We Can Get Better at Everything
NPR has recently interviewed Dr. Sue Barry in regards to their new NOVA web series titled “The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers.” Barry has had life-changing experiences regarding the concepts...
View ArticleA Fall Recipe for Healthy Eyes
A lot of the foods that are associated with the fall season are really good for vision and eyes in general. The foods synonymous with the season have a good amount of vitamin a or beta carotene that is...
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Christmas Eye Safety Tips
Christmas is fast approaching. This is the season of joy and fun. But this is also a time of the year where there are accidents and injuries. Give attention to Christmas safety to fully enjoy the...
View ArticleCharity Cataract Surgery in China
The article is about a doctor who travels to China every year to preform charity cataract surgery to those in desperate need of his help. The doctor preforms cataract surgery at no cost to his...
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Eye Safety Tips when Setting up Christmas Tree for Holiday Season
Every year around Christmas time optometrist see a surge in emergency visits. From snow glare to new toys eye danger is lurking in the least suspected places. One of the most common culprits for eye...
View ArticleA Developmental/Behavioral Ophthalmologist
Lea Hyvarinen who is the worlds leading and only developmental/behavioral ophthalmologist gave a great presentation about transdisciplinary team work. She even wrote a book on the subject. During the...
View ArticleAdverse Events With Extended-Wear Contact Lenses Affected By Morning Vs...
Extended wear contact lenses allow an individual to keep their contact lenses in while they sleep, as opposed to daily wear contacts, needing to be changed every night. A recent study concluded that...
View ArticlePodiatric Ophthalmology
An optometrist discusses his examination and diagnosis of a young patient. The nineteen year old male unfortunately has retinitis pigmentosa. Having previously been examined by an ophthalmologist two...
View ArticleEye Technology Round-Up
One of the latest technologies in eye care and eye related technology is eye print scanning – that being scanning and identifying vein patterns in the white of the eye. While largely thought to be an...
View ArticleThis Season is Filled with Shopping, Parties, Gifts – and Pink Eye!
In the winter people spend more time indoors and in close proximity to each other. Also their immune systems tend to be in a weaker state. These factors can lead to either a bacterial or the more...
View ArticleWho’s Looking Out for These Kids? Uncovering the Red Herring in Vision...
When you have a very bright child that is struggling to read it is often over looked that they may have a vision problem. It is normal to blame the school for a child having problems reading. But it is...
View ArticleGiving the Public A Headache – Part 2: Murky Evidence
Did you know that the American Academy of Ophthalmology recently claimed there was no connection between poor eyesight in children and those same children experiencing headaches? This is despite that...
View ArticleThe Right Book for the Right Child
The best books for children might be highly personal. It may be a matter of trying to let them see what works. There might be a parental belief that certain subject matter is too advanced for some...
View ArticleUnique Research Into Eye-Movements While Reading Discovers That Word...
Reading is something we do every day without giving it much thought. After all, we have been reading for most of our lives. Yet, it seems that the way we read changes a lot as we age. Medical News...
View ArticleUS + THEM: Tapping the Positive Power of Difference
Todd Pittinsky has written an engaging book that serves as a background for the positive potential between two fields rather than the antagonism that has persisted on the local level and through...
View ArticleWays To Take Care of Your Eyes During Winter
During the winter months, eyes can become dry and inflamed. Both indoor and outdoor winter conditions can be stressful for the eyes, but there are a few ways that eyes can be cared for to keep them...
View ArticleVisual/Spatial Portals: New Book on Learning & ASD
Visual/Spatial Portals to Thinking, Feeling and Movement will be shipped out next week. A copy already can be ordered through Amazon.com. The books is written by Ms. Wieder and Dr. Wachs and is...
View ArticleToys That Can Cause Eye Injuries to Children
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View ArticleCan An Eye Examination Be Worse Than Useless?
Medicine is wonderful, but it is still, at times, flawed. A child’s trip to the eye doctor with a report of normal vision is reassuring to every parent but doctors are learning that things are not...
View ArticleThe Cost of Lasik Surgery
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Costs Can Vary for LASIK LASIK surgery prices can differ greatly, depending on which provider you choose and the technology used. While researching the...
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