Ong's Optics

05/01/2026

🌱 Myopia is not just about eyes — it’s about lifestyle. 👁️✨
When we talk about children becoming short-sighted, most people think of: 📱 screens
📖 studying
👓 glasses

But growing evidence now shows that nutrition and metabolism may also influence how the eye grows.
Research highlighted by Optometry Times explains that diets high in refined sugar and processed carbohydrates can affect insulin and growth-related pathways — and these pathways may influence eye elongation, which is the key structural change behind myopia.

👉 This means what children eat daily matters, not just for their body, but for their vision development too.
🥗 Healthy eating supports eye health by: • Helping regulate blood sugar and insulin levels
• Supporting normal tissue growth and repair
• Complementing outdoor time and visual habits
• Working together with myopia-control strategies prescribed by eye-care professionals

⚠️ Important reminder:
Diet alone is NOT a treatment for myopia.
But good nutrition + proper eye care + lifestyle habits form a powerful foundation for long-term visual health.

👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ Talk to your optometrist about: • Myopia risk factors
• Lifestyle and dietary considerations
• Evidence-based myopia management options
• A holistic plan tailored for your child
Because prevention and control work best when we look beyond just glasses.

Studies suggest that high glycemic load carbohydrate diets may alter the genetic influence of growth of the sclera and choroid, which ultimately can induce permanent changes in the development and progression of myopia.

04/01/2026

04/01/2026

Try out in store for the comfort of spectacles wearing

01/01/2026

So proud of this young patient of Dr Ong.... Young Lynn 💕

Dr Ong has been seeing her since she first developed myopia at –0.75D in both eyes. At that time, spectacles alone weren’t giving us the level of control we hoped for — especially when stronger myopia-control options weren’t readily available yet
Thankfully, it was a blessing that, after discussion with Dr. Ong, her mum decided to move forward with Orthokeratology, just like Lynn’s elder sister did.

Fast forward to now — at around –3.00D, Lynn has been wearing her OK lenses beautifully, adapting well, and most importantly…

🎉 Her myopia control has been SUPER OK
🎉 Axial length well managed
🎉 Eyes growing in a much healthier direction

This is exactly why early intervention, the right timing, and family support matter so much. Keep the Short-sightedness condiiton low is to slow the growth of the eyeball, which can stretch the retina badly, leading to other complications in life.

Really proud of this girl and so happy to see her hard work (and mum’s trust!) paying off.

👏 Keep up the great work, Lynn! Woohooo!!!

Check us out on Myopia Managment for your child or other eye consultation!!!

01/01/2026

🎆 Happy New Year 2026! 🎆

Wishing everyone a joyful and meaningful 2026 —
may you stay healthy, happy, and enjoy clear, comfortable vision to see and appreciate the beautiful, colourful world around you 🌈👁️
Thank you sincerely for all the support, trust, and encouragement throughout the year.

We’re truly grateful for every patient, friend, colleague, and follower who has been part of this journey.
Here’s to a new year of growth, learning, and better eye health together.
Hope to see you all very soon!
With gratitude,

Ong’s Optics 💙

30/12/2025

🌙👁️🥗 Holistic Myopia Management: Looking Beyond Lenses & Medication

Myopia is influenced by more than genetics, screens, or visual habits alone.

Growing evidence now highlights the important roles of sleep quality, nutrition, and visual environment in ocular growth and circadian regulation.

This article, written by Dr Alex Ong of our center and Mr. Richie Huang from 尖端視光眼鏡（附設驗光所） - introduces the Sleep × Vision × Nutrition Triad — a holistic, evidence-based framework that encourages clinicians to look beyond optical correction and pharmacological options alone.

Our hope is that this perspective will inspire more eye care professionals to consider dietary patterns, lifestyle habits, and sleep behaviour as part of comprehensive myopia care — especially in children.

Let’s continue the conversation and work together to advance preventive, patient-centred myopia management — grounded in science, without over-claims.

Link in comments section for full article🥰








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30/12/2025

🙏 Grateful & Honoured
Thank you to Formation Continue Optométrie for featuring our article in Review of Myopia Management.

I’m truly grateful that our shared philosophy of holistic eye care is being recognised — moving beyond refraction, optical lenses, and medication alone, towards a more integrated approach that includes sleep, nutrition, lifestyle, and vision.

Special thanks to Mr. Richie Huang from JD Optometry Center for sharing the same vision and philosophy. This article grew out of many thoughtful discussions, shared clinical experiences, and a mutual belief that Nutrition × Eyecare and lifestyle considerations deserve a place alongside evidence-based myopia management.
I hope this work encourages more eye care professionals to look beyond conventional boundaries and explore how modifiable lifestyle factors can support long-term eye health, especially for children.

Thank you again for the support and for helping this conversation reach a wider professional community.

25/12/2025

wishing everyone Merry Christmas!!!!

Enjoy the holiday!!!

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20/12/2025

👁️ “Why do contact lenses need to be changed on time?”

Especially for yearly to 18-month lenses, this is a question we get very often.

What you see in this photo are tiny deposits and scratches on a contact lens — many of these cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Over time, even with good cleaning habits:
• Protein, lipid, and environmental deposits build up
• Microscopic scratches develop on the lens surface
• These rough areas can trap dirt, allergens, and bacteria

When your eyelids blink over these irregular surfaces every day, it can lead to:
❗ Discomfort
❗ Redness or itch
❗ Allergic reactions
❗ Reduced wearing comfort

Here’s an easy way to think about it 👇
👉 You wouldn’t eat from a scratched, dirty plate or drink from a cloudy cup — even if it’s “washed”.
Because scratches can hide dirt and bacteria.
Contact lenses are the same — except they sit directly on your eyes.

Changing lenses on schedule isn’t about selling new lenses.
It’s about eye health, comfort, and long-term safety — especially for children and teens.

If you or your child are wearing contact lenses especially fkr long-term lenses, make sure they are replaced on time, not just when they “still feel okay”.

👁️✨ Your eyes deserve a clean, healthy surface.

Follow us for more information about your eyes. If you have any quearkk questions, do post it in the comment section and we will get back to you 🥰

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19/12/2025

Why Do We Always Talk About Myopia Management? 👓👁️

Many parents ask us:
“Why does myopia need to be managed?”
“Are you just chasing numbers?”

The answer is yes — but not the spectacle degree.

In myopia management, the number we care most about is eyeball length (axial length).

As myopia progresses, the eye doesn’t just become more short-sighted —
the eyeball grows longer, and that stretching increases the lifetime risk of eye problems such as retinal issues, macular changes, and glaucoma.

That’s why simply changing glasses is not enough.

Myopia management focuses on slowing down eyeball growth, not just giving clearer vision today, but protecting eye health for the future.

👉 Take a look at this video — it clearly shows what happens when the eyeball length increases, and why managing myopia early really matters.

We don’t manage myopia to chase numbers.
We manage myopia to protect eyes.

11/12/2025

Time to check for your MPOD?

Call us and make appointment for it.. listen to our Optometist on the eye condition and how to take care of it!!!











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