best material available for contact lenses with the highest oxygen permeability and moisturizing, Abiliti also offers the best quality in wearability comfort, hygiene and handling ease. As a daily disposable lens, simply throw away after each use without needing to clean or store - this reduces the risk of lenses getting infected and also makes contact lens wear fuss-free, safe and quick for your child. Abiliti also features UV blocking for safe outdoors use.

Be Proactive About Your Child’s Myopia

Abiliti works best for children age seven to 12 at the start of treatment. Here’s how to get fitted with Abiliti with our team of professional, experienced and licensed optometrists:

  1. Come for a complimentary discussion on how to most successfully and effectively incorporate Abiliti in your child’s myopia management program.

  2. If our optometrist determines Abiliti myopia management contact lenses are suitable for your child, we will do a trial fitting to ensure the correct prescription and wearing comfort and safety for them. If this is your child’s first time wearing contact lenses, we will provide a wearing and handling tutorial and will only dispense the lenses when we are satisfied your child can safely and ably handle contact lens wearing and handling on their own. This consultation costs $50, but the fee is waived when you buy a minimum of two boxes of Abiliti contact lenses from us. If your child decides not to proceed with Abiliti or any other brand of contact lenses, we will credit this $50 towards purchase of a pair of prescription glasses (one-year validity).

  3. You can conveniently re-order Abiliti contact lenses with free delivery by dropping us a WhatsApp (you can re-order contact lenses for everyone in your family this way, too!). As long as the re-orders are within 12 months of the wearer’s last corneal check, to ensure their eyes are still healthy for contact lens wear, we can provide free delivery. Payment can be safely done through your preferred bank transfer app. We can also process CDC vouchers virtually!

  4. Bring your child in every 3 months so we can do vision checks to ensure the myopia management is working well. Your child should remove Abiliti contact lenses at least 30 minutes before this visit for most accurate results.

Maximize Myopia Control By Optimizing Frame Fit (And Minimize Carbon Footprint!)

You’re investing in the best myopia management lenses for your child… but did you know frame fit is a crucial aspect of stemming short-sightedness?

Myofit frames are specially engineered to best complement the design of myopia control lenses, whether Hoya’s MiYosmart, Essilor’s Stellest or Zeiss’ Myovision. According to ophthalmologists, when myopia control lenses aren’t fitted correctly on the face and constantly shift in positioning, their focus areas don’t correspond to your child's line of sight. As a result, the spectacles don’t treat the myopia adequately and may even exacerbate its progression.

Myofit features:

  • Provides necessary stability so your child’s vision is always aligned correctly per their customized lens measurements

  • Adjustable silicone nosepad for precise positioning of the glasses on the face

  • Curved, soft silicone temple tips are hypoallergenic and provides secure fit with minimal pressure on the ears

  • Frame dimensions allow for the minimum height required for myopia control lens technologies to work their best

  • Frame shapes truly express the treatment zones of myopia control lenses

  • Lightweight and flexible for comfortable and durable all-day wear

  • Designed and engineered in Singapore — support local innovation!

  • JUST LAUNCHED BioPlastic line is made with high performance recycled plastic so you don’t lose sight of eco-friendliness

Peek at how each Myofit frame best addresses myopia issues (visit us to see the full range of styles and colors!):

MF3005 is great for correcting high astigmatism, and for vertilinear treatment zone profile lenses such as Stellest. Suitable for ages 8 to 12.

MF3006 is great for correcting high astigmatism, and for vertilinear treatment zone profile lenses such as Stellest. Suitable for ages 10-14.

MF3007 is ideal for concentric treatment zone profile lenses such as MiYosmart and Myovision. Suitable for ages 10-14.

Myofit comes in delightful styles and colors for every child’s personality!

Blue Light May Cost You Your Sight

What you may know about age-related macular degeneration (AMD):

A common eye condition that's the leading cause of vision loss for people age 50 and above. It's a disease that damages the macula, a small spot near the centre of your retina - the fragile tissue needed for central, sharp vision and for seeing objects straight ahead. Research has found that smoking and genetics are high contributing risk factors and now, there is a new focus on blue light and its correlation to AMD.

What is blue light?

Light enters our eyes in various wavelengths along the visible spectrum, containing many colours such as red, green and blue.

Where does blue light come from?

Blue light is everywhere! Sunlight emanates 25 to 30% of it, and the rest comes from items we interact with throughout the day such as TV and computer screens, digital devices (smartphone and tablet screens) and fluorescent LED lighting.

What happens when blue light meets your eyes?

