Category: Eye Health

Floaters are translucent or dark specks that seem to float about in your field of vision. Some floaters are normal, and most people have them, but they don’t usually notice them unless they become numerous or more prominent. Floaters can look like cobwebs or squiggly lines or floating bugs. They become more apparent when you look…

Refractive errors such as myopia (near sightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), and astigmatism can be corrected by various methods: spectacles, contact lenses, and refractive surgery.   Your child’s age, level of responsibility, visual condition, and visual demands all play a role in determining the most suitable option.    Very young children, those with very high refractive errors, or…

Halloween can be an exciting time of the year for people that enjoy dressing up and showing off as a favorite person, place, or thing.  For those trying to achieve a specific look or simply interested in something unique and fun, decorative contact lenses can be a great way to compliment and complete an outfit. …

A regular eye exam is an important part of a person’s overall health. Eye problems can have very few symptoms and rarely any pain. Doctors of Optometry recommend that children should have their first eye exam at six months, then at three years, before entering school and annually thereafter. Adults should be examined every two…

Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) derived from skin. The results of their study, which is published in PLoS ONE this month, hold great promise for future treatments and cures for diseases such as…

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A common and often persistent condition, blepharitis (blef-uh-RYE-tus) refers to an inflammation of the eyelids.  Blepharitis usually results from poor eyelid hygiene, a low-grade bacterial infection and/or irregular functioning of the oil glands. It rarely results in long-term damage to vision, but it can cause both ingrown and the loss of eyelashes. The ingrown eyelashes…

Patients with impaired vision because of a damaged cornea could soon regain their sight without the need for a human donor transplant. Artificial corneas developed by a University of Ottawa scientist have shown promising results in early phase clinical trials.  The results, based on ten experimental transplants performed in Sweden, were published last month in…

A child’s world is very visual.  On the playground, at home, and in the classroom there are constant visual demands.  Have you ever wondered just what your child is seeing on a daily basis and how their visual processing impacts their ability to learn?   For your children to succeed at school there are many…