Our favorite old geezer Crankshaft provides today's opti-fun: Maybe Crankshaft needs to get some TheraLife® MaculaEye - Prevention and Support for Dry Macular Degeneration. Or is that Mackerel degeneration … [Read more...]
Healthy Vision Month of May
May 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
May is Healthy Vision Month (HVM), a national eye health observance established by the National Eye Institute (NEI) in May 2003. NEI is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . Healthy Vision Month is designed to elevate vision as a health priority for the Nation. Millions of … [Read more...]
EyeFoGraphic: Eye Injuries
April 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While Workplace Wellness month is over, it is important not to let up on Eye Injury information and impart that info to your patients. Each day about 2000 U.S. workers have a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment. About one third of the injuries are treated in hospital emergency departments and more than 100 of these injuries … [Read more...]
10 Quirky ‘Eye Therapy’ Cures Of The Past
April 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
1929 Helps You Pull A Cinder Out of Your Eye: Popular Science ; SAFETY-FIRST device, small enough to carry in a vest pocket, has been invented by A. F. Ouellet, of New York City, to aid in removing cinders or dust particles from your eyes. A five-power magnifying mirror, one inch in diameter, is fitted with a wire clamp by which it is attached to … [Read more...]
History of Handy Eyewear: Handwashing For World Health Day
April 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In Honor of World Health Day, April 7th , we want to stress the importance of Washing Hands with Soap. As an FYI, World Handwashing Day is celebrated in October 15 of every year. The use of hands in eyewear seems to go back to the 1950's up until 2011, where Jeremy Scott made his handy eyewear. 5 Fundamental facts about hand … [Read more...]
Opti-fun Brain Teaser
March 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Good example of a Brain Study: Apparently, If you can read this you have a strong mind: 7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W 0UR M1ND5 C4N D0 4M4Z1NG 7H1NG5! 1MPR3551V3 7H1NG5! 1N 7H3 B3G1NN1NG 17 WA5 H4RD BU7 N0W, 0N 7H15 LIN3 Y0UR M1ND 1S R34D1NG 17 4U70M471C4LLY W17H 0U7 3V3N 7H1NK1NG 4B0U7 17, B3 PROUD! 0NLY C3R741N P30PL3 C4N R3AD … [Read more...]
UV Symposium Examines Critical Role of the Three Os in Patient Education
March 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At Vision Expo East 2012 : An interactive panel, will discuss the professional responsibility that the three Os (optometrists, ophthalmologists, opticians) have to inform and educate their patients about ultraviolet (UV) radiation during a UV Symposium on Friday, March 23, from 9:45 – 11:45 am, at International Vision Expo East in New York … [Read more...]
Comparing British National Health to U.S.A. Healthcare Costs
February 26, 2012 by 2 Comments
I have compared the British National Health care system to the U.S.A.’s healthcare before, especially as this country has become so divided about health care since President Obama’s health care reform efforts began. We usually avoid getting into political arguments in this blog but I am going to share these two experiences with you just … [Read more...]
Frazz – Opti-fun
February 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Poor Mrs. Olsen is always being made fun of! She needs some TheraLife Eye products today! Thank you to Frazz by Jef Mallett for providing our opti-fun of the day. … [Read more...]
Bat’s Blood And Pigs Eyes Ancient Cures For Eye Infections + Blindness In Egypt
February 16, 2012 by 2 Comments
Blindness and eye infections were a huge Egyptian problem back in the pyramid ages. Think about it-insufferable heat, sand storms, allergies and all that stone grit flying around. Can you imagine the eye problems? No sunglasses for protection. So what did they do? A dab of bats blood to blind patients eyes just might be the ticket to a cure. The … [Read more...]
History Of Eye Exercises: Vintage Vision Therapy Inventions
February 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Vision therapy, also known as visual training, vision training, or visual therapy, is a broad group of techniques aimed at correcting and improving binocular, oculomotor, visual processing, and perceptual disorders. Various forms of visual therapy have been used for centuries.[2] The concept of vision therapy was introduced in the late nineteenth … [Read more...]
Cure Dry Eye With A Dry Eye Steamer
February 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Eye Hadn't heard of this- Here is the story of Harry and Dry Eye and a Dry Eye Steamer that seems to be working for him. 'Some 20 per cent of people in the UK suffer from dry eye, a figure which rises to 50 per cent in those over 65.In a third of cases it’s caused by glands in the eyelids which secrete oils. The problem occurs when these oils … [Read more...]
Transitions Optical Reports – Vision Benefits Underutilized by U.S. Workforce
February 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We saw this report about vision benefits underutilized by the U.S. workforce from a Transitions Optical press release and would like to share highlights from it as we think there is an opportunity and a responsibility for all of us in the eyecare industry to help improve the optical consumers' utilization of vision benefits. I know from my own … [Read more...]
February Is Macular Degeneration Awareness Month
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As part of February’s Age-related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month, Prevent Blindness America wants to educate the public on what foods can benefit the eyes as well as what foods to avoid. Prevent Blindness America also offers a free, dedicated website at preventblindness.org/AMD that provides information on risk factors, symptoms, types of … [Read more...]
Eye Diseases in the 1800′s- Graphic Photos
January 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Just in case you wanted to know how far eyecare has come since the 1800's. These are from and courtesy of New York ophthalmologist Dr. Stanley B. Burns who has one of the world's largest collections of early medical photography. Rodent cancer; In the 19th Century, the cancer now called basal cell carcinoma was known as rodent cancer. … [Read more...]
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