The high frequency wavelength of blue light means it reaches deeper into our eyes, cumulatively damaging the retina over time as our eyes' melanin - natural filters - aren't enough protection against it. That eye strain, blurry vision, dry and irritated eyes and headaches you feel after working on your computer or smartphone for long stretches? That's Computer Vision Syndrome, which has now overtaken Carpal Tunnel Syndrome as the number one computer-related complaint. As we grow older, we lose melanin and usually by age 65, half the protection is gone, which leaves us even more vulnerable to AMD caused by blue light.

Some blue light is good!

Only certain wavelengths of blue light have detrimental effects on the eye - blue-turquoise light is essential for vision and pupillary reflexes. It's also beneficial to general body health and it helps regular our biological clock (circadian rhythm) which controls certain hormonal releases and our sleep cycle.

How do we protect our eyes from blue light?

Our easiest and most comfortable way blue light defense is to wear lenses with special coating that filters out these harmful wavelengths, preventing a great amount from reaching the eyes. The option to add on this anti-blue light coating is available for all ophthalmic lenses from good lens companies, such as Essilor's Crizal Prevencia coating or Hoya's BlueControl. Even if you do not need vision correction, plano (no prescription) lenses with anti-blue light coating can be dispensed by a licensed optician or optometrist with a frame of your choice or simply buy off-the-shelf frames with anti-blue light coating lenses.

Highlight your interest in such lenses to your eye health professional so they can further educate you on the product and may have a demo set for you to try. While the subject of the best protection for your eyes is on your mind, you may also consider getting UV protection coating on ophthalmic lenses, together with the anti-blue light coating.

During AMD Awareness Week from September 5-12, get an AMD screening for just $5 at any of our locations, including our boutique The Eye Site (Parkway Parade #B1-99/100). The screening includes a Visual Acuity test, Amsler Chart reading to detect aberrations in central vision, subjective refraction, and referral to ophthalmologist if necessary. Click for more details!

Through September 30, 2015, we're offering free BlueControl coating with all our free upgrades to premium Hoya LifeStyle progressive lenses. Click for more details!

Written by:

Dr. Dion Koh - Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery, Monash University; Diploma in Optometry, Singapore Polytechnic

School's Out! Play, But Beware Of UV Rays

It's one of your kids' most favourite times of the year - school holidays! That means more outdoor activities and maybe even a holiday, and while the extended time away from books and homework is a great respite for their vision, it's important to make sure that their precious eyes are well taken care of when exposed to dangerous UV rays prevalent in the atmosphere.

Courtesy of the American Optometric Association - thanks for the cool and very useful infographic!

UV rays are harmful components of sunlight - just as they can cause skin cancer, they also damage the retina, cornea and other parts of the eyes. Over time, this can lead to cataracts or macular degeneration, an irreversible ailment that leads to eventual blindness. New research has shown that the lenses of children's eyes allow as much as 70% more UV rays to enter as compared to an adult, which makes it even more necessary to ensure they have the proper protection.

Our optometrists share tips on how to take better care of your kids' eyes while they're having fun in the sun (adults should take note of these tips and use them, too!).

Allain: "The easiest way is to wear proper sunglasses with 100% UV protection - caps and umbrellas will help, but sunglasses are still the most effective way to keep harmful rays out of your kids' eyes." Just because it's a cloudy day doesn't mean UV rays aren't present.

Kids love our Smarty sunglasses, which come in fun colours, look cool and are comfortable and lightweight. Parents will appreciate the polarised lenses, which provide the best and most complete UV protection for their children's eyes, plus helps cut out glare from the piercing sun.

Shawn: "Go outdoors as research shows that natural light can reduce the progression of myopia (shortsightedness). If your kids wear glasses, consider getting them Transitions lenses which will automatically darken according to the intensity of UV rays in the atmosphere."

Shahirah: "If your child is into sports, get him or her to wear protective goggles to prevent any risk of eye injury. Goggles are also recommended for the pool to prevent chlorine from stinging the eyes, and polarised lenses will cut out significant glare. Also, make sure they avoid touching the eyes after getting their hands dirty while playing with sand or in a field, for example, which can cause infections. Help them make it a habit to wash their hands with soap before touching their eyes, which can be very sensitive."

Hui Qi: "Being outdoors more often playing and perspiring can fog up and smudge lenses and get glasses dirty easily. Remind your kids to wash their spectacles with soap and water every night and wipe it clean with a lens cloth to better maintain them and ensure clear vision when wearing them."

Farah: "For the occasions that your children will spend time indoors reading, watching TV or playing computer games, help them remember to take vision breaks in between to relax the eye from strain."

Hope everyone enjoys the rest of their school holidays, and if new glasses are needed, our in-house Moonlight frames are a great affordable option for school kids, who will appreciate how lightweight and flexible they are! They're 30% off during the Great Singapore Sale, with an additional $50 off lenses.