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...]
The Crowding Phenomenon is a term used to describe difficulty or inability to discriminate visual acuity chart letters when they are presented next to each other in a row. Although this phenomenon may be experienced by anyone, it is most often characteristic of patients with amblyopia. Amblyopia is a relatively common vision disorder that occurs … [Read more...]
This is quite fascinating, the worlds smallest chameleon was discovered last month in Madagascar. The Chameleon, sits on a match head. 'In addition to the discovery of Brookesia micra, now the tiniest chameleon ever discovered, the researchers also announced the discovery of three additional tiny chameleon species.' full story at Yahoo … [Read more...]
I didn't know about 180 degree vision until I read this fantastic book: The Persepolis Affair is a great book, especially if you like a well written mystery. Here is an excerpt from it explaining 180 degree vision: “We were taught to practice 180 degree vision. How do you mean 180 degree vision? The older boy asked trying to work out … [Read more...]
I complimented the mother of this baby on her choice of baby eyeglasses and she was quick to point out that they were corrective eyeglasses for Strabismus. I said I assumed that they were corrective and was surprised to hear from her that many people thought they were just for fun and did not know that Strabismus, or misalignment of the eyes, is a … [Read more...]
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...]
Eye injuries are the leading cause of blindness in children in the United States and most injuries occurring in school-aged children are sports-related. These injuries account for an estimated 100,000 physician visits per year at a cost of more than $175 million. Ninety percent of sports-related eye injuries can be avoided with the use of … [Read more...]
The winter months can prove to be especially frustrating for people with low vision problems due to the reduced light both indoors and outdoors. Low Vision aids like Low Vision UV filters can help! Lemon is an especially good filter color in low winter light as it: Maximizes brightness Enhances contrast in low light Improves … [Read more...]
They are not alone if they do! I just watched a movie in 3D at an expensive luxury theater, $20 per seat! First of all the 3D glasses were just thrown in a tray from the previous showing, not cleaned, just there for our "convenience". Yuk, I wanted to leave at that point. But my husband dutifully cleaned mine and his, then I struggled to wear them … [Read more...]
I was sorry to read that Jay Jay French's 18 year old daughter Samantha suffers from the debilitating eye disease, Uveitis. The good news is because of his daughter's condition, Jay Jay French has been an outspoken voice for the uveitis awareness cause for a few years now. "When my daughter was six, she had a routine eye exam at school … [Read more...]
There is an old saying: "Safety begins at home". I remember hearing as a child! But didn't realize how true it is until we did a post last month "Who Says Eye Injuries Can’t Happen at Home?" I realized my own husband was at that very moment crawling around on scaffolding, 3 stories high, using power tools and wearing regular prescription rather … [Read more...]
You have may have heard by now of Kamra, a 3.8 mm device that when implanted will allow the user to have great newvision and retain distance vision. 'It is an opaque disc with a tiny opening of only 1.6mm in the center along with 8400 micro-openings along the surface of the inlay to help maintain a healthy cornea. When inserted in the cornea the … [Read more...]
As many of you know, Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has declared October as Home Eye Safety Awareness Month in an effort to urge the public to take extra care in protecting their eyes in order to avoid painful and potentially blinding eye accidents. We know there are a lot of DIY … [Read more...]
You have probably read about Rob Spence, the documentary maker who films through a camera fitted into his prosthetic eye. You can read more about Rob Spence and his Eyeborg project on his website. … [Read more...]
An interesting new lens came to our attention by one of our readers. ChromaGen Lens for dyslexia. Here is what the website says: ChromaGen™, lenses are a life changing aid for patients with visual reading disorders associated with Dyslexia, as well as an optical corrective solution for color deficiency commonly known as Color Blindness. … [Read more...]
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