Optometrist Hawthorn East

HC Eyecare specialises in dry eye disease treatment, helping your eyes produce healthy tears and preventing an eye infection. Our goal is not to lessen your symptoms but to solve the root problem altogether. Hence, our treatment focuses on unblocking and repairing the damaged meibomian glands, which is the cause of more than 80% of dry eye disease cases.

To repair your meibomian glands, we implement the InMode Forma-1 Radio Frequency. This treatment increases collagen production in the eyelids via thermal energy, ensuring your meibomian glands produce healthy oils to keep your eyes moist. HC Eyecare is Melbourne’s only Forma-1 Radio Frequency provider, and we pride ourselves on the treatment’s long-term effectiveness.

Another, more common method is the IPL treatment, which uses light therapy to reduce the inflammation of your meibomian glands.

Ortho-K is a non-surgical method to control the progression of myopia. Ortho-K is proven to be the most effective way of myopia control, reducing 50% of myopia progression in children. With Ortho-K, your eyes will be fitted with corneal lenses to gently reshape the eye surface.

There is no maximum age for Ortho-K, but starting early (as young as six years old) is better to reduce myopia progression. Perfect for children with -1.00 to -6.00 myopia. Ortho-K also prevents myopia from progressing into glaucoma or macular degeneration in the long run.

Our optometrists in Camberwell offer all methods of myopia control to suit your individual needs, including ortho-K, soft contact lenses, Hoya Myosmart spectacle lenses, and atropine eye drops. These methods aid your vision during your activities, making your glasses-wearing experience more comfortable.

Our optometrists in the Hawthclinic conduct comprehensive eye examinations, red eye examinations and vision or prescription checks using state-of-the-art technologies, including ultra-wide retinal imaging and optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), to help monitor eyesight and detect eye issues at the earliest stage.

Our optometrists offer MediSpa services, such as Morpheus8 microneedling to smooth wrinkles, reduce scarring, and refine your skin surface. We also implement IPL treatment for ocular and facial rosacea, reducing inflammation and flushing.

HC Eyecare offers various methods to manage children's vision, especially when it's myopia-related. Our optometrists can help your children manage their myopia from a young age, starting with glasses, contact lenses, and even Ortho-K.